Introduction Growing up as a New Jersey Devils’ fan meant if I wasn’t in a seat at Continental Airlines Arena, I would be watching the action from home courtesy of Chico Resch and Mike “Doc” Emrick. Emrick would leave the Devils in 2011 to take on a national broadcasting job, but his ties to New
#1. New York Rangers: Alexis Lafrenière, LW, Rimouski – QMJHL The consensus number one overall pick is the best prospect since the 2016 NHL Draft. This when the Toronto Maple Leafs selected Auston Matthews. #2. Los Angeles Kings: Tim Stützle, C, Mannheim – DEL According to the Athletic’s Corey Pronman, “team sources around the league
Introduction You guessed it, today we are covering another defenseman in our free agent profile series. Today we profile Torey Krug, a longtime Boston Bruin defenseman and a soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. Our last profile on Craig Smith can be found here. Krug is one of the NHL’s premier offensive-defenseman, tallying at least 49 points
Introduction Our free agent profile series has largely focused on defensemen, as that is not only the biggest need for the New Jersey Devils but also the strength of the pending free agent class. However, today’s focus is going to be on an unrestricted free agent forward that would fit the description of a “value
Introduction Derek Forbort is a 28-year old defenseman from Duluth, Minnesota. He has played five years in the NHL since being selected 15th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2010 NHL entry draft. This past season, Forbort was traded to the Calgary Flames, who needed to fill the absence of Travis Hamonic. This
Player Position Team Age Expiring Salary Statistics Signed: Alex Pietrangelo RHD STL 30 $7,500,000 16G, 36A, 52 PTS Taylor Hall LW ARZ 28 $3,000,000 16G, 36A, 52 PTS Signed 1-year, $8,000,000 AAV with BUF. Torey Krug LHD BOS 29 $5,000,000 9G, 40A, 49 PTS Signed 7-year, $6,500,000 AAV with STL. Tyson Barrie RHD TOR
1. Alexis Lafrenière (06/09/2020) 2. Tim Stützle (05/07/2020) 3. Quinton Byfield (05/08/2020) 4. Marco Rossi (04/30/2020) 5. Lucas Raymond (04/28/2020) 6. Cole Perfetti (05/06/2020) 7. Jamie Drysdale (05/01/2020) 8. Alexander Holtz (04/29/2020) 9. Yaroslav Askarov (05/05/2020) 10. Anton Lundell (05/11/2020) 11. Seth Jarvis (05/13/2020) 12. Jake Sanderson (05/04/2020) 13. Jack Quinn (05/09/2020) 14. Dawson Mercer (05/16/2020) 15. Rodion Amirov (05/12/2020) 16. Noah Gunler (05/19/2020) 17. Kaiden Guhle (05/31/2020) 18. Braden Schneider (06/29/2020) 19. Ryan O’Rourke (07/01/2020) 20. Jacob Perreault (05/26/2020) 21. Dylan Holloway (05/14/2020) 22. Connor Zary (05/15/2020) 23. Maverik Bourque (05/20/2020) 24. Lukas Reichel (05/18/2020) 25. Brendan Brisson (07/18/2020) 26. Hendrix Lapierre (05/21/2020) 27. John-Jason Peterka (05/28/2020) 28. William
Qualifying Round Recap First, before I briefly recap all of the qualifiers, I would like to state that I regret picking the New York Rangers and Winnipeg Jets. I really thought New York was better than that on defense. This is where you laugh at me and all the New York Rangers’ fans. After those
You can find the Eastern Conference preview, that was posted yesterday, here. (5) Edmonton Oilers (37-25-9) vs. (12) Chicago Blackhawks (32-30-8) Season series: 2-1 Blackhawks As you read this, Gary Bettman is probably salivating at the thought of Connor McDavid taking on a 30-win Chicago Blackhawks team in the ultimate five-game qualifying series. In all
Introduction The most important tournament in sports, featuring potentially forty hockey game over eight days, begins August 1st. So, I took it upon myself to break it down series-by-series, offering the best statistical analysis hockey has to offer. Additionally, I picked a winner for each series and also included picks made by our Editorial Staff.
