It’s been a somewhat disappointing preseason for the Chicago Blackhawks. Hopes were high and the intensity was there at the beginning of training camp, but the effort didn’t translate over to the exhibition games. The Blackhawks went 1-4-1 in the preseason, with their one lone win coming from a lineup of mostly the kids. Is
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After signing Filip Hronek to his $7.2 million average annual value (AAV) extension this past week, the Vancouver Canucks have a little over $17 million in cap space to fill out their roster for next season. That’s not a lot of money left for their key unrestricted free agents (UFAs) of Nikita Zadorov, Dakota Joshua,
The Vancouver Canucks wrapped up their five-game road trip in the Windy City on Feb. 13, winning 4-2 against the lowly, Connor Bedard-less Chicago Blackhawks. It was by far the best the Canucks looked during their road trip, thanks in part to another dominant performance from their third line. Here are three takeaways from Tuesday
In what I thought was a funny interview on Hockey Night in Canada, Scott Oake asked the Vancouver Canucks’ Sam Lafferty how he moved up from a bottom-six player to someone who was able to play on the team’s first line. While Lafferty took a bit of a double take, he answered the question by
The Vancouver Canucks moved to 15-7-1 with a 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Looking for a bounce-back performance after their loss to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, Nov. 25, the Canucks were able to squeak out a victory despite playing lacklustre hockey for a majority of the game. Here
From the moment he first laced his skates in Toronto, Ilya Mikheyev was a fan favorite. Quick with a smile and courageously speaking a second language, he became a media darling. He especially caught fans’ attention when he stated that Canadians must be a bit wonky because they didn’t like soup (he actually didn’t quite
Entering the 2022-23 season, the Edmonton Oilers should be the early favourites to win the Pacific Division and go the furthest in the playoffs. But nothing is ever certain, especially in the NHL, where there are upsets every single night. However, the division is more competitive overall, and the top teams made some interesting moves
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs’ News & Rumors, I’ll take a look at ex-Maple Leafs’ player Ilya Mikheyev and consider how he might do with his new team the Vancouver Canucks. Second, I’ll look at Calle Jarnkrok’s signing as a free agent and comment about what it might mean for the team –
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL lines site Betway Flyers didn’t really try to clear space … Why haven’t the Islanders signed Sonny Milano? Larry Brooks of the NY Post: Not sure why the Philadelphia Flyers decided to not make an “honest effort” to clear the needed salary cap space
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs still haven’t held any serious talks with goaltender Jack Campbell. Have they soured on the player? The Maple Leafs might also be letting forward Ilya Mikheyev walk. What is his rumored ask? Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers have become a destination for pending UFAs and if the
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll look at two friends getting together for a birthday celebration in Las Vegas. I’ll also look at the interest the Maple Leafs’ invitation to trade the negotiation rights to Russian forward Ilya Mikheyev might have spurred. Related: 4 “What Ifs” that Changed the Maple
Could the Maple Leafs and Devils swap goalies? @Nylanderthews: Frank Seravalli on Sportsnet 960 on the Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils goaltending situation: “Do they work out some kind of trade where it could be the rights to Jack Campbell in exchange for Mackenzie Blackwood, I could see that happening” NHL Watcher: Chris
We recently posted two articles rating the Maple Leafs’ forwards for offensive play and defensive play using six different five on five categories tracked by the website Naturalstattrick.com. Those categories were Shot Attempts, Shots, Scoring Chances, High-Danger Scoring Chances, Goals, and Expected Goals, both For and Against. Related: Maple Leafs’ Forwards Ranked for Defensive Play
In our series of articles ranking the play of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ players using five-on-five, on-ice stats tracked by naturalstattrick, we are going today to look at the defensive play of the top twelve Maple Leafs’ forwards in the 2021-22 regular season. We will be ranking them in Shot-Attempts Against, Shots Against, Scoring-Chances Against, High-Danger
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Calgary Flames are aggressively trying to get Johnny Gaudreau signed. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers are interested in re-signing Evander Kane but a couple of insiders and media members aren’t sure the odds are all that good he sticks around. What is Ilya Mikheyev asking for on his next deal?
The recent post about the Toronto Maple Leafs stirred enough interesting discussion that we thought it might be worth continuing these same topics. As a result, this post will further engage these same topics. Related: Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Kadri, Campbell, Mikheyev & Goodbye In this post, I’ll again team up with Stan Smith
In today’s NHL rumors rundown what’s next for the St. Louis Blues after being eliminated from the playoffs by the Colorado Avalanche? Are the Montreal Canadiens thinking about not taking Shane Wright first-overall in this year’s NHL Entry Draft? With news that Brad Marchand is going to be out of action for six months, what
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, next on the agenda for the Winnipeg Jets will be roster changes now that the team is officially eliminated from playoff contention. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Wild are still in it thanks, in part, to the play of Kevin Fiala. Is he making himself too valuable for the Wild to keep?