In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Kyle Dubas spoke with the media about the Pittsbrugh Penguins’ plans moving forward and particular players. Meanwhile, Patrick Kane is looking for term on his next contract. Does that rule out a return to Detroit? Did the Edmonton Oilers make a huge mistake heading into the postseason? Finally, as the
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The New Jersey Devils have not been very active during the free agency period. However, they have lost some players to other teams. One of these players is Ryan Graves. He signed a six-year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and he will make $4.5 million per season. After re-signing both Jesper Bratt and Timo Meier,
The odds seemed to be stacked against the New York Rangers going into the 2013 NHL Draft. Team executives had the luxury of staying close to home that year, with the league’s 51st edition of the draft being held at the Prudential Center, home of the area-rival New Jersey Devils. That, however, appeared to be
The St. Louis Blues will be more active in trade talks than in free agency. However, there are free-agent options that make plenty of sense if they can’t find trade partners. The Blues currently have just over $7.5 million in salary cap space, per CapFriendly. They will also look to trade a defenseman, which would
The New Jersey Devils earned their 50th win of the 2022-23 season on April 6th when they hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets at Prudential Center. It was a dominant performance from head coach Lindy Ruff’s squad as they earned an 8-1 victory with Jack Hughes and Timo Meier collecting two goals in addition to Tomas
The New Jersey Devils have found their way back into the win column. They have picked up four straight victories and will search for their fifth in a row against the Seattle Kraken at 10:00 P.M. at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The Devils are 29-12-3 and have 61 points, second in the Metropolitan Division
In an Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, the NHL Trade Deadline is creeping closer and while the consensus opinion seems to suggest the Oilers won’t be terribly active, there are a few players insiders and media members are suggesting Oilers’ fans keep an eye on. Part of why the Oilers might not be busy
Ahead of last night’s game, Nico Hischier took the podium in a backwards red baseball cap and a matching Adidas t-shit to speak to the media. He was asked what his team needs to do to beat the Minnesota Wild. “We have a game plan, especially in our defensive zone,” said Hischier with a sly
The New Jersey Devils had one of their busiest offseasons in quite some time and mostly received high marks for it. They signed Dougie Hamilton to a whopping seven-year, $63 million deal and acquired Ryan Graves in a trade to improve their defense. They upgraded their goaltending when they signed veteran Jonathan Bernier to a two-year deal.
How important are special teams to an NHL team’s success? Well, based on numerous analytics and statistics, very. According to StatMuse, eight out of the ten top penalty killing teams were in the playoffs. Furthermore, nine out of the league’s top ten power plays made the playoffs. Special teams may be a small timeframe of
The Colorado Avalanche’s top line was the most-talked-about story for the team in their first-round series sweep of the St. Louis Blues. That line was responsible for 9 of the 20 goals in the series. However, another unit of theirs that was was arguably just as impactful was their blue line. Defense has been essential
The Colorado Avalanche are glad to get the band back together. Three players that had recently missed time due to injuries scored goals as the Avalanche dumped the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Saturday just off of Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nev. The game was held up by a delay of roughly eight hours after
As a fairly young franchise, the Charlottetown Islanders haven’t produced a lot of NHL stars, like some premier teams in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). But many who played for the Islanders or their predecessor, the P.E.I. Rocket, can still be found plying their trade around the pro ranks in North America. Some Islanders alumni
May take a Zadorov trade to get Byram in the lineup Mike Chambers of the Denver Post: (mailbag) The Colorado Avalanche have pending restricted free agent defensemen in Nikita Zadorov and Ryan Graves. Graves will get a nice contract from the Avs, but Zadorov may not. If the Avs move Zadorov, Bo Byram would have