Category Season Previews

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Season Previews

2015-16 Anaheim Ducks Season Preview

Last season Bruce Boudreau advanced past the second round for the first time in his career. They unfortunately ran into a red-hot Chicago team that eventually won the Stanley Cup. The Ducks on paper have one of the most talented…

Eddie
September 30, 2015

Season Previews

2015-16 Boston Bruins Season Preview

The Bruins organization undertook some drastic changes in the offseason—notably sending the always-dangerous Milan Lucic to Los Angeles and trading defenseman Dougie Hamilton—but is Boston a better team entering this season? Boston missed the playoffs for the first time in…

Chris
September 30, 2015

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2015-16 Colorado Avalanche Season Preview

The Colorado Avalanche’s last couple of seasons have been about as up and down as they come. After finishing first in the Central Division in 2013-14, many expected big things from a team with an impressive young core. However, last…

Chris
September 30, 2015

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2015-16 Vancouver Canucks Season Preview

The John Tortarella experiment in Vancouver certainly didn’t last long. He was ousted after one abysmal season in Vancouver, and replaced last year by Willie Desjardins. The turnaround was immediate, and Desjardins helped guide the Canucks right back into the…

Matt
September 30, 2015
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2015-16 Los Angeles Kings Season Preview

Last season, the Los Angeles Kings narrowly missed sneaking into the playoffs. Their play going down the stretch, finishing 5-4-1, just wasn’t enough to claim one of the final spots in the Western Conference. But the Kings have forgotten about…

Matt
September 28, 2015

Season Previews

2015-16 Calgary Flames Season Preview

Like the surprise of Ottawa in the second half last season, Calgary was the darlings of the West as they surprised everyone to make the playoffs. What works in their favor last season is they benefited from Los Angeles and…

Eddie
September 27, 2015

Season Previews

2015-16 Tampa Bay Lightning Season Preview

Last year was a banner year for the Tampa Bay Lightning, a team that finished fifth in the league standings with 108 points, had four 20-goal scorers, five 50-point achievers, and made it to the Stanley Cup Finals. Pretty impressive,…

Chris
September 26, 2015

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2015-16 Edmonton Oilers Season Preview

Four No. 1 overall draft picks in six seasons. And they still haven’t turned into a championship team. While they have the roster of a championship junior team, this is the professional level and they still have work to do.…

Eddie
September 26, 2015

Season Previews

2015-16 Arizona Coyotes Season Preview

There’s no question that last season was a struggle for the Arizona Coyotes. They played poorly and finished with the 2nd worst record in the league, trailing only the Buffalo Sabres. Their efforts to land either Connor McDavid or…

Matt
September 25, 2015

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2015-16 Chicago Blackhawks Season Preview

After winning their third Stanley Cup championship in six season, the celebration for the Blackhawks was short-lived. They had some tough decisions to make thanks to salary cap constraints, and the resulting moves over the course of the summer saw…

Chris
September 23, 2015