It turns out that the “Dump and Chase” style of play many of you are familiar with may not actually be a great system. Who would have thought? When Minnesota Wild star Zach Parise was interviewed by the Minnesota Star-Tribune…
The following is a guest post from JP Nikota who currently covers the Leafs for PensionPlanPuppets.com. If you are mathematically literate and a Leafs fan, the team’s 2013-14 slip from playoff contention came as no surprise. In fact, with roughly Grade…
The Detroit Red Wings aren’t the only team seeing preseason injury trouble. You can now add the Carolina Hurricanes to that list after last night. The Hurricanes have lost center Jordan Staal indefinitely after he broke his leg in the…
As we alluded to in our Red Wings season preview, Detroit desperately needs their best players to remain healthy this season. Unfortunately, they are already off to a terrible start. The Red Wings announced today that Pavel Datsyuk has suffered…
Offense: The Oilers have an incredible offensive line up, but can never seem to deliver. The Oilers repeatedly draft new offensive talent, and although the stats look good on paper, the performance we see on the ice is completely different.…
Cuba Gooding Jr. has long been a fan of hockey. His involvements in the sport go back many years, and include making appearances at All Star Games and the NHL Awards. Cuba took a break from his busy acting lifestyle,…
The Washington Capitals have officially taken the wraps off their jerseys for the 2015 Winter Classic. The jerseys, unveiled at a press conference at Nationals Park, were modeled by Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and Braden Holtby. Inspiration for the design was…
The Chicago Blackhawks have largely been one of the most successfully NHL franchises over the past several years, and the team looks poised for another strong run in 2014-15. Offense: The team’s core will again begin with captain Jonathan Toews…
The bad news came early from Flyers training camp where Claude Giroux sustained an injury less than 20 minutes into the teams first practice. Giroux is now suffering from an undisclosed lower body injury, and will likely miss the rest…
Overview Last season was a difficult one for Nashville. David Poile knew things had to change going forward, and in that he parted ways with Barry Trotz in favor of Peter Laviolette. Trotz was the only coach in franchise history;…