Last season, the biggest story for the Nashville Predators was rookie goaltender Pekka Rinne. Despite starting the season in a limited role, Rinne outplayed starter Dan Ellis and earned himself the starting position in late December. Throughout his rookie season,…
Making progress is what the Blue Jackets did last season, and will be looking forward to do this season. It took them their 10th season in the NHL to make the playoffs. Their playoff run was short-lived as they took…
The St. Louis Blues made a strong run late last season to capture the sixth seed in the playoffs, all while playing in arguably the best division and having one of the younger rosters in the NHL. The Blues were…
Theoren Fleury has been released by the Calgary Flames. The 41-year-old Fleury released this statement, “I am very thankful to Darryl and the Flames organization for following through on the commitment to provide me with this opportunity. I said in…
Last season, the Edmonton Oilers missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season. And because of that, General Manager Steve Tambellini had to clean house behind the bench. Craig MacTavish was gone and in is Pat Quinn. A future Hall-of-Famer,…
With the continuing uncertainty of the Phoenix Coyote’s franchise in Arizona, head coach Wayne Gretzky has stepped down. The decision was made by Gretzky himself, quoted as saying on his site Gretzky.com, “This was a difficult decision that I’ve thought…
The Colorado Avalanche are in the middle of unchartered territory coming into this season. With Joe Sakic retiring over the summer, Colorado has lost pretty much every connection to the almost unbeatable franchise that dominated the hockey world in the…
Manny Malhotra has been signed by the San Jose Sharks. Recently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Malhotra signed as an unrestricted free agent for one year with the Sharks. Last season Malhotra netted 35 points in 77 games played.…
Just a couple of days ago, Puck Daddy mentioned that there is still no deal between NHL Center Ice and Time Warner Cable. I experienced a similar situation with Bright House Networks. After waiting 10+ minutes just to talk to…
The Minnesota Wild, who finished only one spot out of the playoffs last season, looks to take the ice with a drasticly different team this year. Head coach Jacques Lemaire announced he will not return to coach the Wild on…