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2013 NHL Draft Battle for First Overall: MacKinnon vs. Jones
Nathan MacKinnon vs. Seth Jones, Battle for Number One! By Matthew Burnside (@MattBTHG) With the first selection in the NHL Draft, the Edmonton Oilers selected Nail Yakupov. Yakupov is an elite offensive talent coveted as the clear-cut number one selection in this year’s draft. The Edmonton Oilers have been fortunate enough to select first overall [...]
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Boston Bruins Prospect Report: Ryan Spooner
By Benjamin Woodward (@_BWoodward) Player: Ryan Spooner Position: Center 2011-’12 Team: Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) / Sarnia Sting (OHL) Drafted: Second Round (45th Overall), 2010 Vitals: 5’10”, 175 lbs., Age 20 Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario Camp Observations: If you’re a fan of all-world offense, dazzling dangles and pinpoint shooting accuracy enough to make Navy Seal snipers jealous, [...]
Adrian Aucoin \ Artem Anisimov \ Blue Jackets \ Brandon Dubinsky \ Columbus \ Columbus Blue Jackets \ Jakub Voracek \ James Wisniewski \ Jeff Carter \ New York Rangers \ Nikita NIkitin \ prospects \ Rick Nash \ Scott Howson \ Tim Erixon
The Aftermath of the Rick Nash Trade
By Tim Lucarelli (@tlucarelli) This past week, the long anticipated trade of Rick Nash finally came to fruition. Due to months of anticipation, the final return – Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon, and the New York Rangers’ 2013 first-round pick – left some fans wanting more, and with the recent success of the Blue [...]
Philadelphia Flyers sign RFA Jakub Voracek to Four Year, $17 Million Contract
Photo Courtesy of Gene J. Puskar/AP By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) With the departure of Jaromir Jagr in free agency and the trade of James van Riemsdyk, the restricted free agent status of Jakub Voracek placed the Flyers’ forward corps in question. But concerns regarding Voracek were quelled this morning, as the Philadelphia Flyers locked up [...]
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New Ranger Rick Nash’s Effect on The Eastern Conference
By Benjamin Woodward (@_BWoodward) After months of speculation and enough rumors to fill the HockeyyInsiderr’s twitter feed for an entire calendar year, Rick Nash has finally been traded. The former Columbus Blue Jackets captain was dealt to the New York Rangers on Monday in exchange for a package centered around two-way pivot Brandon Dubinsky. The [...]
Brad Stuart \ Brendan Smith \ Calle Jarnkrok \ Detroit Red Wings \ Ian White \ Jakub Kindl \ Johan Franzen \ Jonathan Ericsson \ Kyle Quincey \ Nicklas Lidstrom \ Niklas Kronwall \ Ryan Sproul \ Tomas Jurco \ Tomas Tatar \ Valtteri Filppula \ Xavier Ouellet
Detroit Red Wings Offseason Update: Filling the Lidstrom Void
By Rhys Richards (@RREsq) Last week, the Detroit Red Wings took the first step to address a thin defensive corps by signing restricted free agent Kyle Quincey to a two-year deal worth $7.55 million. After being selected by Detroit 132nd overall in the fourth round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Quincey has scored 18 goals [...]
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Prospect Profile: Blue Jackets’ Jonathan Audy-Marchessault
Photo Courtesy of audy-marchessault.com By Tim Lucarelli (@tlucarelli) After last season’s frustrating last place finish, the Columbus Blue Jackets are looking to rebuild. While most of the offseason attention has been focused on some of the new faces for next season, Sergei Bobrovsky, Nick Foligno, and Adrian Aucoin, there was one other move that slid [...]
Glen Sather \ New York Rangers \ Shane Doan
Is Shane Doan the right fit in New York?
In such a tempered market, Shane Doan remains one of the more intriguing commodities remaining. A 16-year veteran and long-time mainstay of the Phoenix Coyotes, Doan is battle-tested and a proven leader. And with a price tag of simply dollars, not assets, it is no surprise that several contenders are trying to woo him away from Arizona. [...]


