Hockey News: Dustin Brown Extension; The ESPY’S Marcy Di Michele | July 18, 2013 Even ESPN understands that playing well for half of a half season isn’t worthy of an award. [In the Capital] Sidney Crosby has now won the award a record fifth…
Hockey News: Kovalchuk Retirement; Fixing the NHL Marcy Di Michele | July 15, 2013 Ilya Kovalchuk shocked the hockey world by announcing his retirement from the NHL. Predictably, Don Cherry pounced all over it. [Toronto Sun] Jeremy Roenick weighed in with a similar sentiment.…
Stuck in the Middle: Center Ice Concerns for the Oilers. Marcy Di Michele | July 11, 2013 Jonathan Toews. Anze Kopitar. Patrice Bergeron. Sidney Crosby. Pavel Datsyuk. Ryan Getzlaf. Rod Brind’Amour. All-star team? Close. They are the number one centers of the all Stanley Cup champions since…
Oilers Trade Magnus Paajarvi to the Blues for David Perron Marcy Di Michele | July 11, 2013 When he was drafted 10th overall in 2009, Magnus Paajarvi came with a lot of expectations. His size and raw talent suggested he would be an impact player at the…
Hockey News: Alfredsson Leaves Ottawa; Tyler Seguin Drama Marcy Di Michele | July 8, 2013 Unlike recent trade deadlines that are normally all hype and no substance, free agent frenzy 2013 came as advertised.[TSN] The biggest news of the day came out of Ottawa, as…
Edmonton Oilers Free Agent Frenzy Recap Marcy Di Michele | July 6, 2013 For the first time in a while, free agency lived up to it’s title. It was a frenzy indeed, a lot of it centered around the Ottawa Senators. Edmonton made…
Oilers Trade Captain Shawn Horcoff to the Dallas Stars Marcy Di Michele | July 4, 2013 It seemed as though the writing was on the wall in Edmonton. Shawn Horcoff had been a good solider for the past 12 seasons. He was their captain for the…
Hockey News: Seguin Blockbuster; Grabovski Buyout Marcy Di Michele | July 4, 2013 The Toronto Maple Leafs have used their second compliance buyout on center Mikhail Grabovski. It’s been met with mixed reviews. [Pension Plan Puppets] The move might be paving the way…
3 Free Agents the Oilers Should Target Marcy Di Michele | July 4, 2013 Free agent frenzy starts tomorrow. There are a lot of players available, a lot more than expected due to the compliance buyouts. There’s a good chance teams will overpay guys…
Darnell Nurse: Just what the Doctor Ordered in Edmonton Marcy Di Michele | July 1, 2013 There was a point during the draft on Sunday, that Edmonton Oilers General Manager Craig MacTavish considered selecting Russian forward Valeri Nichushkin with the seventh overall pick. That choice would…
Hockey News: MacKinnon Goes First; Schneider is a Devil. Marcy Di Michele | July 1, 2013 Unexpected trade alert! The Vancouver Canucks have moved one of their goalies. [Kukla’a Korner] And the first overall pick in the 2013 NHL draft is… [Globe and Mail] Did you…
Are the Edmonton Oilers Interested in Cory Schneider? Marcy Di Michele | June 29, 2013 It’s no secret there’s a bit of a goaltending mess in Vancouver. The Canucks have two capable number one guys, and after trying to let them co-exist last season in…
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