Canadiens Should Expose Drouin in Expansion Draft Trege Wilson | July 7, 2021 On the ice, the Montreal Canadiens are doing their best to stay alive in the Stanley Cup Final. Management, however, is preparing for the upcoming expansion draft. The Canadiens will…
Capitals Will Lose a Good Defenseman in Expansion Draft but Gain Salary Cap Space Carl Knauf | July 7, 2021 The expansion draft is only two weeks away and soon Seattle will have another franchise to emphatically support as their fans are known to do. Each NHL franchise will show…
Oilers’ Expansion Draft Plans Simplified by Nugent-Hopkins Deal Julian Mongillo | July 6, 2021 The Edmonton Oilers made a big offseason move, locking in their longest-tenured player, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, to an eight-year deal worth $41 million. This deal will see Nugent-Hopkins’ contract expire at…
Islanders Are Just a Few Pieces Away From Cup Contention Mike Fink | July 5, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 3-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final and are only one win away from their second consecutive championship with a potential sweep, the…
Canadiens’ Plan of Attack for Kraken Expansion Draft Blain Potvin | July 4, 2021 As the Stanley Cup Final nears its conclusion, general manager (GM) Marc Bergevin has to split his attention — he needs to be putting together a plan of attack for…
Kings’ Arvidsson Addition Changes Expansion Draft Plans Quinn McLellan | July 4, 2021 On July 1, the Los Angeles Kings acquired Viktor Arvidsson from the Nashville Predators for a second-round pick in 2021 and a third-round pick in 2022. Many Kings fans were…
Dave Hakstol Will Impact Kraken Expansion Draft Decisions Matt Grazel | July 3, 2021 The Philadelphia Flyers are in an offseason of transition as the franchise could be gradually moving on from the core players that have been with the team for several seasons.…
Penguins Should Leave Tristan Jarry Exposed to Seattle Panagiotis Mavridis | July 3, 2021 With the Seattle Kraken expansion draft right around the corner, the Pittsburgh Penguins will have just a couple of weeks before losing a player to the new team, and I…
Panthers Need to Find a Way to Protect Forsling in Expansion Draft Colby Guy | July 2, 2021 On Jan. 9, 2020, the Florida Panthers claimed Gustav Forsling off of waivers after the then-24-year-old defenseman was unable to make the Carolina Hurricanes’ opening night roster. Six months and…
Predators’ Arvidsson Trade Opens Up Many Options for Future Jeff Middleton | July 1, 2021 The first day of July started with a bang, as news from Pierre LeBrun surfaced that Viktor Arvidsson of the Nashville Predators is headed to the Los Angeles Kings for…
Hurricanes Could Face Tough Choices Navigating the Expansion Draft Caleb Shaw | July 1, 2021 With the 2020-21 season in the rear-view mirror, the Carolina Hurricanes should now have their sights firmly set on the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, free agency period, and expansion draft.…
Islanders Weekly: Offseason Begins After Game 7 Loss to Lightning Jonathan Amatulli | July 1, 2021 Islanders Weekly is my series that looks at the performance and outlook of the New York Islanders. Every Thursday, we will take a look at the week that was for the…
