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Future Bright for Red Wings
This ain’t your grandfather’s NHL. Gone are the days where you can simply buy your team in the off-season by dangling the biggest carrot in front of the most attractive free agent. These days, the NHL Entry Draft is where it’s at. The most successful teams are the those that supplement a continuous, healthy stream of prospects with a smattering of free agent and trade acquisitions. That’s how you win in the NHL these days. Look at … Read entire article »
Filed under: Draft Coverage, General, MI-NHL, News, NY-NHL, SNN-NHL, Sports Nation Network, TX-NHL
Are Wings Fans Spoiled?
This is an article I have thought about writing for a while, but now seems like the best time to do it. With the Wings on a three game losing streak, the critics have started to come out of the woodwork to voice their displeasure with the current direction of the team. So, the question is simple…are Wings fans spoiled? … Read entire article »
Filed under: General, MI-NHL, SNN-NHL, Sports Nation Network
Trade Deadline Coverage 1 pm – 2 pm
The Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche made a minor league deal just now. Trade: To Edmonton: Kevin Montgomery To Colorado: Shawn Belle **** Trade: To Florida Panthers: Sergei Samsonov To Carolina Hurricanes: Bryan Allen Analysis: Panthers are now really young on the blue line after getting rid of McCabe, Wideman and now Allen. They might not be done for the day, because I can’t imagine they want to finish out the season with the 6 guys they have left on D, unless they are tanking for a lottery pick hoping to grab Adam Larsson. The Panthers defense went from a decent unit, to now one that looks like it could be a lot of long nights for Tomas Vokoun. Sulzer-Garrison Kulikov-Weaver Callahan-Ellerby. Yikes. **** Trade: To Chicago Blackhawks: Chris Campoli, Conditional 7th round pick To Ottawa Senators: 2nd round pick and Ryan Potulny Chicago needed to add some … Read entire article »
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Anaheim Ducks get 22% More Annoying
The Ducks, in their second trade of the day, and fourth of the last week, acquired pain in the ass extraordinaire Jarkko Ruutu from the Ottawa Senators. … Read entire article »
Filed under: News, Trade Rumours
Leafs Make Another Move, Bruins Address Center Void
Brian Burke promised he wasn’t done dealing, after shipping Kris Versteeg to Philadelphia for a 1st and 3rd round pick. He followed through on that yesterday, pulling off a deal with his former employers, the Anaheim Ducks. … Read entire article »
Filed under: SNN-NHL, Sports Nation Network, Trade Rumours