Category: Hockey
Comparing the Scoring Prowess of the Canucks’ Top 4 Scorers
The Vancouver Canucks are having a great season. The team is led by four key offensive players who are carrying the bulk of the team’s offense. Each of the four has been successful in putting up goals and assists this season, although they are doing it in different ways. How do these scorers compare and…
Ducks Blast Maple Leafs Reporter Who Disrespected Lukas Dostal
“His name is Lukas Dostal. He had 55 saves last night. He was NHL Rookie of the Month in October. Be better, @TheTorontoSun,” wrote the Anaheim Ducks social media account. This came after Maple Leafs’ reporter Lance Hornby of the Toronto-based publication made no qualms about being totally disrespectful to the Ducks goaltender. Dostal had…
2024 Western Conference NHL All-Star First Selections Announced
Connor McDavid will captain the team and in his debut NHL season, 18-year-old Connor Bedard will participate in the All-Star Game. These were two of the 16 players chosen to represent the Western Conference at the Feb. 1-3 festivities in Toronto. Bedard and McDavid highlight notable names like Elias Lindholm, Quinn Hughes, and Connor Hellebuyck…
First Eastern Conference Players Selected as 2024 NHL All-Stars
The first names for the Eastern Conference All-Star roster are in. Headline the upcoming 2024 NHL All-Star group is Auston Matthews, Sidney Crosby, David Pastrnak, Nick Suzuki, and Brady Tkachuk. More selections will come from fan voting, but this is the core of the team for weekend in Toronto from Feb. 1-3. The first selections…
Stars’ Pouliot reaching new heights | TheAHL.com
by Stephen Meserve | AHL On The Beat Derrick Pouliot, having a career year in his 10th professional season, waxes poetic about the role that he plays now for a Texas Stars team that features a bevy of rookie defensemen all looking for their shot at the next level. After sharing an example of some…
Matt Murray News May Make Maple Leafs Goalie Issue Tricky
It’s not an issue now, but it could be down the line. Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray is recovering well according to GM Brad Treliving and a potential return this season, and ahead of the NHL playoffs, isn’t being rule out. That’s surprising news as he recovers from hip surgery, and it potentially creates…
NHL Rumors: A Toronto Maple Leafs, William Nylander extensions could be done sooner than later
Sportsnet: Nick Kypreos and Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet Tuesday night on the contract extension talks between the Toronto Maple Leafs and William Nylander and that a deal could be done soon than later. ** NHLRumors.com transcription David Amber: “But we got to start with some big news, Nick that you were putting out there on…
Puljujarvi joins WBS Penguins on tryout | TheAHL.com
Photo: Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins have signed forward Jesse Puljujarvi to a professional tryout agreement. Puljujarvi, who had signed a tryout with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 10, has 334 games of National Hockey League experience with Edmonton and Carolina, including 75 games last season. He has totaled 51 goals and…
Leafs Ilya Samsonov Getting a Total Reset with Uncertain Future
Amidst goalie uncertainties, rookie Dennis Hildeby is set to start tonight’s game for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second of a back-to-back situation. It will be his first-ever NHL game. Meanwhile, Martin Jones picked up a win versus the Kings on Tuesday and the organization is trying to figure out what to do with…
Balancing Fit vs. Cost of a Rental
In a recent analysis by Rick Dhaliwal, a question looms over the Vancouver Canucks: Will they pursue Jake Guentzel? Dhaliwal explores the potential synergy between the forward and the Canucks, drawing attention to Vancouver’s history of expressing interest in players from the Pittsburgh Penguins. He says the Canucks are eyeing Guentzel, but it’s not that…