The All-Star game is approaching and that means we get to look back at the first half of the NHL season. Here are a few surprises and duds from this year. Surprises LW Joffrey Lupul, Toronto Maple Leafs Lupul has bounced around the league, playing for five teams since 2006-07. His career highs in goals …
2004, so long ago it seems, The Toronto Maple Leafs fell to The Philadelphia Flyers off of a Jeremy Roenick goal in overtime in the playoffs. After, seasons of disappointment, and a failure to get to that first step on the long road to The Stanley Cup, The Stanley Cup Playoffs. It all looks to …
Last season: 37-34-11, 85 points, 4th in Northeast, missed playoffs. Key Additions: C Tim Connolly, C Phillippe Dupuis, D Cody Franson, D John-Michael Liles, C Matt Lombardi Key Losses: C Tim Brent, G Jean-Sebastian Giguere, C Christian Hanson, D Brett Lebda Offense: The Leafs top line consists of Phil Kessel (32 goals, career high 64 …
Here are some thoughts on some of the potential rule changes being looked at in the NHL Research And Development Camp: Hybrid Icing: Safety is the main issue that gets addressed here (Remember Kurtis Foster’s injury?), without taking away from the game. Easily something I think that should be implemented in the game. Although some …
Some quick hits from the first two days of free agency: -The Brad Richards saga is finally over, as he chose to sign with the New York Rangers for 9 years (and $60 million). According to reports, he turned down more money from other teams (Calgary, Los Angeles and Toronto). The Rangers have themselves a …