Tuesday NHL Morning Papers (Western Conference)
In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country. By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.
Categories: Morning Papers, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Andrew Brunette, Andrew Ladd, Barry Trotz, Bobby Ryan, Brandon Prust, Craig Anderson, Dan Sexton, Henrik Sedin, Joe Nieuwendyk, Lauri Korpikoski, Patrik Berglund, Pekka Rinne, Roberto Luongo, Ryan Kesler, Ryan Miller, Saku Koivu, Tom Hicks, Wayne Simmonds
Monday NHL Morning Papers (Western Confernece)
In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country. By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.
Categories: Morning Papers, NHLHS Features, Western Conference Tags: Alex Auld, Andrew Ladd, Cody Franson, Jack Johnson, James Wisniewski, Jason Williams, Jim Vandermeer, Johan Franzen, Marty Turco, Niklas Kronwall, Ryan Kesler, Sami Salo, Scottie Upshall, Tomas Holmstrom, Willie Mitchell
The Value of: Ilya Kovalchuk
NHL Hot Stove presents it’s “The Value Of” series which will look at some of the names discussed around the NHL who likely will be moved at the March 3rd trade deadline.
Categories: Atlanta Thrashers, Atlantic, Boston Bruins, By Teams, Central, Chicago Blackhawks, Deadline Speculation, Eastern Conference, Los Angeles Kings, Northeast, Pacific, Philadelphia Flyers, Southeast, Value Of:, Washington Capitals, Western Conference Tags: Akim Aliu, Alexander Semin, Andrei Loktionov, Andrew Ladd, Anton Gustafsson, Bill Sweatt, Blake Wheeler, Braydon Schenn, Bryan Little, Claude Giroux, Dany Heatley, Dave Bolland, Don Waddell, Dustin Byfuglien, Eric Fehr, Evander Kane, George McPhee, James van Riemsdyk, Jeff Carter, John Carlson, Karl Alzner, Kris Versteeg, Kyle Beach, Marian Hossa, Mathieu Perreault, Matt Greene, Nicklas Backstrom, Olli Jokinen, Oscar Moeller, Oskar Osala, Scott Parse, Thomas Hickey, Tobias Enstrom, Tomas Fleischmann, Trevor Lewis, Troy Brouwer, Tuukka Rask, Vladamir Sobotka, Wayne Simmonds, Zach Bogosian
Restoring the Rosters: Carolina Hurricanes
Based on Matthew Pouliot’s series on Circling the Bases, I have decided restore the rosters for every NHL team. Like Pouliot, I have established some ground rules for my selections.
- Each team contains players they originally drafted or signed before any other NHL team. This includes players drafted and not signed, as well as European free agents coming over at an older age.
- I have chosen to leave retired players off the list, and lean toward players in the AHL rather than those deported (KHL, SEL, DEL, etc.).
Essentially I am choosing the best available players for a team to succeed in the current NHL season. All 30 teams will be covered, with grades assigned to forwards, defense and goaltending. After all 30 articles are written, they will be ranked in order. This series’ intent is to reward or shame NHL scouts.
Looking at the roster, there are a few names most casual fans would know, and then a few only Hurricanes fans and prospect enthusiasts have knowledge of. Despite carrying a few superstar players the Canes have to rely on a plethora of young and unproven players.
The lineup for the Carolina Hurricanes is as follows.
Categories: 30 Team Series, Restoring the Rosters Tags: Andrew Ladd, Brandon Sutter, Brett Carson, Bryan Rodney, Cam Ward, Casey Borer, Chad LaRose, Chris Pronger, Craig Adams, Craig MacDonald, Danny Richmond, Drayson Bowman, Eric Cole, Eric Staal, Jack Johnson, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Justin Peters, Manny Legace, Michael Nylander, Niclas Wallin, Ryan Bayda, Tyson Strachan, Zach Boychuk
