2010 NHL Entry Draft – There Will Be Fireworks
NHLHS Draft and Prospect Correspondent Mike Murangi, who will be tweeting live from the draft floor this weekend in Los Angeles, tells us there will be fireworks starting today.
Los Angeles – The 2010 NHL draft may have quite a fireworks display even before Steve Tambellini makes his way to the podium to announce to the world the winner of the Tyler vs. Taylor sweepstakes. Going into the ’09 draft, there was one trade in the days leading up to the first round. As of June 24, 2010, we have had two major and three minor trades. Thank you salary cap era.
Categories: NHLHS Features Tags: 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Ethan Moreau, Jason Spezza, Kirill Kabanov, Marc Savard, National Hockey League, NHL, nhl draft, Sheldon Souray, Steve Tambellini, Taylor Hall, Tim Thomas, Tomas Kaberle, Tomas Vokoun, Tyler Seguin, v
Hall, Seguin or Spezza? Oilers face decisions
The 2010 NHL entry draft is fast approaching and will be starting June 25th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles; the buzz around the Edmonton Oilers is rapidly heating up.
Not only has there been great debates on whom the Oilers should take albeit Taylor Hall or Tyler Seguin but since a leak broke out about Jason Spezza being on the block along with his 7 Million dollar cap hit through 2014-2015 has sparked rumors aplenty across NHL nation this last week.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Edmonton Oilers, NHLHS Features Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Andrew Cogliano, Boston Bruins, Cam Barker, Cam Fowler, Chicago Blackhawks, Dave Bolland, Dennis Wideman, Edmonton Oilers, Evgeni Malkin, Jason Spezza, Jonathan Toews, Jordan Eberle, Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson, Ottawa Senators, Patrick Kane, Ryan Smyth, Sam Gagner, Sheldon Souray, Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin
Pros & Cons: Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Our newest feature, Pros and Cons, holds a debate between two of our featured writers as they make an argument for each team in the series. We will continue this series throughout the playoffs as we delve deeper into how these two teams will interact.
Categories: Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Northeast, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoff Coverage Tags: Alexei Kovalev, Andy Sutton, Anton Volchenkov, Brian Elliott, Chris Phillips, Daniel Alfredsson, Evgeni Malkin, Filip Kuba, Jason Spezza, Jordan Staal, Marc Andre Fleury, Matt Cullen, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby
Three is the Magic Number
The fun part of the blog <or where music and sports will collide for the day>:
Give me a little room here– it has been a while… but… <deep breath> ….
Did you watch School House Rock? No matter… Either way… Three is the Magic Number.. The song is originally a School House Rocks production that will run you through the combinations… past, present, the future; faith, hope and charity; the heart, the brain and the body give you three, as a magic number.. then it’ll run you through the times table. <Yep it is as good for teaching as it is sounds… so here as it has been, a couple times, now on Twitter, the only live link I have to Embrace doing it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL659ziEyT8 >
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Los Angeles Kings, NHLHS Features, Pacific, Western Conference Tags: Alexander Frolov, Anaheim Ducks, Drew Doughty, Dustin Brown, Heidi Androl, Jack Johnson, Jason Spezza, Jim Fox, Jonathan Bernier, Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings, Norris trophy, Raitis Ivanans, Vancouver Canucks, Zach Parise
Current Power Outage Puts Fading Flyers Season on Brink
NHLHS writer Dave Strehle takes a look at the Philadelphia Flyers’ tightrope walk on the edge of playoff contention and dropping into oblivion.
In what has become a veritable rollercoaster-type season for the Philadelphia Flyers, the lowpoints are seemingly falling deeper and deeper.
With last night’s 2-0 shutout loss to Brian Elliott and the Ottawa Senators, the Orange and Black now trails Ottawa by 4 points. Only one point separates the Flyers from the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Boston Bruins currently sit in that slot and have a game in hand on the Flyers. And the rejuvenated Atlanta Thrashers are just 4 points from knocking Philadelphia out of the postseason entirely.
A familiar problem for the Flyers has once again reared it’s ugly head, one that no one thought would afflict a Philly team with so much offensive potential this season. But they have again run into a stretch where they have a complete lack of generating any offense. And it couldn’t have come at a worse time.
Categories: Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Philadelphia Flyers Tags: Aaron Asham, Alexei Kovalev, Blair Betts, Brian Boucher, Brian Elliott, Chris Kelly, Claude Giroux, Dan Carcillo, Daniel Alfredsson, Danny Briere, Darroll Powe, Ian Laperriere, James van Riemsdyk, Jason Spezza, Jeff Carter, Michael Leighton, Mike Fisher, Mike Richards, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Ryan Shannon, Scott Hartnell, Simon Gagne, Ville Leion
Monday NHL Morning Papers (Eastern 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: Eastern Conference, Morning Papers, NHLHS Features Tags: Antero Niittymaki, Brandon Sutter, Dainius Zubrus, Dustin Tokarksi, Eric Fehr, Gregory Campbell, Jason Spezza, Jonas Gustavsson, Kenndal McArdle, Matt Cooke, Matt D'Agostini, Max Pacioretty, Mike Komisarek, Mike Smith, Mikhail Grabovski, Niklas Hagman, Nikolai Kulemin, Phil Kessel, Ray Whitney, Sergei Gonchar, Slava Kozlov, Tomas Kaberle, Toni Lydman
Sunday NHL Morning Papers (Eastern 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: Eastern Conference, Morning Papers, NHLHS Features Tags: Antero Niittymaki, Cam Ward, Freddy Meyer, Ian Laperriere, Jason Spezza, Jeff Halpern, Johan Hedberg, Marc Andre Fleury, Nathan Horton, Rod Brind'Amour, Zach Parise
The Seven Million Dollar Man
How does a team know their investment will pay off? Better yet, What would inspire a team to devote a large percentage of their cap space to one single player? This article plans on analyzing the production from “top-tier” forwards based on a seven million dollar cap hit or higher.
As of this writing there are 14 forwards making this salary or higher, with most of these players filling the scorecard adequately. These 14 forwards discussed are Jason Spezza, Joe Thornton, Marian Gaborik, Brad Richards, Sidney Crosby, Jarome Iginla, Alexander Ovechkin, Scott Gomez, Evgeni Malkin, Vincent Lecavalier, Thomas Vanek, Dany Heatley, Chris Drury and Eric Staal.
A quick glance at this list screams Drury and Gomez as the noticeable busts. Coming into a weak free agent year for centers the two cashed in on GM Glen Sather’s ludacris spending. However, a deeper look into their 2009-2010 season makes other players current production look similarly as bad.
In addition, this article will identify the best of the bunch showing exactly if and why the top salaries are actually worth it. Impending free agent Ilya Kovalchuk believes his worth to be 20 percent of the current cap, an enormous 11 plus million cap hit. With his current production, not to mention countless intangibles would you consider the 27-year-old worth it?
Categories: 30 Team Series, Cost Efficiency Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Brad Richards, Cam Ward, Chris Drury, Dany Heatley, Eric Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Glen Sather, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jarome Iginla, Jason Spezza, Joe Thornton, Marian Gaborik, Paul Maurice, Scott Gomez, Sidney Crosby, Thomas Vanek, Vincent Lecavalier
