What’s Left; The Waiting Game Continues…
NHLHS Senior Writer dives into the remaining free agents from around the National Hockey League and is surprised by how many names are left playing the waiting game.
As we have arrive upon Day 14 of the NHL Free Agent period, we step aside from one name that remains to be the culprit to the lack of activity from around the league.
Instead, we will break down the list of the remaining free agents that we feel can provide a team with an adequate player to help fill out their roster heading into next season.
Categories: NHLHS Features Tags: 2010 NHL Free Agent Frenzy, Aaron Ward, Alexander Frolov, Andy Sutton, Bill Guerin, Darcy Tucker, Dennis Grebeshkov, Jordan Staal, Jose Theodore, Lee Stempniak, Lukas Krajicek, Marian Gaborik, Marty Turco, Maxim Afinogenov, National Hockey League Free Agents, Paul Kariya, Paul Mara, Teemu Selanne, Vinny Prospal, Willie Mitchell
Ushering in a New Generation: Phoenix Coyotes
In our newest feature, Ushering in a New Generation, our talented writer Katlyn Gambill takes a deeper look into team success based on a player’s age. Today, she looks at the Phoenix Coyotes, who are the fourteenth oldest team in the league.
Categories: 30 Team Series, NHLHS Features, Phoenix Coyotes, Ushering in a New Generation Tags: Boston Bruins, Dave Tippett, Ed Jovanovski, Ilya Bryzgalov, Keith Yandle, Lauri Korpikoski, Lee Stempniak, Martin Hanzal, Mathieu Schneider, Phoenix Coyotes, Radim Vrbata, Robert Lang, Scottie Upshall, Shane Doan, Wojtek Wolski, Zbynek Michalek
Pros & Cons: Detroit Red Wings vs. Phoenix Coyotes
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, By Teams, Central, Detroit Red Wings, NHLHS Features, Pacific, Phoenix Coyotes, Playoff Coverage, Western Conference Tags: Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings, Don Maloney, Henrik Zetterberg, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jimmy Howard, Johan Franzen, Lee Stempniak, Matthew Lombardi, Niklas Kronwall, Niklas Lidstrom, Pavel Datsyuk, Phoenix Coyotes, Radim Vrbata, Shane Doan, Tomas Holmstrom, Valtteri Filppula, Wojtek Wolski
The Sellers: Toronto Maple Leafs
The Sellers is a weekly column presented by NHLHotStove that will discuss all the rumblings and situations surrounding the teams that will most likely miss the playoffs. Heading into the March 3rd trade deadline, keep an eye out here for the bottom eight to ten teams in the league that will be known as “sellers”.
Brian Burke stepped into the Maple Leafs organization promising to build a contender. His theme of truculence has not paid off. The Maple Leafs currently sit in 14th place, nine points out of a playoff position.
Categories: By Teams, Deadline Speculation, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Northeast, The Sellers, Toronto Maple Leafs Tags: Alexander Steen, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Brian Burke, Carlo Colaiacovo, Francois Beauchemin, Garnett Exelby, Jamal Myers, Jason Blake, Jonas Gustavsson, Lee Stempniak, Matt Stajan, Mike Komisarek, Mike Van Ryn, Nik Antropov, Phil Kessel, Rickard Wallin, Tomas Kaberle, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vesa Toskala, Wayne Primeau
Nylander Clears Waivers, Minor Signing & Trade Rumors
A few things going around the league. Nothing huge on the trade front as can be anticipated. Most rumors or big deals will not materialize until at least February when we have clear cut buyers and sellers.
- Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun reports the Leafs self-imposed trade deadline has come and passed. Earlier in the year, notably before the return of Phil Kessel, Toronto was expected to have a major fire sale. At this point, I would expect a smaller move along the lines of the Lee Stempniak trade after the period of immunity passes.
- Former NHL head coach Pat Burns says “Vincent Lecavalier will be traded this season.” The article by Vincent Destouches of Corus Sports covers the entire story in which Burns mentions the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers as interested parties. Despite the ties the former coach has to the NHL community this seems like more like speculation than inside information. The 29-year-old is due a whopping $7,727,273 cap hit through 2020 so any deal will have to involve a number of moving parts. The former first overall pick projects to score 16 goals and 68 points.
Categories: Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Northeast, Pacific, Phoenix Coyotes, Southeast, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, Western Conference Tags: Bob MacKenzie, Calgary Hitmen, Corus Sports, Lance Hornby, Lee Stempniak, Michael Nylander, Michael Stone, Pat Burns, Phil Kessel, The Toronto Sun, TSN, Vincent Destouches, Vincent Lecavalier, WHL
