2013 NHL Free Agency: Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Nathan Horton to 7 Year Deal
We've known since the end of the season (and even prior to that) that the Jackets needed to add another scorer up front, to add to Marian Gaborik and the bevy of secondary scorers.Over the past week,...
View ArticleNew York Rangers News: Rangers Come to Terms With Aaron Johnson
With their second signing of the afternoon, the New York Rangers have officially signed Aaron Johnson to a one-year, $600,000 contract. This was nothing more than a depth signing, as the Rangers are...
View ArticleFree Agency Recap, Day 1: Every Move, Every Team
I tried to write the recap in the same order that we learned of the signings and trades from Twitter and television today. Read on for my move-by-move recap of the...
View ArticleSaturday's Dump & Chase: Big Names on the Move with Iginla to Boston,...
Nashville Predators NewsTrotz wants opponents to pay metaphorical ‘entertainment tax’ - Nashville Predators ExaminerNaturally the Preds were pleased with yesterday's turn of events. I'm still banging...
View ArticleNHL Free Agency, Day 1: Team-by-Team Recap & Grades
Anaheim : Saku Koivu - C, Jakob Silfverberg - RW, Stefan Noesen - RW, Sens' first rounder in 2011Losing Ryan is brutal, and if they don't get Selanne to come back, this will be a difficult summer for...
View ArticleScuderi, Stalberg among college hockey alums making splash in NHL free agency
The Nashville Predators have inked four former collegians this weekend. General Manager Dave Poile, a Northeastern alum, added Vermont alum Viktor Stalberg, St. Cloud alums Matt Cullen and Matt...
View ArticleCatching up with Crunch assistant coach Trent Cull
The latest member of the Lightning's player development department is Trent Cull, who joins the Syracuse Crunch as assistant coach under new head coach Rob Zettler this season. Cull has history with...
View ArticleList of college hockey players at 2013 NHL Development Camps
Boston BruinsRyan Fitzgerald, F, Boston CollegeGarnet Hathaway, F, BrownMatt Lindblad, F, DartmouthCasey Bailey, F, Penn StateColton Hargrove, F, Western MichiganBrian Ferlin, F, CornellChris Casto, D,...
View ArticleBlue Jackets, Marian Gaborik wait on contract extension
The Columbus Blue Jackets will wait to begin contract negotiations with forward Marian Gaborik, according to general manager Jarmo Kekalainen as told to the Columbus Dispatch.Gaborik is entering the...
View ArticleA brief review of the 2013 NHL Season
In the beginning, the lockout ended, and we rejoiced. Then our teams hit the ice, and, for some of us, the rejoicing was over. For others, it wasn't so bad. The Chicago Blackhawks began the season with...
View ArticleVinny Prospal and the Blue Jackets: A Blogger's Guide to Divorce
From almost the middle of the season, the signs were out there that the relationship between the Blue Jackets and Vinny Prospal might not be as rosy as fans thought. After Prospal came in and helped...
View Article2013 Blackhawks Report Cards: Viktor Stalberg
Standard Regular Season StatsScoring StatsGoalsAssistsIce TimeGPGAPTSGC+/-PIMEVPPSHGWEVSHPPSS%TOIATOI47914239162590011202113866414:07Advanced Regular Season Stats (5 on...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Smith Re-Signs, Geoffrion Retires
Red Wings NewsWings sign Smith to two-year, $2.525 million deal | ProHockeyTalk1 down, 2 more to go. Red Wings would like to make another move or two, but that's not likely to happen before training...
View ArticleMorning Bag Skate 7/16
Looking back to when it all began (Hockee Night)A look ahead to 2014 (Blackhawk Up)A quick look at 3 Hawks prospects in the OHLThe official restaurant of Conference IIIDave Lozo has the Blue Jackets as...
View ArticleBlake Geoffrion hired as scout for Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets have hired Blake Geoffrion as a professional scout, the team announced on Tuesday afternoon.The hiring comes one day removed from Geoffrion's retirement from professional...
View ArticleEveryone Else: totally not the most Desirable City for UFAs
Yesterday, Sarah went through a few more reasons to sign in Boston as a FA. Sure, Chiarelli said he's done for the month but he also said we got Iginla and that never happe- oh. Well. Maybe he's done...
View ArticleNote to the NHL: Fix the Point System
2013 has brought about a lot of change within the NHL. The biggest change has been league realignment, which will go into effect for the upcoming 2013-14 season. And it's a change that the league...
View ArticleYour Friendly Thursday Links Roundup: The Dustin Penner Always Wanted To Come...
DUCKS NEWSZack Stortini thrilled to be a Duck. [Sudbury Star][Ed. Note: Nobody told him he's probably going to be Norfolk Admiral then? -CK]Dustin Penner told the LA Times that he's "always wanted to...
View ArticleWeekend Edition: Read all about it!
All the news that kinda, sorta, maybe fit to print.Local (Lightning)Lightning open 2013-14 schedule at Boston, Chicago | Breaking Tampa Bay, Florida and national news and weather from Tampa Bay Online...
View ArticleNHL Travel Miles: The 2013-2014 Super Schedule is Here!
For the third time in the six years I've been calculating the total distance traveled by NHL teams during the upcoming season, the San Jose Sharks will log the most mileage in the league, with over...
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