***FREE AGENCY KICKS OFF THIS FRIDAY AT 12 PM ET***
UPDATES: Roloson has re-signed with Tampa Bay (1 yr, $3M); Chad Larose re-signed in Carolina (2 years, $1.7M per season)
Ehrhoff’s negotiating rights traded to New York Islanders (doubt they sign him); Wisniewski’s rights traded to Columbus, where he may actually sign
The UFA ma [...]
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NHL Free Agent Update
***FREE AGENCY KICKS OFF THIS FRIDAY AT 12 PM ET***
UPDATES: Roloson has re-signed with Tampa Bay (1 yr, $3M); Chad Larose re-signed in Carolina (2 years, $1.7M per season)
Ehrhoff’s negotiating rights traded to New York Islanders (doubt they sign him); Wisniewski’s rights traded to Columbus, where he may actually sign
The UFA ma [...]
2011 Jets Draft Prospects
1st round pick Mark Scheifele (shy-fil-lee)
Here’s a preliminary look at the new recruits, with a statistical bias (since I haven’t really seen them play yet.)
Mark Scheifele: A similar story to last year’s 4th overall pick, Ryan Johansen in that he didn’t play in the CHL at age 16 as most top prospects inevitably do. (He was pre [...]
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelph...
To La: Mike Richards
To Phi: Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds, 2nd round pick
To Clb: Jeff Carter
To Phi: Jakub Voracek, 8th overall pick, 3rd round pick
Since I could go on about this all day, I’ll keep it brief. This is a horrible set of moves. If I were a Flyers fan, I’d have a heart attack, followed by a seizure, followed by a killing spre [...]
2011 NHL Mock Draft
***WILL BE LIVE AT THE DRAFT IN MINNESOTA ON FRIDAY***
After several weeks of anticipation, it’s finally time.
Some may wonder what the process is. One way to start is by looking at a team’s draft history – some teams have a clear preference for players out of Canadian junior hockey, others for US college hockey, and still others for Europea [...]
2011 NHL Draft – Scouting Repor...
Highly skilled forward Jonathan Huberdeau is a lock to be a top-5 selection
***MOCK DRAFT COMING TOMORROW***
While it’s difficult to say exactly who the top-10 players will be in this year’s NHL draft, most scouts have no problem telling you who the top 9 available prospects are. They include 6 forwards – Nugent-Hopkins, Huberdeau, Landeskog, [...]
Draft Rankings
Here’s a compilation of draft rankings from Bobby Mac, the International Scouting Service, and Craig Button. NHL Central Scouting Bureau (CSB) is also widely available, but I chose not to include it since it was made back in early April and is now outdated (due to the World Under 18 Championships which finished in late April).
Scouting [...]
Blame it on the Bug
How the injury bug took a bite out of the Canucks Stanley Cup hopes
Anytime a good team loses in the playoffs, they’re hesitant to use the “I” word – injuries. The traditional hockey media has permanently associated the word “injury” with another term – “excuse”. The implication is that even when a team incurs a series of costly injuries, [...]
FAQ’s for Jets Fans
Q: When will the NHL schedule be released?
A: Nothing certain, but last year’s schedule was released on June 22 – the same day as the NHL awards. Look for similar timing, given the NHL Board of Governor’s meeting on the 21st and the NHL Awards on the 22nd.
Q: What will the team be called?
A: Speculation is Jets, Falcons, an [...]
Top Draft Prospects
(#1 ranked prospect Ryan-Nugent Hopkins)
This list should cover most of the first round picks. It includes 27F and 11D. It also specifies the players that are likely to make up the top-10. (Though Beaulieu could sneak in ahead of Bartschi). After the top-10, the remaining prospects are only somewhat in order, with ‘rank’ becoming [...]
2011 Free Agents
(This summer’s big fish – Brad Richards)
(Note: I’ll keep this on a permanent page and will update the list frequently when we get closer to July 1)
Here’s the 2011 UFA crop. It’s extremely weak on forwards, but pretty loaded with defencemen. I’ve included salary expectations, which is a hybrid between how [...]