Hall Finds Match with Buffalo

by Neal McHale | Oct 11, 2020 | Buffalo Sabres, Homepage, NHL

Short-term deal? Check. A $7.5–$8 million AAV? Check. Playing alongside an elite NHL center? Check. Taylor Hall, the top free agent winger on the market, found a place that checked each of the necessary boxes. A place where he could gamble to maximize his value...

Bruins Relatively Quiet On Day One of Free Agency

by Anthony Garofalo | Oct 10, 2020 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL

Are we really surprised by that statement? When it comes to free agency and/or the trade deadline, the Boston Bruins usually portray the shy kids on the playground; they hide out in the background and let everyone else take center stage. Grant it, that is not...

Blues and Pietro? A Challenge All-Around

by Neal McHale | Oct 9, 2020 | Homepage, NHL, St. Louis Blues

Alex Pietrangelo, 2020’s most-coveted free agent, did not sign as the free agent market opened on Friday. But, it was not without a major development that could very well decide the future for the former cup-winning captain of the Blues. As much of the day was...

Schneider Era Ends in New Jersey

by Neal McHale | Oct 8, 2020 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL

In the same vein that the 2013 Entry Draft was highlighted by the top-shelf products of Nathan MacKinnon, Aleksander Barkov and Seth Jones, the ninth overall pick was an equally memorable part of the afternoon. That was when NHL Commissioner, Gary Bettman, who spent...

NHL Draft, Day One: The Expected, Surprises and Questions

by Neal McHale | Oct 7, 2020 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights

For the class of 2020, Tuesday brought a certain degree of relief as much as it did clarity. Since the pause of the 2019-20 regular season and the subsequent trickle-down in nearly every other major, competitive, organized hockey league across the globe due to...

Options Await the Devils at Tuesday’s Draft

by Neal McHale | Oct 6, 2020 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL

We’ve arrived to the pinnacle of the NHL offseason: the draft and free agency. More moves and team-defining decisions are made this week than any other time during the regular season. Of course, this offseason timeline remains in flux making this potentially the...