by George Grimm | Jul 28, 2019 | Hockey History, Homepage, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Defenseman Arnie Brown came to the Rangers along with Bob Nevin, Dick Duff, Rod Seiling and Billy Collins in the blockbuster February 22, 1964 deal that sent Blueshirt captain Andy Bathgate and Don McKenney to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Brown had played his junior...
by John Zielonka | Jul 22, 2019 | Homepage, NHL, Seattle Kraken
NHL Seattle CEO,Tod Leiweke, today named Ron Francis as the team’s general manager. Francis will oversee the club’s hockey operations. This includes player personnel, coaching staff, amateur and pro scouting, player development, analytics, sports science...
by Andrew Bensch | Jul 15, 2019 | Archived Features, Homepage, San Jose Sharks
Sharks territory will look quite different in 2019-20. Gone from the 2018-19 roster this offseason are Joe Pavelski, Justin Braun, Joonas Donskoi, Gustav Nyquist and Joakim Ryan. Despite General Manager Doug Wilson re-signing Erik Karlsson, who was set to become an...
by Anthony Garofalo | Jul 10, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL
The Boston Bruins have re-signed one of their own, but it is not one of the marquee players that the fans were hoping for. The Bruins have inked forward Danton Heinen to a two-year contract extension worth $2.8 million per year. This deal signifies that the team and...
by Anthony Garofalo | Jul 4, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL
We all have our sports fantasies that we would salivate at the thought of them existing in a perfect world. If we take all of the realistic elements out of these decisions (contract length, salary cap hit, chemistry with the team, etc.), then everyone would get what...
by Neal McHale | Jul 2, 2019 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs
No, it wasn’t Mitch Marner. But the Toronto Maple Leafs and GM, Kyle Dubas still managed to be noise-makers on a busy July 1 making a pair of trades. The day started with an all-Ontario deal between the Leafs and Senators that saw Nikita Zaitsev, the Buds’...