All Entries Tagged With: "Brian Burke"
Howard Making a Case for 2014 Sochi Olympics
Jimmy Howard and the rest of his Detroit Red Wings’ teammates were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 20, but that hasn’t stopped Howard from continuing his season by representing his country. Howard is currently the number one man between the pipes as a member of Team USA in the 2012 IIHF World [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs – Another Offseason
After yet another disappointing season, Maple Leafs fans look toward another offseason. This time, as the fans of the only NHL franchise to have not played in a postseason game since the lockout. The overwhelming belief that the Toronto Maple Leafs still need a number one center still remains, and the uncertainty about goaltending is [...]
How Sweep It Is: Third Line Leads Boston To 8-0 Romp, Season Sweep Of Toronto
BOSTON– After snapping a season-long four-game losing streak with a 3-2 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon, the Boston Bruins were looking to start a new trend on Monday evening when they played host to the Northeast division rival Toronto Maple Leafs. If Monday’s effort is any indication of things to come [...]
A Case For Harding
As the trade deadline approaches the big names are being thrown around in rumours. Trust me when I say this, the Toronto Maple Leafs are in no spot to be selling the farm. The fix for this slumping team? A man named Josh Harding. Harding may not be the name that Toronto media craves, they [...]
Five Deals That SHOULD Be Made Before The Deadline
As the late February NHL trading deadline approaches rumors have began to surface in every corner of the hockey world. From buyers to sellers and rentals, a plethora of deals always seem to be made this time of year. This year, as a few top-tier players are slated to become Unrestricted free agents at year’s [...]
Fast Five: Predictions For the NHL’s Second Half
As we hit the all-star break this weekend with the Fantasy Draft kicking things off this evening at 8 P.M., the 2011-’12 NHL season has officially reached it’s mid-point. There have been many surprises — and equally as many disappointments — across the league this season on both an individual and team basis. In anticipation [...]
Brian Burke’s NHL Fight Club Rules
The first rule of NHL Fight Club is you do not tweet about NHL Fight Club.
New Ice Hog Head Coach??… Plus Al’s Shots
According to a source close to the situation, the prohibitive favorite to become the next Rockford Ice Hog head coach is Ted Dent. Dent has been in the Blackhawks’ organization for the past five years, acting as an assistant coach on Bill Peters’ staff since 2008. Dent also served as an assistant to Mike Haviland [...]
Halting the Head Shot Horrors
Once again, the NHL has found itself dealing with an on-ice incident that has left one player with a severe concussion and the League having to mete out discipline based on less than concrete guidelines. Boston’s Nathan Horton was was destroyed by a late hit from Vancouver’s Aaron Rome in Game 3 of the Stanley [...]
Panthers Looking to Sell
Setting up for More Trades It seems that Tallon is setting up for Monday. In acquiring Alexander Sulzer for a Conditional 7th Round Pick, the Panthers now have a surplus of defensemen. People have naturally been linking this trade as a precursor to a Bryan McCabe trade; however, McCabe was likely to be traded anyway. [...]
Maple Leafs Trade Beauchemin, Acquire Lupul, Prospect and Draft Pick
The first trade leading up to this year’s NHL trade deadline appears to have been made as the Toronto Maple leafs have shipped defenceman Francois Beauchemin back to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Joffrey Lupul, defensive prospect Jake Gardiner and a conditional 2013 fourth-round draft pick. “I’m excited to get back in a [...]
A Must Win and The Need For Change
The Blackhawks should forget about trying to muster up any more desperation, if it isn’t there already it’s not coming. With a loss tonight in Edmonton the Hawks will put themselves into a cavern. Readers are probably are getting tired of the same points rehashed, but there isn’t a reason to deviate. My thoughts have [...]
Jonas Gustavsson Needs an AHL Conditioning Stint
There is no arguing that the Toronto Maple Leafs need a spark as they enter the unofficial second half of the 2010-2011 season. Where that spark were to come from, whether it would be from management, coaching, a trade, a signing or whatever else, doesn’t matter. With a very good young goalie, a mediocre goalie [...]
Toronto Maple Leafs Must Focus on Building Their Defence, Not Offence
Much has been made of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ inability to score this season. Reasons such as having such a young team, lack of experience and the most used one of all; no legitimate top-six forward, have been thrown around by fans. Although all of those reasons are true, adding another forward may not be [...]
Giguere willing to accept a trade; Leafs vs. Ducks pre-game notes
Maple Leafs goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere says he would be willing to consider waiving his no-movement clause. Leafs/Ducks pre-game notes.
DAILY RUMORS: Toronto Maple Leaf Rumormill
Another new month, another round of Toronto Maple Leafs trade rumors. Yes, as GM Brian Burke continues to shop around (without success thus far) this season for players who can help his roster the blogosphere is as usual buzzing with plenty of rumors and trade scenarios. First up, The Bleacher Report’s Erik Paul, envisioning potential [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Edmonton’s Andrew Cogliano To Leafs?
The Toronto Maple Leafs are reportedly still seeking that much-needed but difficult to find center for their first line. GM Brian Burke has been linked in the press to the Boston Bruins but their recent salary-dumping moves of Marco Sturm and Matt Hunwick means they’re probably no longer in the trade market. He’s also been [...]
Daily Rumors: Picking Apart Potential “Blockbuster” Deals This Season
The NHL’s annual trade deadline is still three months away (February 28th, 2011) but the lack of significant player movement early in the season has more than a few pundits and bloggers musing over potential deals as the deadline nears. Thomas Copain of The Bleacher Report recently looked at ten potential “Blockbuster deals that could [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Rejection of the Bruins Trading Savard to the Kings
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
DAILY RUMORS: A Look at the Rumored Suitors for Tomas Kaberle… In a Market that is, Well, Lacking
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
