All Entries Tagged With: "Exelby"
The Good,The Bad…Who Stays and Who Goes
The Blackhawks went into the Olympic break riding a four game win streak. They have reached 40 wins quicker than other team in franchise history. That’s the good news. As far as the winning the last stretch of games; it was an unimpressive four game win streak. The Hawks played some of their worse hockey [...]
Breaking Rumor: Exelby a King?
Has Garnet Exelby been dealt to the Los Angeles Kings? It’s believed Toronto has acquired a 4th round pick for the defenceman. He was pulled from the game for the entire third period, and there are reports that suggest Los Angeles has acquired him for depth going on their way to the post-season. TSN has [...]
No Whispers on Leafs-Phaneuf and A Long Look at Hawks Trade Scenarios
The biggest non-trade deadline transactions in a very long time happened over the weekend. A lesson should be noted for all those who want to believe trade chatter. I did not read one rumor which forecasted Dion Phaneuf going to the Maple Leafs. Not one. After checking with someone who reads more trade gossip than [...]
IF Leafs Deal, Hawks Could Be Included…Update Phaneuf a Leaf
If Darren Dreger is correct and the Maple Leafs are on the verge of announcing a a major trade the Hawks could be in on it in a small way. The speculation is Toronto could be acquiring J.S. Giguere from the Ducks. Brian Burke may look to shed salary if he acquires another goalie. The acquisition [...]
Leafs Practice, News and Notes
The Leafs took to the ice today in preparation for Martin Brodeur tomorrow night. It featured some interesting one on one drills for a few key players, and one defenceman who claims the future of his career and the Maple Leafs would be better suited if he were traded. Luke Schenn spent the duration [...]
WWW, The Blues And A Sobering Realization
There was a reference yesterday by Greg Wyshynski (aka Puck Daddy) of an Adrian Dater article from the Denver Post. The theme of Dater’s piece was the slipping attendance in Colorado and around the NHL could have something to do with the advent of HDTV. His premise is why spend a lot of dough to [...]
Hawks Shouldn’t Force A Trade
It was my opinion this summer the Blackhawks should have been aggressive in trading players to open up salary cap space for the coming season. There could have been a benefit for this year and next when the cap crunch will really hit. It was an unsettling summer for the Blackhawks front office. There was [...]
Caps @ Leafs | The Best vs the Worst – Caps in need of Wake-up Call
Washington is looking to bounce back from their 3-2 loss to the Habs last night as they face the worst team in the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Leafs Opening Night Roster
The Toronto Maple Leafs have sent down Tyler Bozak, Jiri Tlusty, Nikolai Kulemin and Carl Gunnarsson. The following is their 22 man roster, one short of the max, but does not include Phil Kessel or Mike Van Ryn who are listed as non-roster players due to long-term injury. Looks like Jay Rosehill did enough to [...]
Roster Decisions and….Is Stan Bowman Looking for a Friend?
We all have our favorites, those we enjoy dealing with when at work. Dale Tallon was well liked in the NHL general manager fraternity. Tallon had many friends but he did seem to have some favorite trading partners. On the trade front Tallon appeared to enjoy dealing with the Flyers Paul Holmgren, Jim Rutherford of the [...]