The Best of the Nation – 9.30.12
Jonathan Willis
September 30 2012 10:42AM
Looking at a Roberto Luongo trade, the advantages for an NHL team that operates it's own junior club, the craziness that awaits any NHL'er heading to Sweden for the lockout, Dan Cloutier's return to the NHL, and more after the jump.
St. Louis Blues 12-13 Preview: Contenders Under Hitchcock
Jonathan Willis
September 29 2012 12:51PM
The 2011-12 season was the team’s best in over a decade. Will 2012-13 see the team improve upon it or fall back to the disappointing levels of previous seasons?
Your Graphical Guide to the NHL Barnyard
Graphic Comments
September 25 2012 08:48PM
If you're anyting like Detroit Red Wings' Senior VP of Barnyard Operations, Jim Devellano, it's sometimes hard to tell elite hockey players apart from the rest of the herd. But never fear, the handy chart above should help you out if you ever get into a pinch.
Now, far be it from me to judge a Lester Patrick Trophy winner like Jimmy Devellano, but the cattle comment was a bit over the top. If there's anything I've learned over the years, it's that you don't poke the bear. You lure it with some bait, and then shoot it while it's not looking.
Wait. No. Not only is that the wrong analogy, it's the wrong animal.
We're talking barnyard animals today, especially those that make up the NHL's pecking order...
The Best of the Nation - 9.24.12
Jonathan Willis
September 24 2012 10:34AM
Nathan MacKinnon is the consensus pick as the best player eligible for the 2013 Draft. Who else is available? What NHL list that nobody wants to be on did Ryan Kesler just make? What kind of livestock did an NHL executive compare NHL players to? Why is Toronto slamming the “best goalie coach on the planet”? When will the NHL lockout end?
All that and more, after the jump.
Nathan MacKinnon Dominates 2013 NHL Draft Consensus Top 30
Derek Zona
September 21 2012 02:38PM
Photo by Ryan Meier, all rights reserved.
The 2013 NHL Draft order might have some excitement to it, excitement that's been stripped away of the last three drafts by the Edmonton Oilers and their grip on the worst. But with a possible season cancellation in the works, this draft might come down to the luck of a ping pong ball.
