Welp! This has been a wild morning. Following a tough week in Ottawa with rumors swirling around that Senators forward Mike Hoffman's fiancee had harassed the wife of Erik Karlsson, the Senators dealt him to San Jose. However Hoffman wasn't a Shark for long. The Sharks flipped Hoffman to the Panthers for 3 draft picks. … Continue reading Panthers trade for Mike Hoffman

1st Pick- Buffalo Rasmus Dahlin Defense Sweden 2nd Pick- Carolina Andrei Svechnikov Winger Russia 3rd Pick- Montreal Brady Tkachuk Forward USA 4th Pick- Ottawa* Filip Zadina Winger Czech Republic *- This pick could be deferred to Colorado as a result of the Matt Duchene trade. If Ottawa defers I expect Colorado to also pick Zadina. … Continue reading NHL Mock Draft Round 1

Veznia Trophy Awarded to: Best Goalie My Prediction: Andre Vasilevsky (TB) Runner Ups: Pekka Rinnie (NSH) and Connor Hellebyuck (WPG) The player who got snubbed for this list: Marc Andre Fleury (PIT) Frank J Selke Trophy Awarded to: Best Defensive Forward My Prediction: Anze Kopitar (LAK) Runner Ups: Sean Couturier (PHI) and Patrice Bergeron (BOS) … Continue reading Award Predictions

Let's look at the top 12 free agents. 12. Tyler Bozak Pos: Center Age: 32 Current Team: Toronto 2017-18 Stats: 81 GP, 11-32-43 Despite playing on the 4th line in Toronto, Bozak is a solid center who would be a 2nd or 3rd line center on any other team in the NHL. Bozak put up … Continue reading Top 12 Free Agents Part 1

Sounds like Panthers Defender Alex Petrovic is on the trade block according to TSN"s Bob McKenzie. Let's take a look at some scenarios for a Petrovic trade. Florida trades D Alex Petrovic, W Jayce Hawryluk, 2018 5th round pick and a conditional 2019 5th round pick to Arizona for W Max Domi Why? Well mainly … Continue reading Possible Alex Petrovic Trades

Welcome to the Pre-Draft June Prospect Update. A separate one will come out after the draft. Well we have some news with the Panthers down in the system so let's get started. Brown and Bystrom Resign The Panthers resigned their first two prospects of the offseason. Minor league defenders Josh Brown and Ludwig Bystrom resigned … Continue reading Prospect News: Brown and Bystrom Resign, Bye Mascherin, Updated Top 10 Rankings

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals didn't disappoint. The expansion Vegas Golden Knights and the perennial chokers Washington Capitals are facing off in a high powered offensive series. Game 1 was in Sin City and the Golden Knights took advantage with a 6-4 victory. The game started with pregame festivities. I didn't see it … Continue reading Game 1 SCF Recap: Vegas’s 4th line leads them to victory in thriller