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Free Agency: The Buffalo Sabres and the Pegula Factor

All three of the Sabres´ free agency defensman on the current roster are restricted; Andrej Sekera, Mike Weber, and Marc-Andre Gragnani. Sekera is probably the strongest candidate of the three, but with only about $7 million to play with under the new salary cap of $64 million we may anticipate more trades than signings for Buffalo. Continue reading "Free Agency: The Buffalo Sabres and the Pegula Factor" »

Free Agency: The Florida Panthers and New Money

The clock won´t strike until next year for Florida´s blueline, as only Alexander Sulzer and Joe Callahan stand unrestricted. Neither are offensive dynamos, with one assist each in the 2010-2011 season and , and -3 and -1 plus/minus respectively; with other prospects on the market, their future in the South is questionable. Continue reading "Free Agency: The Florida Panthers and New Money" »

Headshots: Still on Hockey´s Mind

In its recent review, headshots dominated the NCAA Hockey Rules Committee discussion as they had with the NHL Competition Committee about a week before. Both are steadily moving away from the nervous tolerance of headshots to complete rejection. Continue reading "Headshots: Still on Hockey´s Mind" »

The NCAA and the 2011 NHL Draft: Adam Clendening

The next year, Clendening and Nieto won gold again with the U18 team, a year which also garnered quite a few individual awards, including a spot on the All-Star team, most goals/assists/points by a defenseman, and Most Penalized Player. Continue reading "The NCAA and the 2011 NHL Draft: Adam Clendening" »

The NCAA and the 2011 NHL Draft: Matthew Nieto

This will be a recurring series about NCAA players elligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Unfortunately this coincides with end of the University of Maryland spring semester so there might be time in-between posts. Enjoy! When choosing between the champion and the underdog, I almost always go with the... Continue reading "The NCAA and the 2011 NHL Draft: Matthew Nieto" »

The NCAA and the 2011 NHL Draft: Jamieson Oleksiak

Oleksiak´s size makes him immediately desirable. His 6-foot, 7-inches and 244 pounds have drawn comparisons to the likes of Zdeno Chara and Tyler Myers, and like those monster D-men, Oleksiak must overcome a steep learning curve. Continue reading "The NCAA and the 2011 NHL Draft: Jamieson Oleksiak" »

NCAA Frozen Four: Who to Watch for NHL Fans

NCAA basketball's March Madness reached an anti-climatic end Monday, ending a month of...well, madness, but fear not! There is yet one more college championship to be won! In St. Paul, MN today, the final four, the Frozen Four (University of Minnesota-Duluth, the University of Michigan, the University of North Dakota,... Continue reading "NCAA Frozen Four: Who to Watch for NHL Fans" »