San Jose Sharks G.M. Doug Wilson (smartly) stands by Raffi Torres
The San Jose Sharks generally don’t get enough credit for it, but they are one of the better organizations in the NHL. Their response to the NHL’s suspension of Raffi Torres is a small example of the...
View ArticleBo Horvat may interest Edmonton Oilers at NHL entry draft
If the Edmonton Oilers trade back in Round 1 at the NHL entry draft in Newark, N.J., on June 30, they will seriously look at London Knights highly competitive centre Bo Horvat. He’s not tall at a shade...
View ArticleThis ‘n’ that: Quiet start to NHL defector Ilya Kovalchuk’s Russian campaign
- Ilya Kovalchuk is not tearing up the KHL (14 points, 17 games for St. Petersburg). He’s not in top 10 in scoring. Forwards Ryan Vesce and Matt Murley, with five career goals between them (Zagreb),...
View ArticleCracking down on NHL head hits ‘not an easy job’
Los Angeles Kings assistant general manager Rob Blake, who was once part of NHL sheriff Brendan Shanahan’s posse as they tried to crack down hard on the league’s dirty players, doesn’t miss being one...
View ArticleHockey World: Eyes on NHL heavyweights in wake of Ryan Miller trade to Blues
The big question now in the massive arms race in the Western Conference is what the Big Four — the Chicago Blackhawks, San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks — do now after the St. Louis...
View ArticleThis ‘n’ that
Ted Nolan will likely be getting a three-year contract from the Buffalo Sabres when they return from their Western Conference road swing, which earns a two-thumbs up from Drew Stafford. “He’s a great...
View ArticleOn Griffin Reinhart and New York Islanders’ long, weird history of bailing on...
Of the multiple player moves made by Edmonton Oilers’ GM Peter Chiarelli in the past two weeks, none has been more controversial than the trade of two excellent 2015 draft choices to New York Islanders...
View ArticleFerence has taken some of Torres's punishment
When Raffi Torres was wearing an Edmonton Oilers jersey in 2006 and concussed San Jose Sharks’ winger Milan Michalek with an open-ice hit in the playoffs, he was championed here. The refrain was, “hey,...
View ArticleOilers have to get over fact they used to consider Kassian as Public Enemy No. 1
As somebody said on Twitter the other day “a coach’s job is to coach and a player’s job is to be a good teammate,” but what happens when an opposing villain comes into your dressing room? Like Zack...
View ArticlePuljujarvi? Bear? Jones? Who will be the 2 or 3 or 4 Condors AHLers who...
To make it to the American Hockey League you have to be one helluva player, but it’s still a steep, steep, steep climb to the National Hockey League. The Edmonton Oilers farm team in Bakersfield is...
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