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Bits: Wheeling, Dealing and Drafting
It's here! IT'S HERE!!!11 Draft day has finally arrived and Islander country is excited! Another piece to the puzzle, tool for the toolbox and hopefully another bit of magic worked by Garth Snow and staff for us to ponder and explore for the next couple of seasons. Many feel the Isles are on...
2011 LBC Florida Panthers / NHL Entry Draft Day One: Live Open Thread
Join us after the jump... You're probably aware of these, but here are a few must-follow Twitter accounts for an evening of such importance, such grandeur, such eminence... Bob McKenzie (TSN) Darren Dreger (TSN) Pierre LeBrun (ESP...something) On Frozen Pond (Miami Herald) FialkovBlog...
The In Lou We Trust 2011 NHL Draft Open Thread
It's finally here. In a year in which Devils fans were held mentally hostage by the Ilya Kovalchuk signing, saw the Devils play horrible hockey for the first half of the year only to come up short on a late playoff run, cap problems, star player injuries, whispers of ownership issues, etc.,...
LHH Mock Draft: Tampa Bay Lightning Picks at #27
The Tampa Bay Lightning hope to draft another franchYze player by taking Oshawa Generals center Boone Jenner with the 27th selection in the 2011 NHL entry draft. Jenner is a big kid standing 6'1" 204 lbs. and only turned 18 years old June 15th. Jenner addresses an organizational need for the...
Class of 1980: Best Oilers draft ever?
Thought folks might enjoy another one of my way-cool high-tech graphs. This one, uh, graphically displays the Oilers' success in drafting Hall of Famers in their early years in the NHL, and their rather extended lack of success since. Many still consider the Oilers' drafts in Years 1, 2, and 3...
Previewing the 2010 NHL Draft: Erik Gudbranson
Name: Erik Gudbranson Position: Defense Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 lbs Age: 18 Home Country: Canada Playing In: Ontario Hockey League (Juniors) Scouting Reports after the jump...... My Take: Erik Gudbranson is undoubtedly one of the better defensemen in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. One thing...
#2 Overall Pick
The Kings have the second overall pick for the 2008 Entry Draft. I am definitely fine with this since the Kings had a shot at the top 3 overall picks. Having the second pick means that Kings fans don't have the right to be upset at Lombardi for not drafting Steven Stamkos, which was not going to...
Smid: sink? or swim? Some stats to set the stage
Why the heck are the Oilers playing Ladi Smid at such a young age? Shouldn’t he be developing his craft in the AHL rather than getting his baptism-by-fire at the NHL level? Haven’t we seen enough scenes like the above?Such questions are cannon fodder for the ongoing Oilogosphere debate between...
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