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There has been a lot of hoopla surrounding the NHL Entry Draft every year, and usually it surrounds the top picks, who usually end up going on to have superb NHL careers. Of course, for every top pick that succeeds, there are also some that absolutely bomb. On the opposite end, there are also those that don't get picked in the first, or even the second round, but turn out to ...

The Boston Bruins picked Tyler Seguin as the second overall pick of the 2010 NHL Draft. Seguin is a welcomed addition to the offensive core, which suffered greatly in the 2009-10 campaign. With the recent signing of Nathan Horton and the resigning of Mark Recchi, it seems that the Bruins are beefing up on the offensive power and could setup another multiple-scoring line to keep the opposition busy for the 2010-11 season. Seguin played with the Plymouth ...

The Chicago Blackhawks have officially sent a qualifying offer to their netminder, Antti Niemi. With the offer deadline approaching for restricted free agents on July 1, the Hawks made the first step in retaining Antti Niemi. While arbitration is likely, Niemi and his agent continue to look for a "cap-friendly," long-term extension. The Chicago organization continues to search for ways to cut from the payroll.  With the deadline just around the corner, the ...

Who? This is the question many fans were asking themselves when the Avalanche selected forward Joey Hishon 17th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. I'm not sure I have an answer. Hishon is an undersized center who's played the past three years with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League. His best statistical season was in 2008-2009, when he registered 37 goals and 81 points in 65 games. However, ...

For Chicago Blackhawks players, the awards continue to roll in for the '09-10 season.  Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane have been selected as first-team NHL All-Stars.  This is the second award for Keith in the last 48 hours.  Keith was awarded the Norris Trophy on Wednesday night.  An accolade given as recognition for being the top defensive player during the season. Others up for the award included Mike Green of the Washington Capitals ...

With top-five ranked defenseman Cam Fowler still on the board and top-ten Brandon Gormley, the Rangers chose to go past them and take fifteenth-ranked physical defenseman Dylan McIlrath. This move came as a complete shock, especially with two great defenseman available and goaltender Jack Campbell, whom analyst Russ Cohen suggested the Rangers draft. Needless to say, I was disappointed at the pick. Personally, I wanted Tarasenko, but ...

The "Taylor or Tyler" saga is now officially over. Like so many mock drafts predicted, Taylor Hall was selected first overall by the Edmonton Oilers and Tyler Seguin is now bound for Beantown. Tyler Seguin says he was neither disappointed nor surprised to be picked second, he's just thrilled be NHL bound. "It definitely feels great to be here and just have this jersey on." When asked about how he hoped to ...

Steve Yzerman certainly knows how to make an entrance. The new General Manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning stunned many of the experts by selecting Prince George (WHL) center Brett Connolly with the sixth overall selection in the NHL Draft. Connolly was believed to be one of the top prospects available for this year's entry draft, but a severe hip injury limited the 2009 WHL and CHL Rookie of the Year ...

As expected, the Edmonton Oilers used the No. 1 pick to select Taylor Hall, while the Boston Bruins selected Tyler Seguin with the second overall pick. Hall, who won back-to-back Memorial Cups and Memorial Cup MVPs, gives the Oilers a very talented offensive-minded forward who should bring a certain amount of cache and respect back to the fledgling Oilers franchise. In Seguin, the Bruins get a player who ...

Rumors are circulating that the Anaheim Ducks have a proposal on the table that would send Corey Perry and the Ducks second round pick (42nd overall) to the Toronto Maple Leafs in return for highly coveted defenseman Tomas Kaberle and disgruntled forward Nikolai Kulemin. In Perry, the Leafs would get a top flight right winger who can play in all situations. Through 368 career games with the Ducks, Perry has ...