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Now that it's the offseason, writers like me love to speculate about what may occur based on what we hear. Here are the latest rumors from around the NHL. It appears that the three main options for Ilya Kovalchuk are the Devils, Kings, and of course the KHL. Personally I think Kovalchuk will stay in the NHL, which eliminates the KHL but with the rumors I have heard in the last ...

It's just a letter on a sweater. When Dion Phaneuf stepped up to the podium Monday afternoon to accept his new role on the Toronto Maple Leafs, as captain, not a whole lot changed for the 25-year-old stud or the team he plays for. The Maple Leafs didn't add any new talent or swap any personnel, and Dion is still the same player; surly and focused as ever. The team didn't get ...

The champagne and beer have barely dried on the Stanley Cup and it’s already time to start thinking about a repeat in Chicago. The Blackhawks have the talent and the youth, for the most part, so you would think that there would be nothing holding them back from repeating as Stanley Cup champs next season. However, there is one thing that could splinter this team if they aren’t careful: money. The Blackhawks have ...

Amidst a day where New York Rangers fans around the world will be celebrating the 16th anniversary of the famous drought ending championship of 1994, I offer no joy to you today. I have already seen it on Facebook and around the Rangers blogosphere, but how can anyone really be happy about it? Sure it was an incredible moment in the franchise’s history, perhaps the single greatest shining moment this team, ...

Hello everyone, and welcome to my 2010 NHL Mock Draft.  This year’s draft is looking like a deep one, as some nice players will be able to be drafted deep into the second round and even see some potential gems slip well into the third or even fourth rounds. With a relatively weak free agent class this offseason, expect to see quite a few trades to be ...

Today is the day that it is rumored the Toronto Maple Leafs will name Dion Phaneuf the 21st Captain in franchise history. It has been quite some time since we have seen a leader on this team with such tangible intensity as Phaneuf. Sundin certainly didn't have it, perhaps Wendel Clark or Doug Gilmour, but certainly not Sundin. Don't get me wrong all you Sundin fans, he was a ...

Mark Recchi has been an integral part of the Bruin's two playoff runs in as many years. However, the 42-year-old veteran will be a free agent come July 1st and has to decide whether to continue his Hall of Fame career, or to hang up the skates. Although he may not have the speed he once had, he still brings an array of characteristics to the team that are not ...

In less than two weeks, the NHL's annual entry draft will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. From a talent perspective, the 2010 edition looks like one of the deepest in years, yet all the talk seems to be surrounding two young phenoms --Taylor Hall and Tyler Seguin. The two Canadian 18 year olds are both elite level talents that could prove to be franchise changers in a ...

September of 1993 I decided to take my girlfriend Stacy (My Wife today) to a Pre season Sabres game in the Memorial Auditorium against the NY Islanders. My cousin Carl and his girlfriend at the time went along with us. We sat just above the glass right behind the net in the visitor’s end of the ice. “An earshot” from the goal crease. They were wonderful seats in the Golds.  Mark Fitzpatrick ...

The title says it all. Often injured and mostly forgotten about, Mike Van Ryn has had quite a tumultuous last few years in the NHL. Having only played roughly half a season the last three years, Van Ryn has never really been able to show off his abilities.  In late 2009, Van Ryn underwent micro-fracture knee surgery, the same surgery Steve Yzerman and Jason Kidd have had done.This surgery can either go two ...