Day: September 7, 2023

Jacob Peterson Season Preview

Every once in a while, a player-for-player trade works out for both teams, and that seems to be the case in the Jacob Peterson for Scott Reedy trade that happened at last year’s trade deadline. When Mike Grier sent Reedy to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Peterson, many fans scratched their heads about the […]

What’s The Deal With Zach Parise?

The now 39-year-old Zach Parise remains without a contract and without a decision on his playing future. A season ago, Parise played in all 82 outings with the Islanders, tallying 21 goals and 13 helpers for 34 points. Not a bad number for a 38-year-old playing third-line minutes on a league-minimum contract. With those figures, […]

Can Jake Middleton Have Another Career Year?

Jake Middleton, the last pick of the 2014 NHL Draft, has spent his entire hockey career fighting to get to the top. Between struggling to bust into the NHL full-time to working construction in the offseason to pay the bills, Middleton is a gem of a player. Now, as a partner to Jared Spurgeon on […]

Opinion: Who Will Make Up the Blackhawks’ Goalie Tandem?

As more young talent gets signed and makes their way to the Blackhawks roster, the pace of the rebuild becomes unclear. The 2023-24 season looks promising for Chicago as the countdown to Oct. 10 continues, but some aspects of the roster are still up for speculation. With Alex Stalock signed to the Anaheim Ducks and […]

Steven Stamkos on the ice for the Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning Must Prioritize Extending Steven Stamkos

With the 2023-24 roster finally taking shape, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien Brisebois is set to work on assembling future rosters for the Bolts. First, he signed 2022 trade deadline acquisition Brandon Hagel to an eight-year contract extension with a $6.5 million AAV. That won’t kick in until the 2024-25 season. He then inked […]

Bruins’ Forward Wants To Stay After All

Jake DeBrusk’s career with the Boston Bruins has done a 180-degree turn over the last two seasons. DeBrusk requested a trade during the 2021-22 season and cited difficulty with then-head coach Bruce Cassidy’s coaching style as a cause. In 2020, DeBrusk struggled with “bubble” play during the height of COVID-19 and had battles with his […]

ECHL: Indy Fuel Re-Sign Goaltender Cam Gray

The Indy Fuel have announced that they’ve re-signed goaltender Cam Gray for the 2023-24 ECHL season. Gray spent his collegiate career at Adrian College, where he went 53-9-2 with a 2.34 GAA, .912 SV%, and six shutouts. Gray led the Bulldogs to a Divison III National Championship in his final season at Adrian. In 2022, […]