Author: Michael Pagani

Vancouver Canucks D Filip Hronek Shut Down for Season

Rick Tocchet announced on Friday that defenceman Filip Hronek would be shut down for the remainder of the season. Hronek appeared in four games for the Canucks this season, totaling one point in those four games. Hronek, 25, was acquired just days before the trade deadline in exchange for multiple draft picks, including a conditional […]

Wichita Thunder signs G Roman Basran

The Wichita Thunder added to their system on Thursday, signing Brock Badgers goalie Roman Basran. Basran mainly played with the Kelowna Rockets during his junior career but was claimed by the Mississauga Steelheads for his overage season. Prior to signing, he played with the Brock Badgers playing in seven games posting a 5-2-0 record with […]

BREAKING: Montreal Canadiens Acquire Denis Gurianov

Just five sleeps before the trade deadline, teams are already making trades. The phones are hot. They are buzzing. On Sunday, the Montreal Canadiens traded F Evgenii Dadonov to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Denis Gurianov. Montreal will retain 50% of Dadonov’s $5M cap hit—a classic 1-for-1 hockey trade. This season, Dadonov has 18 […]

Sidney Crosby Named to Order of Canada

“Crosby scores! Sidney Crosby, the golden goal! And Canada has once in a lifetime won Olympic Gold!” Canadians all around the world heard Chris Cuthbert’s call when Sidney Crosby shot the puck five-hole on Ryan Miller to clinch the Gold Medal in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. His international clutchness didn’t stop there as […]

Which Rookies Are Staying? Which Rookies Are Leaving?

The nine-game benchmark is fast approaching which is big for teams because it is up to the coaching, management, and front-office staff to decide which rookies stay and which will get sent down to the junior or AHL levels. Juraj Slafkovsky Although he has had many games where he showed flashes of what he can […]

The Case for Why Logan Thompson Is a True #1 Goalie in the League

Once Robin Lehner went down with hip surgery which forced him to miss the entirety of the 2022-23 season, there were questions in the goal leading up to the season as to whether the Golden Knights might trade for a true #1 starter or have Logan Thompson step up and take that spot. Through training […]

Montreal Canadiens Announce Roster Ahead of Wednesday’s Game

The Montreal Canadiens made final cuts ahead of their first regular season game Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. One debate has been settled, with final cuts coming today. The first overall pick, Juraj Slafkovsky, has made it onto the opening night roster. Many will disagree with the move citing that he didn’t have […]

Owen Beck Is the Next Brightest Star For the Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens drafted Owen Beck with their first pick in the second round of the 2022 draft. Many people thought Beck should’ve been drafted in the first round, and many people were surprised Montreal drafted Beck over names like Jagger Firkus, Noah Warren, and Hunter Haight, to name a few. Beck had an amazing […]

Max Pacioretty Sidelined Six Months With Torn Achilles

It wasn’t the best news for Canes fans on Tuesday as they learned their newly acquired top-six winger, Max Pacioretty, will recover from a torn Achilles. It will take approximately six months to recover from this injury fully. The newly acquired Canes forward will have to wait until the new year to make his Hurricanes […]

Winnipeg Jets re-sign Mason Appleton

The Winnipeg Jets and F Mason Appleton have agreed on a three-year deal. The first three-year deal is worth $2M and the next two seasons are worth $2.25M. By agreeing to this contract, Appleton and the Winnipeg Jets avoid arbitration. Appleton had an interesting year. He was taken by the Seattle Kraken in the expansion […]