2024 NHL Trade Deadline

The Devils Should Pursue Predators’ Juuse Saros

As we not only enter the home stretch of the NHL season but near the trade deadline, there is still a major question that has yet to be answered by the New Jersey Devils. What is their solution in goal? Through 55 games, New Jersey has gone through three different netminders with mixed results. Despite […]

Opinion: Torn on Rangers’ Kakko

With the NHL trade deadline right around the corner, now is a good time to talk about an enigma that plays for the New York Rangers. This puzzling player is Kaapo Kakko. Kakko, 23, was taken with the second overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, and ever since then, he has been a […]

An Open Letter to Rangers General Manager Cris Drury: Part II – Make a Move Or Two

I am trying something different. I have written two open letters to New York Rangers general manager Chris Drury regarding the upcoming NHL Trade Deadline on Friday, March 8th. In part two, which is written below, I tell Chris Drury to make a move or two to get this team ready for the Stanley Cup […]

An Open Letter to Rangers General Manager Chris Drury: Part I – Stay The Course

I am trying something different. I have written two open letters to New York Rangers general manager Chris Drury regarding the upcoming NHL Trade Deadline on Friday, March 8th. In part one, which is written below, I tell Chris Drury to stand pat. I try to convince him that he has the right pieces to […]

As the Trade Deadline Looms, Ranger Fans Try to Read the Tea Leaves

It’s been more than 6 years since “The Letter.” That was the last time that Ranger fans had any real insight into what the organization was thinking ahead of the deadline. 2024 looks to be no different, despite plenty of opinions, prognostication, and tea leaf reading. A fatalistic bent has entered the chat, with some […]

Sean Monahan skating for the Montreal Canadiens

Sean Monahan Traded to the Winnipeg Jets

Dominos continue to fall, and the Winnipeg Jets have snatched their center ahead of the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. Montreal Canadiens forward Sean Monahan is headed to Winnipeg after Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff traded a 2024 first-round pick and a conditional third-round pick in 2027 for Monahan. The third is conditional if Winnipeg wins […]

Elvis Merzlikins celebrates a shutout victory over the Vancouver Canucks

Should the Edmonton Oilers Acquire Elvis Merzlikins?

While the Edmonton Oilers enjoy their rise in the NHL standings these last couple of months, it’s not a bad idea to discuss a position that is always a hot-button topic in Oil Country, even before this season. Below-average goaltending was Edmonton’s biggest plague between October and November. A team that was viewed by many […]