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NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.16 — Grigori Denisenko

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.16 — Grigori DenisenkoOne year removed from a 22-win season, the Colorado Avalanche found themselves back in the playoffs for just the second time since 2011. The Avalanche appeared to be packing it in early when they traded Matt Duchene to the Ottawa Senators, but Nathan MacKinnon turned...

The Washington Capitals are the 2018 Stanley Cup ChampionsOn Thursday, the Washington Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 5 to win the first Stanley Cup in franchise history. The Capitals went into the third period trailing 3-2, but Devante Smith-Pelly scored at 9:52 and Lars Eller scored the eventual game-winner...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.15 — Bode Wilde

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.15 — Bode WildeThe Florida Panthers went down to the wire, but missed the playoffs by one point and ended up with the No.15 overall pick in the NHL draft. Overall, the Panthers are set up pretty nicely. Their key players, Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Vincent Trocheck, Aaron...

Stanley Cup Finals Game 5: Projected Lineups & Game Notes

Stanley Cup Finals Game 5: Projected Lineups & Game NotesAfter winning games 2, 3 and 4, the Washington Capitals are back in Las Vegas looking to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. In addition to it being the first Cup ever for the Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin would also become the first...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.14 — Joel Farabee

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.14 — Joel FarabeeThe Philadelphia Flyers are set up as well as any team in the NHL right now. The Flyers already have a deep prospect pool and have two first-round picks and three picks in the top-50 of this June’s NHL Draft. Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek and...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.13 — Joe Veleno

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.13 — Joe VelenoSomehow with talent like Tyler Seguin, Jaime Benn, John Klingberg and Ben Bishop on the roster, the Dallas Stars missed the playoffs for the second straight season. Goaltending used to be the issue, but Bishop helped them to the seventh lowest goals against per game...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.12 — Ty Smith

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.12 — Ty SmithThe New York Islanders are well positioned in this year’s draft, with the No.11 pick (I have them taking Barrett Hayton), this No.12 pick and two second-round selections (No.41 and No.43). After taking a forward with their first pick, the team who allowed the most...

Snow, Weight relieved of their duties; Lamoriello names himself GM

Snow, Weight relieved of their duties; Lamoriello names himself GMThe New York Islanders announced that General Manager Garth Snow and head coach Doug Weight have been relieved of their duties. In late May, Lou Lamoriello was named President of Hockey Operations and he named himself as the new GM, taking over for Snow. Lamoriello...

Colin Miller suffered a broken nose in Game 4

Colin Miller suffered a broken nose in Game 4Vegas Golden Knights’ defensemen Colin Miller suffered a broken nose during the Washington Capitals’ fifth goal of Game 4 on Monday. Capitals forward T.J. Oshie punished Miller while completing a drop-pass to Nicklas Backstrom in the third period of the Capitals’ 6-2 win. Hard work,...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.11 — Barrett Hayton

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.11 — Barrett HaytonThe New York Islanders have missed the playoffs for the last two seasons and enter a crucial offseason that could shift the foundation of the franchise. John Tavares is set to become an unrestricted free agent and it remains to be seen if he will...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.10 — Jesperi Kotkaniemi

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.10 — Jesperi KotkaniemiThe Edmonton Oilers snapped a 10-year streak of missing the playoffs in 2017 and entered 2018 as one of the favourites to win the Stanley Cup. The Oilers started the season at 4-7-1 and never got back over .500. Somehow, the Oilers went from being...

Stanley Cup Finals Game 4: Projected Lineups & Game Notes

Stanley Cup Finals Game 4: Projected Lineups & Game NotesThe Vegas Golden Knights have lost games 2 and 3 and that is going to result in them making some lineup changes for Game 4. This marks just the second time in these playoffs that the Golden Knights have trailed in a series—the first time...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.9 — Adam Boqvist

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.9 — Adam BoqvistAfter making the playoffs for seven straight seasons, the New York Rangers failed to qualify in 2017-18 after going 34-39-9—their worst season since 2003-04. The Rangers traded away Rick Nash, Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller in trades that acquired the Boston Bruins’ and Tampa Bay...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.8 — Oliver Wahlstrom

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.8 — Oliver WahlstromAfter getting bounced in the first round in each of the last two seasons, the Chicago Blackhawks missed the playoffs this year for the first time since 2007-08. As a result, the Blackhawks will pick in the top-10 at the NHL Draft for the first...

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