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Breaking Down the Hurricanes/Flames Trade

Breaking Down the Hurricanes/Flames TradeDay one of the NHL Draft was quiet, but the Carolina Hurricanes and Calgary Flames made a big splash on day two. The Hurricanes traded Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm to the Flames for Dougie Hamilton, Micheal Ferland and prospect Adam Fox. The Hurricanes were having...

DailyFaceoff NHL Mock Draft 2.0

DailyFaceoff NHL Mock Draft 2.0I created a Mock Draft at the end of May, didn’t change anything and wrote profiles on every pick over the last 22 days. A lot has changed since then. The NHL combine went down, we heard rumours about which teams like which players....

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.31 — Alexander Alexeyev

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.31 — Alexander AlexeyevFresh off of the first Stanley Cup in franchise history, the Washington Capitals have already lost their head coach but own the No.31 and No.46 overall picks in the first two rounds. The Capitals’ prospect pool isn’t overly exciting. Their top prospect is unquestionably goaltender...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.30 — Martin Kaut

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.30 — Martin KautThe rebuild is on in Detroit and the 2018 NHL Draft is going help in a big way. The Red Wings own the No.6, No.30, No.33 and No.36 picks in the first two rounds. Additionally, they own three third round picks and two second and...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.29 — Ryan Merkley

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.29 — Ryan MerkleyThe St. Louis Blues missed the playoffs for the first time since 2011, ending a six-year run of making the postseason. It was almost shocking because the Blues were tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for first place in the NHL after 31 games—going 21-8-2....

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.28 — Ty Dellandrea

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.28 — Ty DellandreaThe New York Rangers’ crazy first-round continues with the No.28 overall pick. Despite already having a talented NHL roster and high-end prospects in their system, the Rangers are really putting themselves in a nice position with the 2018 draft. We have them selecting Adam Boqvist...

Trotz named Islanders Head Coach

Trotz named Islanders Head CoachThree days after stepping down as the Head Coach of the Washington Capitals, Barry Trotz has been named the 17th Head Coach in New York Islanders’ history. Further to what @FriedgeHNIC is saying here, I'm told the deal with the Isles will pay more than...

2018 NHL Award Winners

2018 NHL Award WinnersThe Annual NHL Awards were held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas last night and there were a bunch of first-time winners. Below I’ve listed all of the award winners and the vote totals for that award. Comment below if you...

Market for Skinner heating up; Hurricanes want to sign Hanifin long-term

Market for Skinner heating up; Hurricanes want to sign Hanifin long-termJust six weeks after he was named the General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, Don Waddell is already very busy. It seems like Jeff Skinner’s name has been floating around the trade market for a number of years now, but talks sound like they are heating...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.27 — Jett Woo

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.27 — Jett WooThe Chicago Blackhawks missed the playoffs in 2018 but are set up well in the NHL Draft. The Blackhawks selected forward Oliver Wahlstrom with the No.8 overall pick in the DFO Mock Draft and they also have the No.27 overall selection. Chicago acquired this pick...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.26 — Dominik Bokk

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.26 — Dominik BokkThe New York Rangers have a pretty shallow prospect pool because they have been committed to being competitive for the last decade. Last year they were able to add talented forwards Lias Andersson (No.7) and Filip Chytil (No.21) and if the real NHL Draft goes...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.25 — Ryan McLeod

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.25 — Ryan McLeodThe Toronto Maple Leafs struggled mightily from 2014-to-2016 and that enabled them to draft William Nylander (No.8 in 2014), Mitch Marner (No.4 in 2015) and Auston Matthews (No.1 in 2016) and they have immediately become the core of their team. Since then they have made...

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.24 — Jared McIsaac

NHL Mock Draft 2018: No.24 — Jared McIsaacThe Minnesota Wild qualified for the playoffs for the sixth straight season and topped 100 points in each of their seasons under head coach Bruce Boudreau. The Wild are in an interesting spot with most of their top prospects ready to transition into the NHL...

Sharks Trade Hoffman to Panthers for Draft Picks

Sharks Trade Hoffman to Panthers for Draft PicksThe San Jose Sharks have traded Mike Hoffman and a 2018 seventh-round pick (No.207 overall) to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2019 second-round pick, 2018 fourth-round pick (No.123) and a 2018 fifth-round pick (No.139). Just a few hours after acquiring Hoffman from the...

Senators Trade Hoffman to the Sharks for Boedker

Senators Trade Hoffman to the Sharks for BoedkerThe Ottawa Senators have traded Mike Hoffman, prospect Cody Donaghey and a 2020 fifth-round pick to the San Jose Sharks for Mikkel Boedker, prospect Julius Bergman and a 2020 sixth-round pick. Hoffman has two-years left on his contract that pays him $5.187 million AAV and...

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