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Depth has been an issue for a couple of seasons, but this recent New York Rangers trade deadline addressed that. It was the first deadline for General Manager Chris Drury, who clearly decided to buy this deadline. The Rangers are very top-heavy with Chris Kreider. Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin. However, the Blueshirts’ bottom-six forwards […] READ MORE
It was an eventful trade deadline for the Philadelphia Flyers – although that had been predicted ever since Claude Giroux‘s name began to feature in the NHL rumour mill. As expected, the captain did get traded. (He was shipped out to the Florida Panthers, his ideal landing spot, on Saturday.) Justin Braun, a steady defenceman […] READ MORE
The Philadelphia Flyers have traded defenceman Justin Braun to the rival New York Rangers. Philadelphia will get a third-round pick in return for the defender. Sportsnet’s Jeff Marek was the first to break news of the deal. Justin Braun to NYR — Jeff Marek (@JeffMarek) March 21, 2022 Flyers Make Justin Braun Trade Braun has […] READ MORE
What do you get for the team that has everything? Any Calgary Flames trades that happen in the next week are going to be minor – with one possible exception. Possible Calgary Flames Trades The Flames made their big move a month ago, bringing in Tyler Toffoli to shore up their scoring. Toffoli has been […] READ MORE
As the trade deadline approaches, the Philadelphia Flyers are not in good shape. Currently, the team sits in the basement of the Metropolitan Division with their playoff hopes eradicated. In this state, the Flyers are not going to be buyers. General manager Chuck Fletcher has confirmed that he is planning for an “aggressive retool”, so […] READ MORE
The NHL trade deadline is approaching, and as a result, NHL rumours are starting to swirl about. Rumours regarding which players are on the market. There are also rumours about what playoff teams are looking to acquire for a deep run. Today, we’ll be looking at rumours surrounding the St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, […] READ MORE
Welcome back to another edition of NHL Rumours! Today we take a look at a few prominent NHL franchises, namely the Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota Wild, and Vancouver Canucks. The Leafs appear to be eyeing a trade for a veteran defenceman. Minnesota is also looking to make deadline moves but could be active sooner than […] READ MORE
The Philadelphia Flyers announced that defenceman Ryan Ellis is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. According to head coach Alain Vigneault, Ellis was reinjured while playing against the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Injury update: Per AV, Flyers defenseman Ryan Ellis suffered a re-injury on Saturday vs. Dallas and is now considered week-to-week. — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) […] READ MORE
Though the Philadelphia Flyers ultimately lost two of three games, it was certainly an exciting week. Against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the offence couldn’t seem to get anything going, allowing the Leafs to shut them out. The team dropped Saturday’s game to the Dallas Stars as well. But on Friday, when the Flyers faced the […] READ MORE
NHL teams build their teams in many different ways. Some construct their clubs via free agency while others do it through trades. However, the main way teams create a roster is through the NHL Draft. Most years have maybe one or two players make the roster, but some years the general manager gets it right […] READ MORE
Born in Richmond, Erin Butler moved to the Gulf Islands early on but made sure to pack their Vancouver Canucks fandom with them on the way out of town.
Decades later, the fandom is unabated even as the perspective widened. A little more jaded about ownership, but loving the bizarro-world fandom online.