These five NHL comeback players have had remarkable starts to the 2016-17 season and are producing at levels not seen in awhile. READ MORE
Top Five NHL Comeback Players This Season
Tag: Sam Gagner
Blue Jackets’ Winners and Losers of December
Following a record-setting November in which they proved themselves to be serious contenders in the toughest division in hockey, the Columbus Blue Jackets somehow found a way to one-up themselves in the month of December. In addition to posting a fabulous 14-0-0 record, the Jackets outscored their opponents by a total of 56 goals to […] READ MORE
OTPP: Patrick Roy Resigns and Other August News
Last Word on Sports is proud to present their hockey podcast, On the Power Play with Ben and Dave. Join Ben Kerr and Dave Gove each week as they take a look around the Hockey World focusing on the big issues of the NHL and elsewhere. Ben and Dave have taken a few weeks off as […] READ MORE
Sam Gagner is a Free Agent Steal for the Columbus Blue Jackets
Earlier this week news broke that the Columbus Blue Jackets had finally signed a free agent going into the 2016-17 season. For the long-time fans, there isn’t much hope that free agency is going to offer anything of significance to the organization. However, Sam Gagner could very well be an absolute steal for a franchise that […] READ MORE
Sam Gagner Signs With Columbus Blue Jackets
After the Flyers were his fourth NHL team, Sam Gagner is headed to his fifth while only at the age of 25. The center signed a --- deal with the ---. Gagner has been with the Oilers, Lightning, Coyotes and Flyers during his nine seasons in the league. READ MORE
Report: Columbus Blue Jackets Approaching Deal With Sam Gagner
According to Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch, the Columbus Blue Jackets are working to sign free agent center Sam Gagner to a one-year, one-way deal. Told #CBJ are closing in a one-year, one-way deal with free agent center Sam Gagner. Filing blog shortly to Puck-rakers. — Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) July 30, 2016 Blue Jackets Closing on Gagner After the departure […] READ MORE
NHL Free Agency: Top 10 Players Still Available
With the activity around the League dying down from July 1st’s explosive opening to NHL free agency, there are still various names on the market for teams to take a chance on heading into the middle of the summer. Last season, guys like Matt Cullen (August 6th) and Tomas Fleischmann (October were signed a considerable amount […] READ MORE
Pronger and Grossmann traded to Coyotes
The Philadelphia Flyers have sent defencemen Chris Pronger and Nicklas Grossmann to the Arizona Coyotes for centre Sam Gagner and a conditional draft pick. READ MORE
Fantasy Hockey: January 5th Taking a Second Look In Our Weekly Waiver Wire Pick-Ups
The holidays are over. As fantasy team owners we all know it’s a harder time than normal to keep up to date on your fantasy teams. However, now that we’re back to a regular schedule there are no excuses as to why you shouldn’t be on top of your teams. There is still half of […] READ MORE
Most Lopsided NHL Trades of the Last Five Years: Part 2 of 3
In the NHL, trades are a common transaction for teams to upgrade their organizations or even shed some salary. In most cases, these trades are at or near fair value, but there have also been a number of completely lopsided deals in recent history. Using the past five seasons, we’ll be looking at some of […] READ MORE
