Shane Pinto of the NHL Senators has been suspended 41 days that is retroactive to the Senators opening season game for 2023. I know I am running this a couple days late but folks, this is still news. There is some confusion as to why. Yes, we know he was suspended for gambling in Sports […]
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In the interests of full disclosure, this piece is largely copied, pasted, and updated for 2023-24 from an article I wrote at my old blog about four years ago (Good Lord, has it really been that long?). The goal of that piece was to explain the phenomenon of young Russian NHL draft picks getting very
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Any new hockey season anywhere in the world, as it gets underway, will almost immediately produce any number of “I wonder how this is going to end” storylines – those players, or teams, or situations that catch our interest, and keep us checking back in with the results, standings, and news stories. The 2023-24 campaign
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Experience and Adapt. Those are two words that sophomore Dylan Holloway understands after his first 51 games in the NHL. Last season, after a great training camp and preseason, Holloway started the season full of swagger and confidence. On his very first shift in his first NHL game, unfortunately, he decided to do a saucer
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With training camp slowly starting up, and players returning back to their respective clubs, we know there is a lot of movement for all 32 NHL teams, as they begin to plan out their season, learn the respective systems, and GM’s making roster cuts to get under the cap. Therefore we know there will be
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The time is done to not years, not weeks or even a day. The time is down to mere hours before the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and the lives of countless players will changed forever. Some will walk up to the podium tonight in Nashville seeing the beginning of their childhood dreams come true, while
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Leonard is a hard-nosed player who can score and has the kind of character to battle through adversity. He is excellent at using his strength and physicality to his advantage. The guy attacks the offensive zone with speed and power while still showing the skill to dangle opponents. Leonard pulls teammates into the fight with
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He’s pretty much a lock to be chosen top 7 in the 2023 NHL entry draft (4th-7th most likely). Smith is a dynamic offensive talent, and had an incredible break out year going coming into his draft season scoring 51 goals in only 60 games for the USNTDP. Crazy thing though, Smith is actually more
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Does a NHL team wanting a sure bonafide NHL player in their lineup, rather than taking a chance on a prospect who may or may not turn out? Well, Dalibor is as close to a sure thing for a regular NHL everyday player as you may get outside of say a Connor Bedard type player.
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Brayden carries an incredible shot that when released explodes off his stick. It doesn’t matter how he is positioned at the time of his release he is still able to rip it off either leg in short order. His signature shot is his wrist shot. He plays a good two way game and battles hard.
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