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NHL Free Agency: What Each Team Needs in Order to Reach Next Level
Posted: 8th July 2010 by Tom Schreier in NHL
"The Trade" which sent Wayne Gretzky from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings on August 9, 1988 had a significant impact. The impact not only on the Kings and the Oilers, but on hockey in general.
The Kings, who had been unsuccessful since entering the league as a member of the Second Six in 1967, became relevant overnight. The team went to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1993, losing ...
Wish You Were Here: Former Oakland A’s Currently on Other Teams
Posted: 27th June 2010 by Tom Schreier in MLB
The A's have had plenty of talent leave Oakland over the years.
Regardless of the fact that the team has had a three-peat of World Series wins in the 1970s, and remains competitive in a small-market, it seems that the Athletics get lost in a league that is dominated by big-market teams like the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
The departure of talent from ...
NHL “Mock Draft:” Ranking the Past and Present NHL WAGs
Posted: 21st June 2010 by Tom Schreier in NHL
With the NHL Draft coming up I decided to have a mock draft... with hockey WAGs.
Everyone in this slideshow has been romantically linked to an NHL player at some time in their lives.
The actual NHL Draft will take place June 25-26 on Versus, TSN, and the NHL Network.Begin Slideshow
Five Things the Minnesota Wild Need To Do To Get Back into Playoffs
Posted: 11th June 2010 by Tom Schreier in NHL
With the Stanley Cup Finals concluding, hockey fans in Minnesota must look focus the NHL Entry Draft, free agent signings, and other off-season activities as the Wild look, to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since winning the Northwest Division in 2007.
The Wild organization did not sit on their hands last year, improving their team by trading for Guillaume Latendresse and Cam Barker, and signing collegiate draftee Casey ...
After helping the American Olympic hockey team win a silver medal earlier this year, Joe Pavelski is doing what he can to ensure that his local club will not be a playoff disappointment this year.
After tallying two goals against the Detroit Red Wings in Game One, he has increased his playoff total to seven, putting him two goals ahead of Sidney Crosby, who has the most points in this year’s ...
The buzz on Opening Day in Florida is that the small-market Tampa Bay Rays will be able to contend with the Goliaths of the AL East.
The Rays have generated excitement by reaching the World Series in 2008; however, people on Florida’s west coast should not forget about their hockey team, the Lightning, who won the Stanley Cup six years ago and employ 20-year-old Steven Stamkos.
This year the sophomore shared the ...
Nashville Continues to Succeed Despite Limited Recognition
Posted: 17th April 2010 by Tom Schreier in NHL
The Nashville Predators should revel in the spotlight they have been placed under after upsetting the second-seeded Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. The Predators are constantly overlooked by the NHL community despite their annual success in a difficult division with a small-market payroll.
Unlike other expansion or relocated franchises in the South who play against each other in the Southeast Division, the Predators play in the Central Division against the Detroit Red ...