It is still very early but lets take a look at which teams might contend for the title of the worst in the NHL for 2008-09 and win the right to draft John Tavares first overall. I am basing this solely on their current rosters of signed players, not projections of who they might [...]...

Here are some of my thoughts on the free agent signings so far. 1. I want to give the finger tor all those who are outraged at the Jeff Finger signing and who have seen him play fewer than two games. Yes, that is pretty much everyone. As a Leaf fan I am [...]...

Only a month ago, Howard Berger and others wrote about how things were pretty much all good int he NHL. And though it's oddly out of fashion to lay kudos on commissioner Gary Bettman, there is little doubt he has adroitly guided the NHL through its most turbulent epoch. Bettman and deputy Bill Daly administer to [...]...

Sometimes (ok, more than sometimes) I wonder if the NHL has a clue what it is doing. The latest breaking story is that the NHL is threatening the New York Rangers owners (Madison Square Garden, MSG) with possible expulsion from the league for accusing the league of violating antitrust laws. The background is [...]...

06-07 06-07 06-07 07-08 07-08 07-08 Average Name Age Team Off. Def. Overall Off. Def. Overall Overall Teemu Selanne 37 ANA 1.46 1.13 1.32 1.17 1.49 1.31 1.32 Kristian Huselius 28 CGY 1.30 1.25 1.28 1.27 1.06 1.18 1.23 Jaromir Jagr 35 NYR 1.40 1.20 1.31 1.12 1.11 1.12 1.22 Martin Gelinas 37 NAS 1.21 1.10 1.16 0.99 1.31 1.16 1.16 Brian Rolston 34 MIN 1.04 1.41 1.21 1.02 1.20 1.11 1.16 Pavol Demitra 3...