Archive for the ‘NHL’ Category
2011 NHL Draft: Phil Kessel Trade Continues To Haunt Toronto Maple Leafs
Andre Khatchaturian A couple years ago the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Phil Kessel from the Boston Bruins. In doing so, they pretty much mortgaged their future. They traded their first-round pick from 2010, second-round pick from 2010, and their first-round pick from 2011 in order to get Kessel. Phil Kessel has not disappointed. He has had consecutive ...
How Aaron Rome’s Hit Gave the Series to Boston
Andre Khatchaturian Alex Burrows had scored a huge goal in overtime to give the Canucks a 2-0 series lead. Canada’s favorite team had the momentum going into Boston. They were looking to take the crowd out of it. And then Aaron Rome changed the series in one split second. This article was not written to vilify Rome, who has ...
How Thrashers Relocation Affects the Pittsburgh Penguins
Andre Khatchaturian Throughout the Atlanta Thrashers’ existence in Georgia, the Penguins repeatedly destroyed them. So the relocation for Pens fans probably just means that we’ll destroy them in Winnipeg instead of Atlanta. But there’s more. Gary Bettman stated in his state of the NHL address before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final that relocation will be necessary ...
Vancouver Canucks’ Stanley Cup Final Appearance Will Hurt NHL’s Momentum
Andre Khatchaturian Ever since the lockout ended, the NHL has been blessed with young stars like Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin that have revived once-dead markets. Attendance figures in Pittsburgh, Washington, and Chicago were abysmal prior to the lockout. The NHL banked on these stars and were also lucky to have popular teams in the Stanley ...
NHL Free Agency: Should the Penguins Trade Evgeni Malkin?
Andre Khatchaturian The Pittsburgh Penguins missed Evgeni Malkin this season. Their goals per game strongly declined after both Malkin and Sidney Crosby were injured. They will welcome him back this season, and they will get his offensive production back. However, should they just trade him away this summer? He showed that 2010 and 2011 were ...
NHL vs. NBA
NHL surging past the NBA: June 2004. Vincent LeCavalier and the Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup over the Calgary Flames in 7 games. However, there is uncertainty in the NHL’s future. The collective bargaining agreement was expiring, more than half of the teams in the NHL were losing money, and interest in the sport ...