The New York Rangers had tremendous success during the 2010-11 season incorporating rookies into their lineup and having those players perform at a very high level. It is rare that a team can have significant contributions from three or four rookies in a season and still be a very competitive overall. New York had that
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Early Rookie Of The Year Candidate: David Rundblad
Its never to early to project what will happen in the NHL next season. One of the most interesting and difficult things to do is predict what first year players will make an impact. Will the top rookie be a 18 year old kid, like Jeff Skinner last season, or will it be someone who is
Anssi Salmela signs with Avangard Omsk
Avangard Omsk have confirmed the signing of the Finnish defender Anssi Salmela, according to the official site of the Russian club. Last season the 26-year-old Finn played 48 matches for the New Jersey Devils, scoring 7 (1+6) points and recording 14 penalty minutes with a plus/minus statistics of -11. In the summer Salmela did not
The Legend of Kaspars Daugavins continues to grow
Written By Dan Greene This past pre-season Kaspars Daugavins, an Ottawa Senators draft choice, made a small name for himself with a creative and acrobatic spin-o-rama shootout goal against the Hamilton Bulldogs, which has become a viral sensation (View Video). But now, the 23-year old winger from Latvia has made a bigger name for himself
Anton Volchenkov named Top 10 Homegrown Ottawa Senator
One of the hardest things in hockey to do is to identify what teenagers are going to become when they mature into men. Even harder than that is to keep those players they draft within the system and having them make an extended impact with the team. SenShot looks at the 10 most impactful Senators
Will Alexander Radulov return to the NHL next year?
The Nashville Predators are having problems signing a talented, offensive-minded Russian restricted free agent. The more things change, they basically stay the same. We weren’t talking about Sergei Kostitsyn the last time this happened—we were talking about Alexander Radulov. The last time Radulov played in the NHL, he scored 26 goals and 58 points in
Mikhail Grigorenko a part of very strong European contingent for 2012 NHL Draft
If you’re favorite team’s offseason moves have left you absolutely puzzled, it’s never too early to look ahead to the 2012 draft class. It appears as though this would be the year to tank. The upcoming year is loaded with top end European talent. Russians Nail Yakupov and Mikhail Grigorenko join future Czech star Martin
Flames lock up Anton Babchuk for $5 million over 2 years
Jay Feaster has gone on record over his dislike of no-movement and notrade clauses. So the Calgary Flames general manager expected the question Monday before it was even uttered. Why give Anton Babchuk a modified no-trade clause to stay in Calgary? Especially when 11 other players have a no-move or no-trade clause attached to their
Flames’ GM Jay Feaster on Signing Anton Babchuk
Flames GM Jay Feaster talks about locking down defenseman Anton Babchuk for 2 more years.
Calgary re-signs defenseman Babchuk for two years
The Calgary Flames just claimed another defenseman off the rapidly shrinking list of top-notch free agents, re-signing Anton Babchuk to a two-year deal Monday. Babchuk played in 65 games with the Calgary Flames this past season after he was traded for From Carolina. During the season, he had 11 goals, the 12th-highest total among League