Posts Tagged Needs

  • St. Louis Blues: Why the Team Needs to Be Active at the Trade Deadline

    What a year the Blues are having. After starting out the season 6-7, the team has stormed back with a 23-6-7 record since Ken Hitchcock took the helm. The Blues have the lowest allowed shots per game, and the fourth best point percentage. All of these statistics are a huge improvement for the team. ...

  • Toronto Maple Leafs: Trade Speculation and Team Needs

    Coming off an important 4-3 overtime win over the New York Islanders, the Toronto Maple are currently in need of more consistent hockey after NHL All-Star break.The Leafs are sitting on ninth spot in the Eastern Conference with a 25-19-5 record. The team is tied with the eighth p...

  • NHL Needs to Move Non-Waiver Trade Deadline Back to March

    As most NHL fans are aware, the non-waiver trade deadline is February 27, 2012.Personally, I feel that NHL executives made a mistake by moving the trade deadline from March into February. Although teams now have a longer period of time to integrate new players, the lack of sellers in February leads ...

  • Chicago Blackhawks: Dan Carcillo Needs to Change His Playing Style or Else

    If Dan Carcillo is able to return to the Blackhawks this season he needs to change his style of play. The 'Hawks cannot afford any more plays that lead to him being suspended. They need more plays like the one he made earlier in the game against Edmonton where he stole the puck leading to ...

  • Chicago Blackhawks: Rise of Andrew Shaw and Jimmy Hayes Also Signal Team Needs

    At the beginning of the 2011-12 hockey season, Andrew Shaw was trying to find a spot on the fourth line of the Rockford Ice Hogs. Friday night, Shaw centered two NHL All-Stars. A year ago at this time, Jimmy Hayes was attending Boston College. On Friday, Hayes played power play minutes in Chicago's ...

  • NHL Trade Scenarios: 1 Weakness That Each Team Needs to Shore Up

    As we approach the holiday roster freeze, teams in the NHL will get time to assess where they are and where they want to be when the calendar reads April.Some teams have a lot of strengths and have been playing well. Those teams might look to add something minor or could look inside their organizati...

  • Chris Pronger out for Season: The NHL Concussion Epidemic Needs to Be Addressed

    How many more NHL stars need to land on the infirmary report before the NHL takes action? Losing the face of the NHL, Sidney Crosby, was apparently was not enough and Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres, Jeff Skinner of the Carolina Hurricanes, and Claude Giroux are just some of the names that have la...

  • NHL Free Agency: 1 Player Each Team Needs to Keep at All Costs

    The free agent class of 2012, both restricted and unrestricted, will present a fascinating set of circumstances in front of general managers all over the NHL. Coupled with the league's need for a new CBA, this could be a summer that is either incredibly painful or overwhelmingly thrilling for many c...

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