2022 NHL Draft – – My Top 32 Version 4.0

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by Russ_Cohen - June 30, 2022June 30, 20220

This is my final list. Sometimes I leave players off because I just didn’t have enough viewings to put them on it so know that. Otherwise, this is what I’m bringing to Montreal. These are rankings and not a mock draft. Shane Wright – C – Kingston - OHLLogan Cooley –

The Reason Your Team Didn’t Draft Cale Makar

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by Russ_Cohen - June 27, 2022June 27, 20220

Suppose you’re going to tweet that your team passed on Cale Makar and should have drafted him. Why did you wait until he won a Hobey Baker Award, Calder Memorial Trophy, a gold medal in the World Juniors, a Frozen Four appearance and a Conn Smythe, a Norris, and now

Cup Final: Five Things We Learned About Game 4

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by Russ_Cohen - June 23, 2022June 23, 20220

Tampa - -- The Colorado Avalanche are up 3-1 over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final. The Lightning lost 3-2 at home in a heartbreaking fashion. Here is what I saw: Jon Cooper was broken up after the game and only took one question. He saw there were

Ondrej Palat Could Soon Be The Hottest Free Agent

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by Russ_Cohen - June 21, 2022August 8, 20220

Tampa - - In the wake of a 6-2 win by the Tampa Bay Lightning over the Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Final, something hit me like a lightning bolt. Ondrej Palat will be a free agent for the first time in his career this summer, and all signs

Kuemper vs. Tampa Could Be The Crux of the Series

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by Russ_Cohen - June 21, 2022June 21, 20220

Tampa - - The Tampa Bay Lightning have shown some weaknesses in this series. And much like the New York Rangers, the Colorado Avalanche took advantage of those. After an interesting first period where the Avalanche trailed 2-1, nobody saw Darcy Kuemper melting down this game. It was predicted many

John Tortorella Has a Massive Challenge Ahead of Him

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by Russ_Cohen - June 17, 2022June 17, 20220

John Tortorella was introduced to the Philadelphia media today. To say he was very prepared would be an understatement. He had just come off nailing the interviews to get the job and he answered every question with great ease. In the summer, everything is easy, breezy. “Culture and accountability are easy

Skate or Die: The Last Voyage of the Icemen Review

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by Russ_Cohen - June 16, 2022June 16, 20220

Skate or Die is a fun read about a fictional hockey team called the “Charlestowne Icemen” a team that is about to end its 38th season. One of their players is telling the stories in this tome. I love the training camp stuff. How there are so many players there and

Julian Lutz Is Getting Last Minute Draft Attention

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by Russ_Cohen - June 14, 2022June 16, 20220

Julian Lutz is a center who only played in 14 games for Munchen in the DEL. While he did play in the U18s and was a point-per-game, I confess I lost track of him. I lost the thread. It’s easy to do when you’re looking at so many players to

Best and Worst NHL Cities Discussion with Jill Gonzalez

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by Russ_Cohen - June 9, 2022June 16, 20220

With the Stanley Cup Final around the corner, Wallethub has come out with their annual list of best and worst NHL cities along with some cool financial facts. Here's the list if you want to take a look Enjoy the discussion that took some turns with Russ and Jill Gonzalez. For more hockey

Looking Closer at the Colorado Avalanche and New York Rangers

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by Russ_Cohen - June 6, 2022June 6, 20220

The Stanley Cup playoffs are in full swing and getting a chance to lift Lord Stanley is becoming more of a reality after each passing game. The New York Rangers are surprising even the best of prognosticators and the Colorado Avalanche has been scoring goals in buckets. MSG is a