Five Things I learned At The 2022 National Sports Collectors Convention

Reviews

by Russ_Cohen - July 29, 2022July 29, 20220

The first thing you noticed was people catching up with friends. Not folks they traveled with but others who made the journey to Atlantic City. Traffic inside the show was heavy for a Thursday and yet I saw so many people re-connecting. I did the same with my GTS guys

Buckology – – The Mets Have a Lot of Work To Do

Baseballology

by Russ_Cohen - July 21, 2022July 21, 20220

If you’re a New York Mets fan and are just happy that manager Buck Showalter has cured the clubhouse and the team is in “playoff contention”, then don’t read this article. Hoping a team can pull it out and be proactive in making that happen are two different things entirely. The

24 PLAYERS ELECT SALARY ARBITRATION

Hockeyology

by Russ_Cohen - July 17, 2022August 8, 20220

TORONTO (July 17, 2022) – The National Hockey League Players’ Association announced that 24 players have elected Salary Arbitration: Mason Appleton (Winnipeg Jets) Ethan Bear (Carolina Hurricanes) Jesper Bratt (New Jersey Devils) Lawson Crouse (Arizona Coyotes) Morgan Geekie (Seattle Kraken) Mathieu Joseph (Ottawa Senators) Kaapo Kahkonen (San Jose Sharks) Kasperi Kapanen (Pittsburgh Penguins) Keegan Kolesar (Vegas Golden Knights) Oliver Kylington (Calgary Flames) Maxime Lajoie (Carolina Hurricanes) Steven Lorentz (San Jose Sharks) Isac Lundestrom (Anaheim Ducks) Zack MacEwen (Philadelphia Flyers) Niko

My Overall Take on How Flyers Prospects Are Developing

Hockeyology

by Russ_Cohen - July 16, 2022July 16, 20220

Right after the 3-on-3 competition, I started to look at my camp notes and late season notes for the Flyers prospects and now will give my feelings on where they are in their development. Cutter Gauthier is terrific. That’s all you need to know right now. He did score on

Notes From Flyers First Two Dev Camp Days

Hockeyology

by Russ_Cohen - July 13, 2022July 13, 20220

I always find things to write about at dev camps. The reason is simple. I look for minute changes in players I’ve seen before they got there to see how they improve from the start of camp to the end. Devin Kaplan – His passing drills were on point. This is

Lucas Edmonds: Tampa Bays Next Hidden Gem

Hockeyology

by Peter Harling - July 12, 2022December 25, 20220

Lucas Edmonds was passed over in the NHL Entry Draft three times before hearing his name called. It took a little longer than he had hoped, but he made it to the Draft a lot quicker than Martin St. Louis! The 2022 NHL Draft was a wild and unpredictable draft and

A Closer Look At the 2022 New York Rangers Draft Picks

Hockeyology

by Russ_Cohen - July 10, 2022July 10, 20220

Adam Sykora was their first pick. The fact that they were picking at 63 wasn’t ideal. There were some rumors that Sykora was shooting up the charts, so I feel like they did well here. Offensively, he has a sneaky wrist shot and is good around the net. I like

Welcome to Crazy Town the 2022 NHL Draft

Hockeyology

by Peter Harling - July 8, 2022December 25, 20220

Round one of the 2022 NHL Draft was a wild ride. The host city Montreal owned the first overallselection and blew the roof off by selecting Juraj Slafkovsky first overall. Then Montreal added 2019third overall selection Kirby Dach in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, and finally Filip Mesar laterwith

There Will Be Draft Day Trades

Hockeyology

by Russ_Cohen - July 7, 2022July 7, 20220

Montreal - - There’s little doubt after talking to three NHL GMs yesterday that there will be draft day trades. The 2022 NHL Draft will have them. Now, will that involve big name players or will they be trades of another variety? “It’s worked well the last two years despite not