Notes From Flyers First Two Dev Camp Days

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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