24 PLAYERS ELECT SALARY ARBITRATION

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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

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

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

Jill Gonzalez Talks About The Best and Worst Sports Cites in the U.S.

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by Sportsology - November 23, 20210

To determine the cities where the game is always on regardless of season, WalletHub compared 392 small to large cities across the five largest sports in the U.S.: football, basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer. Best Large Sports Cities 1. Boston, MA 2. Los Angeles, CA 3. New York, NY 4. Pittsburgh, PA 5. Philadelphia, PA 6. Denver, CO 7. Washington, DC 8.

Voices of the NHL Book Review

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by Russ_Cohen - October 11, 2021October 11, 20210

The first thing that should stand out to the readers of Voices of the NHL is there is a representation for every team in the NHL pre-Seattle Kraken. That’s a hard task to make that happen, so I applaud the author, Matthew Blittner for that to start. I immediately turned to

Don’t Sleep on New York Rangers Prospect Lauri Pajuniemi

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by Russ_Cohen - September 22, 20210

This Finnish right wing was drafted 132nd overall in 2018. The New York Rangers made the selection and so far, he looks like a fifth round steal. Now 22, and in North America, he looks like he could make a quick transition, starting out with the Hartford Wolfpack in the

Carter Hart Is Still a Developing Goalie

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by Russ_Cohen - August 9, 2021August 16, 20210

Goaltenders are different. They have different personalities than most hockey players and their development curve is different. Nobody has had to develop goalies in a bubble or during a pandemic before, so there was no blueprint for that. Hart wasn’t at his best last season, but he’s still only 22

Sean Behrens Has a Lot of Tools Heading into the NHL Draft

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by Russ_Cohen - July 20, 20210

Sean Behrens is a 5-10, 176-pound defenseman who can do a lot of things out on the ice. If teams focus on what he can do, he’s a sure-fire, second-round pick, and maybe a late first. When you couple in the fact that he’s committed to the University of Denver,

William Eklund Is The Most Versatile Forward In The NHL Draft

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by Russ_Cohen - July 3, 2021July 3, 20210

William Eklund is a very talented forward who will go very high in the upcoming 2021 NHL Draft. One of the biggest reasons why is the shortage of potential top-line centers. Could Eklund become just that? “I like both positions. I feel comfortable at both,” Eklund proclaimed. “I think my offense