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Vancouver Canucks Sign RFAs Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes

Vancouver Canucks Sign RFAs Elias Pettersson, Quinn HughesThe Vancouver Canucks have made two massive deals official Sunday. While previously reported days ago, the club announced a three-year deal for Elias Pettersson and a six-year deal for Quinn Hughes. Neither deal carries trade protection. Pettersson will earn an AAV of $7.35-million over the...

Offseason review: Will the real Chicago Blackhawks please stand up?

Offseason review: Will the real Chicago Blackhawks please stand up?I may be in the minority here, but I’ve thought that Chicago has been due for a rebuild for a few years now. In the last six years, they’ve made the playoffs three times and in each were dispatched in the first round. Sure, they...

Offseason Review: The Perfectly Average Calgary Flames Had A Perfectly Average Offseason

Offseason Review: The Perfectly Average Calgary Flames Had A Perfectly Average OffseasonThere’s no team in the NHL more average than the Calgary Flames. They don’t have any world-burners on their roster top to bottom. Their offseason was a near perfect embodiment of it, too. They made a few trades, and a few minor signings, but is...

Rapid Fire: Central Division

Rapid Fire: Central DivisionBy: Mike McKenna Every season brings new hope and faces to NHL teams. The inevitable churn of personnel in search of the magic combination is never-ending. Going into the 2021-22 season, I’ve got one fire question for each team in the Central Division. Dallas Stars...

DFO Rundown – Ep. 67: The Canucks Got Their Guys, A Pacific Division Preview, and Penguins Talk With Rob Rossi

DFO Rundown – Ep. 67: The Canucks Got Their Guys, A Pacific Division Preview, and Penguins Talk With Rob RossiA new episode of The DFO Rundown is here to bring you into the weekend! This week’s episode was loaded with interesting topics as Gregor and Seravalli started things off by digging into the news that the Vancouver Canucks have gotten their two RFA’s signed. From...

The Maple Leafs Have Signed Sheldon Keefe To Two-Year Contract Extension

The Maple Leafs Have Signed Sheldon Keefe To Two-Year Contract ExtensionThe Toronto Maple Leafs are giving head coach Sheldon Keefe a vote of confidence. According to Pierre LeBrun, the Leafs and Keefe have agreed on a two-year contract extension. Keefe’s deal was set to expire at the end of the 2021-22 season and this contract...

The Canucks Are Nearing Deals With Elias Pettersson And Quinn Hughes

The Canucks Are Nearing Deals With Elias Pettersson And Quinn HughesIt looks like Friday could be a big news day for the Vancouver Canucks. With the start of the 2021-22 NHL season right around the corner, the Canucks are finally nearing terms with their two top restricted free agents — Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes....

Offseason Review: The Arizona Coyotes Blow It All Up

Offseason Review: The Arizona Coyotes Blow It All UpThis may not be the most popular of opinions, but I think the Arizona Coyotes quietly had one of the best offseasons in the league. Sure, they did basically the opposite of any team trying to make the playoffs, but what they did do was...

McKenna: “Majority Of Players Feel Vaccination Is Player’s Choice”

McKenna: “Majority Of Players Feel Vaccination Is Player’s Choice”By: Mike McKenna Over a year and a half into a global pandemic, the topic of COVID-19 vaccination couldn’t be more tiresome. And yet here we are, at the start of the 2021-22 NHL season and the topic simply won’t go away. I talked to...

Arizona Coyotes to become first NHL team to relax dress code for players

Arizona Coyotes to become first NHL team to relax dress code for playersA monumental moment for the National Hockey League and its players this season as the Arizona Coyotes will become the first team to relax the dress code for players. The news was unveiled by ESPN Thursday following a survey of all 32 teams showing the...

Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana out four months after shoulder surgery

Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana out four months after shoulder surgeryShoulder surgery will sideline Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana for the next four months, the club confirmed Thursday. Head coach Jeff Blashill confirmed the news and that the injury would keep him out at least four months. Vrana was injured just 10 minutes into...

DailyFaceoff Podcast: Season 7, Episode 7 – Fantasy Hockey Goalies Preview

DailyFaceoff Podcast: Season 7, Episode 7 – Fantasy Hockey Goalies PreviewBrock, Dylan and Beebs continue their 2022 Fantasy Hockey Season Preview by taking a deep dive into the Goalies. They are joined by former NHL goalie Mike McKenna to talk his new position at DailyFaceoff and his breakout goalies for 2022. Then the boys give...

Jonathan Toews plays 22:48 in his first game in over a year

Jonathan Toews plays 22:48 in his first game in over a yearAfter not playing a game for over a year, Jonathan Toews suited up for the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Toews missed the entire 2021 with chronic immune response syndrome, an illness that left him frequently feeling “drained and lethargic.” He spoke about the illness...

Hockey world up in arms over Andri Denyskin suspension

Hockey world up in arms over Andri Denyskin suspensionA Ukrainian Hockey League suspension for a player who made a racist gesture towards an opposing player is under fire from the hockey community for not being stiff enough. The league announced a 13-game suspension for Andri Denyskin Wednesday morning to go along with a...

Burnside Western Conference Hot Seats

Burnside Western Conference Hot SeatsBy Scott Burnside Western Conference Hot Seat Mark Scheifele, Center, Winnipeg Jets Our belief is Winnipeg has a chance to push Colorado for residency atop the Central Division. And the easy hot seat focus on this team is obviously Pierre-Luc Dubois, who must live up...

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