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New York Islanders Offered Every Pick for Ryan Murray
Ryan Murray, the Everett Silvertips defenseman who was drafted second overall to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2012 NHL draft, could very well have become part of the New York Islanders if this unbelievable deal had actually happened. The Islanders are apparently so hungry for defense that, according to many sources, they offered up [...]
Tweet2012 NHL Draft Second Day Moves for the Bruins
The Boston Bruins didn’t have their second pick of the 2012 NHL Draft until the third round, because of the trade that brought Tomas Kaberle to the Bruins for the 2011 playoffs (which also involved giving up their second round pick this year), but they did make some moves and selections with the picks they [...]
Tweet2012 NHL Draft: Coyotes Select Henrik Samuelsson At No. 27 Overall
With so much defense already in the pipeline, there was little doubt which direction the Phoenix Coyotes would be heading in this weekend, for the most part. Those offensive suspicions were confirmed with the selection of forward Henrik Samuelsson at no. 27 overall for the Yotes. His dad is the infamous Ulf Samuelsson, formerly of the [...]
Tweet2012 NHL Draft: Blackhawks Select Tuevo Teravainen No. 18 Overall
The hockey world descended on Pittsburgh this weekend for the 2012 NHL Draft and it was a pretty big question as to which direction the Chicago Blackhawks were planning to go with their pick. Some had the Hawks looking at a center, while others were hoping for one of the top goalie prospects, or a [...]
Tweet2012 NHL Draft Round 1 Wrapup: Predictable Picks, Shocking Trades and More
The first round of the 2012 NHL draft has certainly been an eventful one. After a perhaps predictable first pick by the Edmonton Oilers, the Pittsburgh Penguins dropped a bomb by trading Jordan Staal to the Carolina Hurricanes, nabbing the eighth overall pick from Carolina in the process. Eight of the first 10 draftees play [...]
TweetNHL Draft: Ottawa Senators take local boy Cody Ceci
The Ottawa Senators plucked a player right out of their own backyard with their first pick in the NHL draft as Bryan Murray and company selected defenceman Cody Ceci of the Ottawa 67s with the 15th pick overall. The young defenceman is coming off a good offensive season that saw him score 60 points including 17 [...]
TweetFilip Forsberg Falls To The 11th Overall Pick
Thank you hockey gods! Somehow, the Washington Capitals were able to draft Filip Forsberg; who was predicted to be in the Top three. After it took a considerable amount of deliberation, George McPhee approached the podium. There, he was welcomed by “Boo’s” coming from the stands as he announced that the Capitals were drafting Filip Forsberg. I have [...]
TweetMalcolm Subban Drafted by Boston Bruins
You are reading that headline correctly: with the 24th pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, the Boston Bruins selected 18-year-old Malcolm Subban. Subban is the younger brother of P.K. Subban, who plays for the archrival Montreal Canadiens. This created a funny moment when the siblings embraced on Malcolm’s way to the podium, where he donned [...]
TweetNHL Draft: Reasons Hurricanes Wanted Jordan Staal
Breaking News: the Hurricanes had prized forwards Filip Forsberg and Teuvo Teravainen available with the 8th overall pick in the NHL Draft. Instead, the Hurricanes traded that pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins who were hosting the draft. The Penguins received the Hurricanes 8th overall pick, second line center Brandon Sutter and second best defensive prospect [...]
Tweet2012 NHL Draft: Minnesota Wild Select Defenseman Mathew Dumba 7th Overall
The Minnesota Wild had the seventh overall pick in this year’s NHL, and unlike last year general manager Chuck Fletcher did not make a major trade to shake things up. The Wild added to what looks like a good group of young talent in their system by selecting defenseman Mathew Dumba, who has spent the last [...]
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