I am embarrassingly nostalgic, and I always have been. When I was seven, my parents bought a ’95 Chevy Malibu. I waxed poetic about the model year, as it brought back fond memories of a block party two years prior. When I was 13, I remember being choked up entering the Vet on its final…
The Stanley Cup Final is over, and the Las Vegas Golden Knights are the new champions after defeating the Florida Panthers in a five game series. Vegas made good on their promise at inception: a Stanley Cup in six years. They’ve been involved in some major trades, free agency signings, and cap gymnastics to construct…
A lot of the talk around this year’s draft revolves around the forwards, and for good reason, however there are still some fantastic defensive prospects like the one were discussing today. After dominating the MHL, Russia’s version of the AHL, Mikhail Gulyayev will look to prove his worth at the top levels of hockey. At…
When the Ivan Provorov trade was announced last week, it was primarily the draft compensation going back to the Flyers —a first round pick and two seconds— that took all of the headlines. Additionally, former second round pick and undisputed first team all-name defenseman Helge Grans is an interesting piece for the future. More than…
*The news keeps on coming, folks! The Flyers have brought John LeClair back as yet another hockey operations advisor. [Flyers] *It looks like he’s going to be sticking pretty much on the hockey ops side, while fellow new hire Patrick Sharp is going to be filling in on the player development side. *If it’s any…
*Yesterday turned out to be qualifying offers day for the Flyers, as the organization tendered offers to five of their RFAs and elected to let three of them go off into the sunset. Or whatever happens to them. [NBC Sports Philly] *Additionally, they’ve “tolled” Ivan Fedotov’s contract – which is definitely a term we all…
Ivan Provorov is no longer a member of the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve and Quigz break down Danny Briere’s first big move as general manager. The guys also discuss trade rumors surrounding Carter Hart, Scott Laughton, Kevin Hayes, Tony DeAngelo, and Travis Konecny, as well organizational moves, and a curious television project about the Broad Street…
The year was 2016. Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. The Chicago Cubs won their first world series in 108 years. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency over the Flint, Michigan, water crisis. In 2016, the Vegas Golden Knights didn’t exist. They were merely an idea, and in the eyes…
In the mid-to-late first round of almost every NHL Entry Draft, you can find some players that don’t really excite a fan base and won’t have thousands of people rushing to YouTube to look up their highlights. At times they could be described as boring prospects or not really “swinging for the fences” (as many…
*Big congrats to those Vegas Golden Knights on their first Cup. Watching a team win at home is always fun; good for them. Pretty wild ride for that club, huh? [ESPN] *This is Jack Eichel’s first Cup, and he probably wouldn’t have it if not for all of that drama surrounding his surgery. At the…