Category Season Previews

2015-16 Anaheim Ducks Season Preview

Last season Bruce Boudreau advanced past the second round for the first time in his career. They unfortunately ran into a red-hot Chicago team that eventually won the Stanley Cup. The Ducks on paper have one of the most talented…

2015-16 Boston Bruins Season Preview

The Bruins organization undertook some drastic changes in the offseason—notably sending the always-dangerous Milan Lucic to Los Angeles and trading defenseman Dougie Hamilton—but is Boston a better team entering this season? Boston missed the playoffs for the first time in…

2015-16 Vancouver Canucks Season Preview

The John Tortarella experiment in Vancouver certainly didn’t last long. He was ousted after one abysmal season in Vancouver, and replaced last year by Willie Desjardins. The turnaround was immediate, and Desjardins helped guide the Canucks right back into the…

2015-16 Los Angeles Kings Season Preview

Last season, the Los Angeles Kings narrowly missed sneaking into the playoffs. Their play going down the stretch, finishing 5-4-1, just wasn’t enough to claim one of the final spots in the Western Conference. But the Kings have forgotten about…

2015-16 Calgary Flames Season Preview

Like the surprise of Ottawa in the second half last season, Calgary was the darlings of the West as they surprised everyone to make the playoffs. What works in their favor last season is they benefited from Los Angeles and…

2015-16 Edmonton Oilers Season Preview

Four No. 1 overall draft picks in six seasons. And they still haven’t turned into a championship team. While they have the roster of a championship junior team, this is the professional level and they still have work to do.…

2015-16 Arizona Coyotes Season Preview

  There’s no question that last season was a struggle for the Arizona Coyotes. They played poorly and finished with the 2nd worst record in the league, trailing only the Buffalo Sabres. Their efforts to land either Connor McDavid or…

2015-16 Chicago Blackhawks Season Preview

After winning their third Stanley Cup championship in six season, the celebration for the Blackhawks was short-lived. They had some tough decisions to make thanks to salary cap constraints, and the resulting moves over the course of the summer saw…