Overview The story behind the Dallars stars the past few years has revolved around management. With a new team brought in for GM duties, the Stars were clearly looking to turn things around. After making the playoffs last season, and…
Overview The St. Louis Blues have been a contender for a few straight years now. Despite all of their skills and abilities, it has not translated to a Stanley Cup championship, or even a Western Conference championship. Instead, the talented…
The following is a guest post from Carl Pavlock who has been writing about the Phoenix Coyotes on Five For Howling since 2011. This will be his first season writing about a team with an owner. You can also follow him on Twitter @CoyotesDude.…
Health will be the name of the game for the Red Wings, whose 2013-14 campaign was marred by serious injuries up and down the lineup. But an injury-plagued season gave the Wings’ brass a chance to see the future, and…
The following is a guest post from Andy Boron who covers the Sabres for, and is managing editor of, DieByTheBlade.com. You can follow him on twitter @andyboron. Who’s In Matt Moulson Brian Gionta Josh Gorges Andrej Meszaros Who’s Out Ryan Miller Thomas…
After a very disappointing season and 29th place finish, the Florida Panthers used to the offseason to regroup and acquire veteran free agents, as well as a number one draft pick. This season the Panthers will also be led by…
Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman has been aggressive in his pursuit of building a winner since signing on in 2010. With a third place finish in the Eastern Conference last season, and several notable additions in the offseason,…
Overview The Senators are a ship without a captain. Jason Spezza was traded to Dallas after one season as captain. Daniel Alfredsson is long gone. Ales Hemsky also went to Dallas as a free agent. With those two gone, the…
Overview The continued high expectations of the Washington Capitals led to disappointment once again last year as the team failed to qualify for the playoffs. If it is any consolation at this point, it was close, as they finished 9th…
With an explosive playoff run last season, the Montreal Canadiens have shown the NHL that they will be a force to be reckoned with this season. Over the offseason, Montreal was able to keep the majority of their roster intact,…