This summer saw some significant changes for the Penguins—mostly in the front office where General Manager Ray Shero was replaced by Jim Rutherford and head coach Dan Bylsma was relieved of his duties in favor of Mike Johnston. However, the…
As far as subjects go, I feel that history is often overlooked and taken for granted. I find it immensely fascinating to observe the rise and fall of power. Whether it is the Holy Roman Empire, British Colonialism, or Manifest…
Overview The Boston Bruins return most of their roster that won the President’s Trophy last season. One of the contenders for the Stanley Cup, they fell to Montreal in the second round. Heading into the new season, they are currently…
The New York Rangers come into this season knowing that they were good last year—just not good enough. The question is, did the team do enough to win the ultimate prize in hockey this season? Arguably the biggest addition to…
The following is a guest post from Bob Wage, who currently covers the Carolina Hurricanes for CanesCountry.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @CanesCountry Did you watch the Carolina Hurricanes last season? Believe it or not, there are few changes to…
Overview The New York Islanders had a rough go of it last year, especially after losing captain John Taveres to a knee injury during the Olympics. Things looked promising at the start of the season when they traded away Matt…
Overview It wasn’t very long ago when the Devils played for the Stanley Cup. But the way the Devils have been since the 2012 lockout has been a 180-degree change. Last season the Devils weren’t a very good team despite…
The following is a guest post from Matt Wagner, who has been covering the Blue Jackets since 2007, and joined the team at The Cannon in 2009. He’s one of the co-founders of Cannonfest, the annual summer Blue Jackets fan gathering,…
If there’s anything guaranteed in life aside from breathing, death, and taxes, it’s that the United States and Canada will almost be penciled in to compete for the title in international women’s hockey. The only time since 1990 did the…
Last season saw the Anaheim Ducks win their first division title since 2007 when the franchise won their only Stanley Cup title. They were expected to make another deep playoff run but those plans were foiled in a 3-2 Game…