The Montreal Canadiens acquired veteran defenseman Sergei Gonchar today in exchange for left wing Travis Moen. The trade for Gonchar, a proven puck-moving defenseman, should help reinvigorate Montreal’s struggling power play—which is currently 28th in the NHL with a 7.7…
After acquiring veteran defenseman Sergei Gonchar last week, the Dallas Stars have officially inked the 39-year-old to a two-year contract worth $10 million. The Stars secured the rights to Gonchar, who was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent, last…
Even though the lockout has only been in effect for a handful of days, NHL players are quickly pursuing other options by heading overseas to sign with teams in various leagues. Pittsburgh Penguin superstar Evgeni Malkin and Ottawa Senators defenseman…
Paul MacLean leads the Ottawa Senators for his second season. Veterans and youth alike returning, the Senators are prime to better last year’s success, perhaps even Stanley Cup bound. Head Coach MacLean came from the Detroit Red Wings as an…
The Hot List: Evander Kane (forward): Kane has had a huge week with three goals, one assist and 11 shots on goal. Kane appears to have found his groove and is poised to easily surpass his career point totals and…
Offseason Losses: Ryan Shannon Offseason Additions: Zenon Konopka, Nikita Filatov, Alex Auld Last Season Ranking: 13th in the East Offense: The Ottawa Senators are one of those unique teams who missed the payoffs by quite a bit and have…
Key Offseason Losses: Anton Volchenkov, Matt Cullen Key Offseason Additions: Sergei Gonchar Last Season Ranking: 5th in East Offense: The Ottawa Senators return essentially the same guys up front which lead them to a postseason birth, as well as another…
Key Offseason Losses: Bill Guerin, Sergei Gonchar Key Offseason Additions: Paul Martin, Zbynek Michalek, Arron Asham Last Season Ranking: 4th in East Offense: The Penguins will again be anchored by the offensive production of team captain Sidney Crosby and winger…
First and foremost, happy Canada day to those viewers from abroad. Today starts the first day of free agency period at high noon eastern. Top players like Ilya Kovalchuk, Sergei Gonchar and Evgeni Nabokov are only few names of many…
In last nights contest between the Minnesota Wild and the visiting team Pittsburgh Penguins, Pen’s Sergei Gonchar laid a questionably dirty and hgih hit on Wild winger Cal Clutterbuck. The league this season is cutting down on head shots and…