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Minnesota Wild: Competing with a $70 Million Roster
The Minnesota Wild’s 22-23 campaign was a step in the right direction by making the postseason and making headlines during the regular season. Most fans and people around the organization are probably disappointed in their first round exit in a series that they were very well built to contend in. There is also chagrin around… Read more
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Florida Panthers: Trying to Stay on the Prowl
After having a fairly truncated 2022 playoff run as that season’s Presidents’ Trophy winners (being swept by in-state rivals the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round as the Bolts went to their third consecutive finals), the Panthers went on an impressive run to the Stanley Cup Final as the bottom seed in the Eastern… Read more
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Los Angeles Kings: Quality Bait Catches Big Fish
The Los Angeles Kings 22-23 season ended with a first-round playoff exit, extending their streak of not making it past the first round since their last Stanley Cup championship in 2014. In an effort to accelerate their rebuild, the Kings made a lot of splashy moves this off-season to upgrade their top end forwards and… Read more
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Damien’s Deliberations: Karlsson and Graves Improve the Pens’ Backend
The offseason is both an exciting and frustrating time of the year for fans and observers alike across all sports. When a team misses the playoffs for the first time in 17 years with the league’s oldest core and hires a new GM, there are more questions than ever about the future of the team.… Read more
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Detroit Red Wings: The Yzerplan Takes a Hard Attempt at Full-Flight
This past season was the Detroit Red Wings’ fourth under the direction of general manager and franchise legend Steve Yzerman, who has led an intense rebuilding phase after years of the team trading away first round draft picks and attempting to sustain their legacy of dominance. As a consequence, in 2022-23, Detroit missed the playoffs… Read more
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Edmonton Oilers: What Did McDavid do to Deserve This?
The 22-23 season for the Edmonton Oilers ended the same way as the rest of the McDavid era has: With disappointment, a lot of questions, and no real solutions. Heading into the off-season general manager, Ken Holland had very little draft capital and cap space to work with. Most of the team’s transactions, and they… Read more