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From Sportsnet           There\’s always one team that misses the playoffs by a game in the NHL, and they normally come from the East. It was the Islanders in 2016-17, the Panthers in 2017-18, and the Canadiens in 2018-19. It always hurts to miss the playoffs, then get a middle round draft as compensation. ItContinue reading “Montreal Canadiens 2019-20 season preview”

From Getty Images              After three consecutive first round exits from 2016 to 2018, Wild owner Craig Leipold had enough. GM Chuck Fletcher\’s contract was not renewed, ending his almost nine year tenure as general manager. After a thorough month long search, longtime Predators assistant GM Paul Fenton was hired. If avoiding a first roundContinue reading “Minnesota Wild 2019-20 season preview”

From Getty Images         The story of the Kings can be told be just one stat. Only two returning players had a plus/minus over zero in 2018-19. Those two players, Austin Wagner and Kyle Clifford (Nate Thompson and Jake Muzzin were traded midseason), are fourth liners. A quiet offseason that really only saw the KingsContinue reading “Los Angeles Kings 2019-20 season preview”

From NHL.com          With a lot of cap space and no state tax, it seemed like the 2019 off-season would be the one where the Panthers spent a lot. And they did. They got themselves a goalie, a top four defenseman, a scoring winger and a fourth line forward, using all but $781k of theirContinue reading “Florida Panthers 2019-20 season preview”

From Sportsnet            The Oilers have been a consistent team over the last decade, but it isn\’t the type of consistency you want. They are consistent on being bad, missing the playoffs in 12 of the last 13 seasons. Even with two 100 point players, including the best in the league, the Oilers still couldn\’tContinue reading “Edmonton Oilers 2019-20 season preview”