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New hopes for the new season

Well, another season of NHL is approaching us at high speed and there is much to talk about. There have been some big deals and some big stories occur over the last couple of months. This has changed one or two things about how some of the teams will see themselves competing in the upcoming season.

Atlanta Thrashers - Atlanta managed to acquire the services of one of the outstanding players of the recent play-offs in Dustin Byfuglien (whom i’ve More

The Oilers Rebuild

The Edmonton Oilers went through an awful season last year and finished bottom of the NHL. While they had a few decent performances from Nilsson, Smid and Penner, they were largely disappointing all round. I believe that the Oilers will therefore be looking to get rid of most of their older players and anyone commanding a massive salary as they look to rebuild.

They have gotten off to a great start with the acquisition of top draft pick, Taylor Hall. More

Consolidation for the ‘Yotes

After a fantastic season in which they proved wrong all their critics and all the Phoenix doom-mongers the Coyotes surely have to look at July the first and the days following it as a chance to consolidate their position as regular play-off contenders. They do have a whole host of young talent in their ranks, acquired from their terrible seasons in the past, but these players may not be ready for the NHL yet. They have resigned Wojtek Wolski who, More