Last week, once the NHL season ended and the Carolina Hurricanes hoisted the Stanley Cup, I did what I always do when a season ends for a sport I love… I immediately went to check the title odds for the next season's championship. One thing immediately caught my eye. The Florida Panthers were sitting at 12-1 to win the Stanley Cup. I know they missed the playoffs this past season, but that was largely due to injuries. Alexander Barkov missed the entire year after suffering a
While the Stanley Cup Final is still underway and we haven't crowned a champion yet, the NHL offseason is right around the corner. With a few days between games, I've been thinking about some of the storylines that could become reality very soon for this summer. Some of these predictions might seem reasonable. Others might sound completely crazy. But every offseason, things happen that nobody sees coming, and these are a few gut feelings I have based on the tea leaves around
The Vancouver Canucks are coming off one of the worst seasons in franchise history. They finished last in the NHL, and at this point, they’ve pretty clearly committed to a full rebuild. With that in mind, this is easily one of (if not the most) important offseasons in Canucks history. With that, here’s how I would attack this offseason if I were helping run the Canucks through this situation. Move 1: Hire Kevyn Adams as General Manager or Some Front Office Role This might be