My good pal from Avalanche Land, the lovely Katya Knappe, stopped by to visit yesterday. Someone asked her the simple question, "What's wrong with the Avs?" And she gave a substantive answer (over here, for those who didn't see it). It made me wonder what all of the other teams are concerned about this off season, so I went for a spin through SB Nation to find out.
I visited 27 teams. I figured the two in the SCF are preoccupied, and we all already know what the Leafs are up to. It turns out that most of the league is doing exactly what you'd imagine -- rosterbating or picking apart last season. (With one exception: Dallas Stars. Y'all are nuts.)
A League of Woes:
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Avalanche
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Why isn't Nucksmisconduct following the Utica Comets more closely? Anyway, they're running a series of Player Autopsies like this one -- Canuck Player Autopsy: Tom Sestito
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2015 New Jersey Devils Offseason: Not a Good Year for Free Agent Left Wingers
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One of 29: Ducks Fell Short, But 2014-15 Was Another Season Of Improvement For Anaheim
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The Flyers are paying Dave Hakstol like he's a Stanley Cup-winning head coach
- Draft Discussion, Volume Two: Hanifin Versus Provorov
- The Kings are still following the post-season of the Monarchs. Calder Cup Final Preview: Utica vs Manchester
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Cats are hosting the draft, so they're going through a mock draft to see who might pick whom. LBC 2015 NHL Entry Mock Draft
Dylan Strome goes fourth overall to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Red Wings Core Of Youth Excited For Jeff Blashill To Be Their Next Coach
- Sharks introduce new head coach Peter DeBoer
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Stars
Instead of worrying about the off-season, the beautiful people of the Dallas Stars are writing some cool fiction. What if the SCF was between the Stars and the Bolts?
Stanley Cup Final Bizarro Recap Game 1: Bolts v. Stars
Stanley Cup Final Bizarro Game 2: Delinquent Stars Drop Historic Heartbreaker
- Exit Interviews -- a review of each Wild player in 2014-2015
And we continue with our own busy summer:
Leafs News
Maple Leafs fielding trade inquiries on Kessel: report | NHL.com
Toronto Maple Leafs Trade Rumors: Teams Calling On Kessel | Editor in Leaf
Maple Leafs’ Hunter talks draft at NHL Combine | Sportsnet
Have a lovely Monday, y'all!