Best/Worst Trades and FA signings of 2006

Usually at the quarter point of any sports season, team personnell can begin to realize if a certain trade or signing is going to work out the way they envisioned it would.

Leafs deal Tellqvist to Coyotes

The Toronto Maple Leafs have finally moved their excess netminder, sending Mikael Tellqvist to the Phoenix Coyotes for rugged winger Tyson Nash and a draft pick.

Sabres 1st Quarter Analysis

The NHL season is a quarter of the way over, and the Buffalo Sabres stand at the top of the NHL mountain. Their 19-3-2 record puts them tied for the league lead in points with Anahiem, and at the top of the Eastern Conference, eight points ahead of the Atlanta Thrashers. With 24 games in the books, (I know, just over a quarter) we look at what has happened.

Devils Try to Snap Slide Tonight

 The Devils are looking to avoid their fourth straight regulation loss tonight @ 10:00 against the Los Angeles Kings (8-13-4). The Devils haven’t lost 4 straight in the regular season since 2001, truly a great run. Even during the little slide, the Devils are playing pretty good hockey. They are still 6-4-0 in their past ten games. If the Devils win tonight, they will be guaranteed a record over .500 for the month of November. Marty will need some offensive support if the Devils want to win this game. This Saturday he stopped 25 of the 26 shots faced in a 2-0 loss to San Jose. The Sharks added an empty netter to round things off. It starts with the powerplay where the Devils have been 1-for-19 so far on this trip. On the Kings side of things, Garon has been playing much better than Cloutier, especially lately, and rumour has it that Cloutier and his $6.2 M contract aren’t sitting too well with the team. Look for Garon to get the start. Should be a good game, check it out if you can.