Dave Young

A slightly different tack today in the Nuggets, but something struck me as I was compiling the stories today: How quickly opinions on players, coaches and general managers can change in the eyes of fans, media and the NHL community. So today, for something different, I thought I would look

In his retirement press conference the other day, Nicklas Lidstrom did what he has been doing for his whole career; he changed the game again. Sure, he redefined his position by being the most intimidating defenseman to never throw a big hit. Sure, he became the first European Captain to

Bobby Butler had a lousy season. There, I said it, it is out of the way. While he drew into the lineup in 20 more games than last season (due solely to his new 1-way contract), he managed to put up 4 less goals and 5 less points than he

Note: I've done this kind of thing before, and it made me look stupid, but hear me out! Yesterday I wrote about the need for true second line talent. I finished the post by asking what players the Senators should target either through free agency or trade. Apparently

People are already talking about what implications these playoffs will have on the rest of the NHL. The league is, after all, notoriously a copy-cat league, so whatever works this season will be attempted by other teams next season. People talk about the shot-blocking we've seen from teams

Colour me as one of the fans most excited when, on day two of last June's NHL entry draft, Bryan Murray was somehow able to snag talented Russian prospect Nikita Filatov from the Columbus Blue Jackets. He left his family vacation in the Caribbean to come meet with