Here is a rundown of the original content over the past seven days here at PHR.
Our look around the Atlantic Division salary cap situations continued as I took a look at the situations in Montreal and Ottawa while Holger did the same for Tampa Bay. While the Canadiens and Senators sit well below the Upper Limit, the Lightning had to make cost-cutting moves this summer, a trend that is likely to continue over the next couple of offseasons as well.
At the start of every season, there are some coaches who are believed to be in danger of losing their job if their team gets off to a slow start. We saw quite a few changes made last season and with a lot of teams expected to be tight in the standings due to increased parity around the league, there could be some quick changes made. Which coaches are most in jeopardy? Click here to make your prediction.
Gavin held his weekly Thursday chat. Topics included the future of Jonathan Quick and Jeff Carter in Los Angeles, his take on the Justin Faulk trade, predictions of what teams could be making trades in the coming days, Philadelphia’s postseason changes, what type of new contracts Alex Pietrangelo and Brayden Schenn may try to get, and more.
The Penguins are on the clock in our 2007 redraft series. They initially took Angelo Esposito who failed to make it into an NHL game and will certainly wind up with a better player in this exercise. Make their selection here.
Our latest mailbag is now available. Topics I tackled in this edition included waiver candidates, Toronto’s salary cap situation, the Faulk trade, forecasting the Metropolitan Division standings, and more.