One of the important aspects of evaluating young players in the AHL is correctly projecting them to specific roles. Projecting David Pastrnak was easy a decade ago (what the hell was he doing in the ...

This is me in the summer of 1971, the Montreal Canadiens having ripped my heart out just a few weeks earlier. This is 17 ...

This is Ziggy, not using her pineapple bed. When she's asleep, the world's most spoiled dog is at rest, cute as a button, and easy to love. Awake, she prowls the house in search of any dropped morsel ...

This is a list of 'certain' Oilers in September 2015. We were waiting for the backup goaltender, the fourth-line RW and one ...

I’ve always believed (and Earl Weaver taught me) that when a young player is ready to compete at a certain level the best ...

Mark Fayne and Martin Marincin saw tough minutes and started from their own five-yard line. The coaching staff gave Justin Schultz a zone-start push and (often) the best young partner available (Oscar ...

The projected roster for the Bakersfield Condors this coming season is exciting for prospects fans. Last season was dull as dish water because the team kept trading bona fide AHL defensemen for guys ...

Punch Imlach wrote about Gilbert Perreault as a young player in his book 'Heaven and Hell in the NHL' decades ago. Note: It was actually Scott Young, Neil's Dad, who wrote the book. It's fantastic.