Has any team improved more than Buffalo Sabres? (Trending Topics) When you go down the list of who spent what on whom in free agency, and what trades were made this summer, you can pretty easily start to pick out the winners and losers. Flexibility-strapped teams had to jettison players, and clubs with a wealth of cap space were, for the second or perhaps third summer in a row, able to bleed … [Read more...]

Ottawa Senators: Puck Daddy’s 2015-16 NHL Season Preview (The 2015-16 NHL season is nearly upon us! Why bother watching this team? What will make or break the season? Find out as we preview all 30 teams as camps begin!) Last Season 43-26-13, 99 points, No. 1 Wild Card in Eastern Conference 2014-2015 Season,  In One Tweet  Did They Get Better, Worse Or Are They About The Same? The 2014-2015 … [Read more...]

Sabres sign Cody Franson for two years, $3.25M per-season Cody Franson watch might finally be coming to an end. The last of the top unrestricted free agents appears to be on the verge of signing a two-year contract worth around $3.3 million per-year with the Buffalo Sabres according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie. A source close to Franson confirmed a deal was close but not done. First off, if it … [Read more...]

Erik Karlsson’s shoes could kill a man (Photo) TORONTO – During the NHL Players Media Tour this week, we saw many players wearing many things, from Dion Phaneuf’s impeccable blue suit to guys just rolling in wearing a golf polo.  Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators was in the former category, dressed sharply and wearing shoes that could probably kill a man. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Hockey: … [Read more...]

Tyler Seguin hopes fans don’t toss rubber ducks in nude photo tribute TORONTO – One of the oddest moments of Tyler Seguin’s admittedly eventful offseason was when a fan asked him, via Twitter, if he wanted anything from In-N-Out burger while he participated in a sled hockey charity game.  “I was actually hungry at the time. So I asked [Dallas PR maven Tom Holy] if I could respond to her, … [Read more...]

NHL stars reveal dream 3-on-3 overtime squads; what’s yours? (Video) TORONTO – The NHL has revamped its overtime format for the 2015-16 season, dumping the 4-on-4 session for five minutes of 3-on-3 firewagon crazy-pants hockey in which one missed shot can lead to several odd-man rushes on silently weeping goaltenders.  We’re might see some epic three-man squads this season around the … [Read more...]

Sabres and Cody Franson near two-year contract: Report Cody Franson watch might finally be coming to an end. The last of the top unrestricted free agents appears to be on the verge of signing a two-year contract worth around $3.3 million per-year with the Buffalo Sabres according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie. A source close to Franson confirmed a deal was close but not done. First off, if it … [Read more...]

Bettman: NHL will watch Kane 'process play out' With NHL training camps opening in just over a week and no resolution in the ongoing investigation into rape allegations against Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane, the clock is ticking for Kane, the Blackhawks and the NHL to come to a decision on whether Kane can or should participate. The allegations against Kane surfaced more than a … [Read more...]

NHL and NHLPA aim high with World Cup of Hockey TORONTO – The set up in the Air Canada Centre was massive for the NHL and NHLPA’s joint World Cup news conference. In fact, calling it a news conference would be unfair – it was an event and a big one at that. It included spotlights, videos and even children leading the game’s biggest stars onto the podium, holding the player’s country flag and … [Read more...]

Puck Daddy Power Rankings: Phil Kessel's weight; David Savard's contract [Author's note: Power rankings are usually three things: Bad, wrong, and boring. You typically know just as well as the authors which teams won what games against who and what it all means, so our moving the Red Wings up four spots or whatever really doesn't tell you anything you didn't know. Who's hot, who's not, who … [Read more...]