Alexander Burmistrov's Offensive Ceiling
Jonathan Willis
April 03 2012 11:51AM
Alexander Burmistrov was an interesting selection at eighth overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Having now played 147 NHL games, he remains an interesting selection.
Fourth & Tenth & The Winnipeg Jets
Jonathan Willis
March 30 2012 01:19PM
Three points. That’s the gap between the Winnipeg Jets and a spot in the NHL lottery entering action on Friday. It isn’t a big gap.
The Magical Time Before The Instigator Rule
Jonathan Willis
March 28 2012 10:25AM
Show any hard hit on a star player, or any cheap shot, and someone is bound to talk about the need to dump the instigator rule. They may reference the magical time before the instigator rule was implemented, generally in a ‘back when men were men and rats were hunted down and killed’ sort of way.
It’s self-delusion, of course.
Blake Wheeler; Or, The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Jonathan Willis
March 22 2012 10:46AM
Last season, the Winnipeg Jets were still the Atlanta Thrashers, being run by general manager Rick Dudley. Dudley got a four-year contract extension, than promptly lost his job when the Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg and became the Jets.
Even so, Dudley’s decisions – and one in particular – continue to impact the team.
NN Hockey Pool Update: March 20th Edition
Jonathan Willis
March 20 2012 10:04AM
Another week, another leader in the Nation Network Hockey Pool.
