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Tony Dean: Wild 2014 Development Camp: Good, Bad, and Ugly

July 16, 2014 - 10:27 PM ET

...his development path. Dumba used the WJHC and a return to the WHL with the Portland Winterhawks as an opportunity to enjoy hockey before he jumps two FEET into the pressure cooker. I know Dumba wants to make the NHL roster out of camp but I really think he needs to experience the AHL with the ‘Bab...

Paul McCann: Sunday Shots at the Prospect Game

July 13, 2014 - 11:25 AM ET

...me shootout, channeling Peter Forsberg’s 1994 Olympic move in scoring for Team Silver. Fourth round pick Viktor Arvidsson brought the crowd to its FEET with a fantastic “spin-a-rama” move to salt the shootout away for Team Silver. Vladislav Kamenev, 2nd round pick, played well during the regu...

Bill Meltzer: Flyers Farm System Review: 2014 Off-Season

July 12, 2014 - 7:30 AM ET

... very little forward depth in the farm system. If he can continue to show improved commitment to his play away from the puck and the need to keep his FEET moving, fourth-year pro Jason Akeson will have a shot at cracking the NHL lineup out of training camp. In the long-term, the Flyers hope that ...

Tony Dean: MNWild Prospect Scrimmage at Braemar Arena Observations

July 12, 2014 - 2:02 AM ET

...today and I was hoping to link up and meet/talk some hockey with some of the people that frequent HB or follow me on Twitter. Instead I was sitting 3 FEET from MN Hockey Royalty "The Don" Gopher Hockey Head Coach Don Lucia. Lucia was there with his wife to support his son Mario and a couple other Go...

GARTH'S CORNER: Murray: Size Matters

July 11, 2014 - 6:30 PM ET

... with their NHL peer group at the Traverse City tourney in September. Of the 26 forwards invited to next week’s prospects camp, 20 of them are 6 FEET tall, or taller. Gone are the days that little guys like Derek Roy, Nathan Gerbe, and Tyler Ennis were talk of prospects camp. To Murray and N...

Paul Stewart: Pregame Rituals, Pronger and Cornflakes

July 10, 2014 - 4:00 PM ET

...teased the rookie about being a 6-foot-5 guy whose skates looked like they were for a kid. We marveled at how such a big person could have such small FEET. Brad continued, "Ever see the way he passes the puck? It's like the way cornflakes come out of the box. All sorts of fluttery." From then ...

Paul Stewart: The Three Rules for Avoiding Collisions

July 8, 2014 - 4:40 PM ET

...line belongs to the owners of the rink and perhaps the painter who painted it. Officials need to understand that those things on the bottom of their FEET are skates. Use them to skate to where you can see the play and be safe. Our prime directive as officials is to get the call right. An officia...

Paul Stewart: Hono(u)ring Our Nations

July 3, 2014 - 10:43 AM ET

...bothers me when I see players or officials act like restless five-year-olds when the anthems play. Don't stand there cracking gum. Don't shuffle your FEET. Don't start skating away before it's over. Show respect. There is also a filter-down effect from the pro level to the junior and minor hocke...

Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Minor Moves, Giroux

July 3, 2014 - 8:52 AM ET

...sively harder for a player to shake. Said the scout, "Akeson has NHL hands and vision, but he has AHL game without the puck and AHL strength. His FEET, strength and play without the puck all need to improve for him to remain and have impact in the NHL." Another NHL pro scout said of the playe...

Tony Dean: Minnesota Wild Avoids Pitfalls of Flawed 2014 UFA Market

July 2, 2014 - 6:37 PM ET

...en it goes pear shaped like it did with Dany Heatley or Martin Havlat then it is all the stupid GMs fault haha. Here in Minnesota we have stomped our FEET and pounded our fists about playing the kids instead of these junky journey men veteran types. Fletcher’s strategy has been to safe guard his r...

Paul Stewart: Walk Like a McMahon

June 30, 2014 - 11:07 AM ET

...us french fries when we returned to the rink from eating across the street. People sometimes ask me me how I grew to be 6 foot 1 when my mother was 5-FEET-tall, my father was about 5-foot-6 and my grandfather was also not a tall man. "It was the Boston Arena fries," I respond. Fast forward to ...

Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Eye on July, Draft Wrapup

June 29, 2014 - 8:13 AM ET

...is near half-century in professional hockey, everyone on the Draft floor -- every team and every member of its respective delegation -- rose to their FEET and applauded. Webster, who served as a Flyers assistant coach under Terry Murray for two years in the mid-1990s, is one of the really good pe...

Ty Anderson: B's draft four more; Brodeur the Bruin?

June 28, 2014 - 11:32 PM ET

... Andrej Meszaros trade (fart noise goes here), the Bruins’ next pick came in round four, where they scooped up forward Danton Heinen at 116. A 6-FEET tall lefty, Heinen played his 2013-14 hockey with Surrey of the BCHL, finishing his year with 29 goals and 62 points in 57 contests. A left wing ...

Tony Dean: MNWild Select Alex Tuch 18th Overall then Address Blue Line and Goalie

June 28, 2014 - 1:53 PM ET

... - "Tremendous puck mover, acts as 3rd defenseman & massive frame w/ lateral movement." - Dec. 17th, 2013 @IssHockey - "Big frame w/ active, quick FEET & explosive lateral movement." - Nov. 16th, 2013-ISS Hockey Tanner Faith Round 5, Pick 19, Overall 139 Birth Date: 1995-10-05 Birth Pl...

Jason Lewis: Late Round Draft Pick Reports, Kings Trade Linden Vey

June 28, 2014 - 1:49 PM ET

... his size well to defend, can handle the puck, makes a strong outlet pass and joins the rush but has some inconsistency issues in his game and slower FEET that need to be addressed. (November 2013) He's a bit of an off the board pick at 60th. The 6'3" Finn was ranked at 187th by CSS at the en...

Bill Meltzer: Flyers 2014 Second-Day Live Draft Blog

June 28, 2014 - 8:09 AM ET

...k Travis Sanheim. Fazleev also represented Russia at the Under-18 World Championships, posting one assist in five games. Listed at an even six-FEET tall and 180 pounds, Fazleev is a "tools" player who has yet to translate that into a defined role. However, he was highly regarded enough to be ...

Rick Sadowski: Avs tab 'ecstatic' Bleackley in 1st; still talking to Stastny camp

June 28, 2014 - 12:28 AM ET

... of the Western Hockey League on Friday with its first-round pick (No. 23 overall) in the NHL draft in Philadelphia. Bleackley, who is listed at 6 FEET and 197 pounds, had 29 goals, 39 assists and 48 penalty minutes in 71 games last season. He was Red Deer's captain, one of three first-time draft...

Rick Sadowski: Avs tab Bleackley in 1st round

June 27, 2014 - 9:52 PM ET

...raft in Philadelphia. I'll add comments from him and chief amateur scout Rick Pracey tonight as soon as they are available. Bleackley, who is 6 FEET and 197 pounds, had 29 goals, 39 assists and 48 penalty minutes in 71 games last season. Bleackley, who turns 18 on Wednesday, was Red Deer's cap...

Paul Stewart: Discarded Sticks and Other Tricks

June 26, 2014 - 2:31 PM ET

...player dropped his stick on the ice halfway up the boards. I thought it had broken. As play exited the zone, the discarded stick was right near my FEET. In one motion, I instinctively scooped it up and skated up the ice. My intention was to remove it from the playing surface as I followed the pla...

Ryan Wilson: Kris Letang Stands To Gain The Most From Johnston Hire

June 26, 2014 - 12:03 PM ET

...at you will see is a unit moving forward together via 10 foot passes. Penguins skilled defensemen will have the opportunity to make plays with their FEET as well as their passing, all the while having puck support. This seems like a pretty simple fix and that is because it is a simple fix and alwa...

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