The 2020 NHL Draft checked off a lot of tropes – a clear #1, Alexis Lafrenière, a clear power-forward, Quinton Byfield, and a healthy battle for top defense between Jake Sanderson and Jamie Drysdale – but it lacked a clear top European.
On Thursday, December 5th, when the Detroit Red Wings visit the Canadian Tire Centre, the Ottawa Senators will tip their caps to the greatest forward trio in franchise history.
It's been over 15 years since Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley were in the same building together. That changes next month. On Monday, the Ottawa Senators announced that Alfredsson, Spezza and Heatley will reunite for the first time in over a decade next month.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
There were 20 players on the back to back San Jose Sharks teams that played in the NHL Western Conference Championship in 2009-2011. How many of them can you name?