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Who Will Be the Next Great Goalie?

Analysts are always searching to put a label on a player and call them the “Next One.” Every year at the draft there is a new “Next One,” and most of the time they ...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 368 reads 10 comments
ESPN: World Wide Leader in Terrible Hockey Writers

Any good hockey fan knows that ESPN is not their number-one source for hockey news. Writer Scott Burnside once again proved ESPN’s complete lack of any real hockey knowledge when he decided to post his NHL team rankings...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 670 reads 16 comments
New Jersey Devils sign Fedor Fedorov

Yes, the same New Jersey Devils that are known for their “boring” play have signed Fedor Fedorov. A lot of “experts” were perplexed by this signing because when they ...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 329 reads 1 comments
How the NHL Should Use "Special" Games to Build Exposure

There is a ton of coverage and conversation in the hockey world about this year's Winter Classic in Chicago. The sad part is that this coverage seems to be limited to the hockey world, and no other sports people I talk to have even heard about it...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 302 reads 0 comments
A Love Letter to Hockey

In my local newspaper on Sunday there was a letter to the sports editor complaining about the amount of hockey coverage in the sports section...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 109 reads 0 comments
NHL: The 10 Teams You Should See in Person in 2008-2009

If you are not a season ticket holder like I am, you have to pick out which select few games you are going to attend. I wrote this article to help you sift through all the games to find which ones you have to see...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 1,056 reads 11 comments
The "Other" Boston Team

Everyone knows about the huge moves the Blue Jackets, Rangers, and Lightning made. If you do not know what I am talking about, shame on you for living under a rock. My Boom or Bust article covers everything you need to know or go to any hockey website...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 335 reads 2 comments
NHL Hockey Trivia: The Answers

Think you knew all the answers to yesterday's Hockey Trivia to Cure Your Summer Boredom article? Draft Steven Stamkos (2 points) Ontario Hockey League (3 points) Erik Johnson, 2006, ...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 993 reads 1 comments
Hockey Trivia to Cure Your Summer Boredom

Step right up and test your hockey trivia knowledge. The points each question are worth are listed after the actual question. I will post the answers tomorrow so please do not spoil the fun for everyone by posting your answers in the comments...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 321 reads 0 comments
Thanks Jay Feaster?

The rebuilding in Tampa Bay started early, hit hard, and when the dust settled, the team looked drastically different than it did last year. The Lightning are not just different, but more importantly they are much better...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 100 reads 0 comments
NHL Players: Offseason Losers

Today I will examine players that I consider to be "losers" from this offseason. Losers- These are not bad players! These players may have not made a good choice in new teams...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 477 reads 9 comments
NHL Players: Offseason Winners

All hockey fans should know by now which teams everyone has pegged as winners and losers of the off-season. The question I would like take a look at is which players are the real winners and losers of this offseason...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 323 reads 4 comments
I Thought We Had an Agreement?

There is a new hockey league in town, the KHL. The KHL is the new name for the Russian Super League for those of you who were wondering what the heck the KHL is...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 377 reads 0 comments
Revisting Why the Pens Will Not be Back Next Year.

I wanted to write a follow up article on my Why the Pens Will Not be Back Next Year article. In the previous article I pointed out the oncoming exodus of players from Pittsburgh via-free agency ...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 587 reads 21 comments
The Great Salary Cap Challenge

This is my team for the great salary cap challenge and as any idiot can see is a RESPONSE to Greg Caggiano’s NHL Salary Cap Game: Greg Challenges You! article...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 115 reads 0 comments
New Jersey Devils:Top Five Draft Classes

Some fans were not too happy with my previous article and how hard I was on the Devils' 2008 draft picks. I thought I would make it up my readers and write a top five Devils' drafts article...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 630 reads 5 comments
Grading the New Jersey Devils' Offseason Moves

Second round of the playoffs came about, and again, the Devils were done. This is a pretty disturbing trend, and the franchise said they realized it...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 850 reads 15 comments
NHL Signings: Boom or Bust Teams

Now that the trading dust has settled, it is time to sit back and see what happened. There are several teams that look drastically different and I know you are just dying to hear my opinion of their moves...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 646 reads 4 comments
NHL Rankings: Three Underrated Defensive Units

Going into the free agency season, there are a lot of good players about to hit the market. It only seems fitting that after the draft of defensemen, there is a solid group of free agents to match...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 465 reads 2 comments
NHL 2008 Draft: Predictions Recap

The 1st round of the 2008 NHL Draft is in the past and it is time to step back and analyze my predictions. Let me just start by saying, I did not do that well in some of my predictions...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 1,567 reads 0 comments
NHL 2008 Draft: Mock Draft Board Top 10

Here is my mock draft of the top 10 prospects in the 2008 draft. I did pretty well last year, with the exception of that Thomas Hickey pick by Los Angeles. That threw my board off as far as defensemen go...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 1,525 reads 3 comments
NHL Draft '08: New Jersey's Biggest Needs

This is the second article about the current status of the New Jersey Devils. This one will focus on what the Devils need to do on draft day. The Devils have eight total picks in the 2008 draft: 21, 52, 82, 112, 142, 172, 203, and 205 (from Minn)...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 379 reads 1 comments
Team Report: New Jersey Devils Roster

This is the first in a series of articles describing the current state of the New Jersey Devils. In this article I am going to shine some light on the current club's players and possible future players...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 599 reads 6 comments
2008 NHL Draft Preview: Magic 8-Ball Edition

Everyone is gearing up for the upcoming draft on June 20 andI decided to join in the festivities. This draft is considered by some (myself included) to be a deep draft full to the brim with defensemenbut seriously lacking depthin star forwards...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 269 reads 0 comments
Fear or Not to Fear Part Deux: Teams 16-30

Welcome back to part two of by “Fear or Not to Fear” articles. This time we are going to look at teams 16-30. Once again this is just my opinion please do not be offended if I do not wet my dungarees at the mention of your team...

Written by David Heere about about 1 year ago 543 reads 0 comments

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David Heere Article Archive

Who Will Be the Next Great Goalie?

ESPN: World Wide Leader in Terrible Hockey Writers

New Jersey Devils sign Fedor Fedorov

How the NHL Should Use "Special" Games to Build Exposure

A Love Letter to Hockey

NHL: The 10 Teams You Should See in Person in 2008-2009

The "Other" Boston Team

NHL Hockey Trivia: The Answers

Hockey Trivia to Cure Your Summer Boredom

Thanks Jay Feaster?

NHL Players: Offseason Losers

NHL Players: Offseason Winners

I Thought We Had an Agreement?

Revisting Why the Pens Will Not be Back Next Year.

The Great Salary Cap Challenge

New Jersey Devils:Top Five Draft Classes

Grading the New Jersey Devils' Offseason Moves

NHL Signings: Boom or Bust Teams

NHL Rankings: Three Underrated Defensive Units

NHL 2008 Draft: Predictions Recap

NHL 2008 Draft: Mock Draft Board Top 10

NHL Draft '08: New Jersey's Biggest Needs

Team Report: New Jersey Devils Roster

2008 NHL Draft Preview: Magic 8-Ball Edition

Fear or Not to Fear Part Deux: Teams 16-30

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