minor-leagues Stories - The Copper & Blue
Players Leaving Panthers System in Rochester Feeling No Respect
The Rochester Americans, the Florida Panthers affiliate in the American Hockey League, recorded history this week when they were eliminated in the first round of the AHL playoffs after getting out to a 3-1 series lead. It was a devastating loss for a team that was built to make a run for the...
Projecting goalie performance
The road to the NHL is an arduous one, and all but the supremely gifted must spend time honing their craft in lower professional leagues. This is particularly true of goaltenders. The developing goalie of most interest for Oiler fans is currently Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers (pictured), who played his...
Craig reconditioning
Yeah, it's been quite a while but Ryan Craig actually appeared in the news, he's been sent to the Norfolk Admirals on a conditioning stint after his lengthy time on IR. But I don't honestly know how this will play out in the end. It's not like Craig MacDonald has played poorly. Or Darche...
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