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The Nation Roundup

Apr 4, 2020, 07:00 EDTUpdated: Apr 2, 2020, 13:53 EDT
Oilers interrupted; the NHL player poll results you didn’t see; Flames top prospects; Leafs in on Barabanov; reliving the Avs and Wings brawls; an interview with Corey Hirsch and more in this week’s Nation Roundup brought to you by Sumo Jerky.
In the Roundup, we go around the Nation Network and give you some of the best articles of the last couple weeks. Every once in a while it’s good to know what other teams are doing, or maybe you find an interesting article you wouldn’t have found otherwise.
LEAFS
Why the Leafs should sign Alexander Barabanov (Earl Schwartz)
Report: No contract talks between Leafs and Spezza…yet (John Steitzer)
CANUCKS
Why the best is yet to come for Jake Virtanen (Stephan Roget)
JETS
What’s more important: A playoff spot or lottery pick? (Art Middlleton)
RED WINGS
Relive the Avalanche and Wings brawl (Tom Mistos)
FLAMES
Flames to temporarily lay off 50% of staff (Zach Laing)
Top prospect contender: Dustin Wolf (Ryan Pike)
Top prospect contender: Jusso Valimaki (Ryan Pike)
Calgary’s new arena to have western design (Ryan Pike)
Flames have some prospect decisions to make (Ryan Pike)
OILERS
Team interrupted (Robin Brownlee)
The Oilers are all over the 19-20 NHL player poll (Baggedmilk)
Life without sports, bad timing and more (Jason Gregor)
Hockeyfights.com – Scrap of the week
More from around the NHL
The NHL player poll results you didn’t see…until now (Art Middleton)
The NHL Draft and awards have been postponed (Cam Lewis)
Updates on the status of the league (Zach Laing)
Breaking News
- NHL Notebook: Golden Knights and Ducks series tied, Shane Doan exits Maple Leafs
- Oilers captain Connor McDavid ranked fourth among top 50 CHL players of all time
- Former Oilers goalie tandem Skinner, Pickard set to hit NHL free agency
- Ask Dubey: Why Sergei Bobrovsky would be a perfect fit for the Edmonton Oilers
- Questions defining the Oilers off-season: Can they continue to get younger?
