Blackhawk Up: Once Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane were signed to big long-term extension, the Patrick Sharp rumors started. At the NHL Entry Draft, Patrick Sharp’s name was one of the hottest names being floated around as being available for a trade. The Blackhawks need to shed salary to get under the salary cap and Sharp is a prime candidate to be traded.
Toronto Maple Leafs: What was wrong with the 2013-14 Toronto Maple Leafs? You do not have to look any further then the Leafs corsi numbers. They had 8 players in the top 20 of the worst corsi numbers in the NHL.
Here are the 20 worst Corsi players in the 2013/14 season
| Rank | Player | Team | Corsi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Gunnarsson | Toronto | -480 |
| 2 | Dion Phaneuf | Toronto | -443 |
| 3 | Chris Butler | Calgary | -375 |
| 4 | Jamie McBain | Buffalo | -359 |
| 5 | Mike Weber | Buffalo | -353 |
| 6 | Jay McClement | Toronto | -338 |
| 7 | Ladislav Smid | Calgary | -330 |
| 8 | Justin Schultz | Edmonton | -327 |
| 9 | Andrew Ference | Edmonton | -325 |
| 10 | Nikolai Kulemin | Toronto | -307 |
| 11 | Nick Schultz | Columbus | -296 |
| 12 | Jan Hejda | Colorado | -290 |
| 13 | Andrew MacDonald | Philadelphia | -288 |
| 14 | Kris Russell | Calgary | -287 |
| 15 | Phil Kessel | Toronto | -281 |
| 16 | Joffrey Lupul | Toronto | -276 |
| 17 | Brian Flynn | Buffalo | -271 |
| 17 | Tim Gleason | Toronto | -271 |
| 19 | Henrik Tallinder | Buffalo | -264 |
| 20 | James Van Riemsdyk | Toronto | -262 |
Mlive.com: The Detroit Red Wings are hoping to acquire a top-four right-handed shooting defenseman through a trade. Trade options are: Mike Green , Tyler Myers, Jeff Petry and Cody Franson. NHL teams want a top young forward like Gustav Nyquist, Tomas Tatar, or Anthony Mantha.
