Hello my friends,
I just wanted to drop a line for you all to know what's going on over here at Big Daves Pens Pregame and what to expect the next few weeks.
Firstly, Id like to say congrats to all of you who have recent graduated from universities across the world and if you're graduating high school over the next few weeks. I myself graduated just two weeks ago with my masters, which believe me is a load off my mind. Congrats to all those in the class of 2015.
Secondly, for those not in school or still there, I hope you all have a fun, safe summer. Enjoy it!
Now, to business.
The NHL season officially ended last night with the Blackhawks raising the Stanley Cup for the 3rd time in 6 season. Love them or hate em, they are a dynasty. Hard to deny them of that with the success they've had over the past six seasons.
With the end of the season comes my favorite time of year, roster formation season. I wrote in the past about UFAs, RFAs, etc., but now we see who actually stays and who actually goes.
Id expect the next week leading up to the NHL Draft next weekend (June 26-28) to be busy. We have seen reports that the likes of Lapierre, Ehrhoff and Martin are not expected back, but I'm willing to bet we see the likes of Beau Bennett, Blake Comeau and a couple of the younger guys like Chorney and Dumoulin back next season.
We may see some of those deals worked out and announced in the next 10 days. If any of these deals occur, I intend to have some sort of piece on the blog for you to read.
Now for the draft. I will actually be in town for the draft but for a work function, so I will not be able to bring the same coverage I did for last year's draft. For my immediate thoughts on the Pens and the Draft, be sure to follow me on the social media outlets for my immediate thoughts. (twitter: @BigDPensPregame and the facebook page.) I wanted to have full draft coverage but it's not feasible at this point. If any major trades go down at the draft, check the twitter page and I'll try to get a blog piece out if I can.
Now, as for Hockey Christmas, aka July 1st, I am hoping to have full day coverage and live tweet from my Twitter page. I'll post my thoughts on each signing as time goes by that week as well, so you can expect some stuff to read then.
I hope that works for everyone. If it doesn't, I'm sorry but that's what I can handle at the moment.
Everyone enjoy your summers and be sure to check in on the social media pages.
Big Dave