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NHL Trade Rumblings: LA Kings and New Jersey Devils Talking

According to TheFourthPeriod.com the  New Jersey Devils and the Los Angeles Kings are talking about a potential trade.  Both teams are coming off sub-par years where they underperformed.  For the New Jersey Devils it was a case of injuries and the Ilya Kovalchuk signing not producing the desired results.  The results was the team missing ...

Simon Gagne Just What the Doctor Ordered in L.A.

Mention the name Ilya Kovalchuk within earshot of a Los Angeles Kings fan and get ready to run for cover.  More likely (since it’s L.A., after all), an icy stare over a Gibson Martini. Last year’s melodramatic on-again, off-again courtship of the supremely talented, yet enigmatic forward left a bitter taste in the mouths of ...

Joe Thornton’s Offense Becoming Jumbo-Sized

Maybe Joe Thornton reads The Hockey Writers. On August 9th, I wrote an article entitled “Joey the Kid Needs Six Shooter to Tame the Wild, Wild West”.  The piece postulated upon the San Jose Sharks’ need for Jumbo to increase the number of shots he takes per game in the wake of the team’s various ...

From Abdelkader to Zuccarello – 8 November 2011

Islanders’ Nabokov was pulled from net after he allowed three goals on twelve shots to be replaced by Al Montoya. Montoya seeing his first ice time since October 20th. The change in goal tendering sparked the Islanders offense as Michael Grabner scored to make it 3-2 heading into the first intermission.

Fantasy Chutes And Ladders: A Spooky Edition

  Welcome to our “Halloween Edition” on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “Chutes And Ladders”.  Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game.  There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy.  So imagine what it is like for the average hockey ...

How do you solve a problem like Sean Avery?

Long before the possible effects of blows to the head and the prospect of the game having a body count took over discourse within the sport, there were other issues that the Godfathers of the Ice saw as dangers to the game. Back in the primeval mists of 2008, the Powers That Be honestly believed that what would eventually bring down the National Hockey League was Sean Avery’s mouth.

Fantasy Chutes And Ladders Week Dos!

  Welcome to Part Deux on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “Chutes And Ladders”.  Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game.  There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy.  So imagine what it is like for the average hockey fan ...

Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders Week 1

  Welcome to our debut column here on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “Chutes And Ladders”.  Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game.  There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy.  So imagine what it is like for the average ...

Royal Return: L.A. Kings Early Season Roundup

Andrew Knoll reflects on Frozen Fury and the Kings trip to Europe to open the 2011-2012 season.

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