Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsNow that a shortened NHL season is upon us and as usual Leaf’s fans are jumping back on the Stanley cup bandwagon I have decided to jump on the predictions bandwagon. Writers often provide some outrageous predictions on the NHL season, none the less they are always interesting to read and to look back on as ...
It’s (finally) that time of year again, where hope abounds and everyone gazes into their crystal pucks in order to make their predictions about the immediate future of NHL hockey. In the best of years, this task is borderline folly, for who can really know what to expect when paper rosters and schedules play out ...
With the shortened NHL season set to begin on Saturday January 19th, 2013, it is time to make our predictions as to which team will make the playoffs this season. The 48-game calendar will not be forgiving for teams that go through prolonged slumps and, as a result, young teams will be at a disadvantage ...
Counting down the top 10 storylines to watch as the 2012-13 NHL Season unfolds. 10. Evander Kane Watch Drafted 4th overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the former Vancouver Giants’ star Evander Kane has been at the centre of controversy early in his career. Putting his talented hockey skills aside, Kane has ...
With the NHL getting back to business, they have unveiled their new 48 game schedule. A few things will be key for teams who will be adjusting their mindsets to game plan for a shortened season. It will be more crucial than normal to get off to a good start and gain momentum early ...
With the shortened NHL season set to begin on Saturday January 19th, 2013, it is time to make our predictions as to which team will make the playoffs this season. The 48-game calendar will not be forgiving for teams that go through prolonged slumps and, as a result, young teams will be at a disadvantage ...
O Captain! My Captain! – Words not uttered often in and around the Florida Panthers’ organization last season. Throughout the entirety of the 2011-2012 season, the Panthers were the only NHL club without a captain and instead decided to go with four alternate captains. While the quartet of Stephen Weiss, Ed Jovanovski, Tomas Kopecky and ...
Chicago is speedy. St. Louis is dirty. Nashville is both. The only reprieve will come against a Nash-less Columbus. Detroit will play each of these teams nearly SEVEN times over the next few months. It will be bloody. It will be messy. It will be fast and fierce. Players who remained stagnant, that ...
Fellow THW writer Ian C McLaren wrote an interesting article earlier in the week reviewing the effects of a shortened NHL season on NHL playoff aspirations. The two points made in the article were pretty valid and interesting. Firstly, it was suggested that 48 games is clearly a large enough sample size to determine playoff teams ...
With the NHL lockout finally settled, hockey fans can finally look forward to the regular season, most likely a shortened 48 game schedule. Washington Capitals’ fans have some great things to look forward to in 2013 including new head coach Adam Oates, a hopeful bounce back year from superstar forward and Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin ...
