Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsHockey might be a very physical and intimidating game to play, but the sport has been entertaining fans across the world for countless decades. While the sport might get a bit bloody and testy sometimes, there is always room for some laughter, even if it comes at the expense of those gliding on the ice. ...
The NHL regular season has finally drawn to a close, and the Conference Quarterfinal matchups have been set. With round one of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs set to begin Wednesday night, the Detroit Red Wings find themselves part of perhaps the most intriguing matchup of the Western Conference. Finishing as the 5th seed they’ll ...
Each year the Calder Memorial Trophy is handed out to the league’s top rookie. Past winners include now household names like Malkin, Ovechkin, Forsberg and Bure. Only a few games past the half way mark, we take a look at who might be the next name to grace the trophy. Early in the year it ...
Each Tuesday, Ten Fantasy Thoughts brings you valuable insight to line changes, buy-low candidates and updates on why a player may be struggling or surging for the past few weeks. This week, Ten Fantasy Thoughts will be discussing some key pickups to replace some injured stars, a goaltending controversy and much more. 1. This ...
One of the more interesting aspects of any season is seeing which first year players make an impact on their respective teams. There are always those exceed expectations as well as those who don’t quite meet them. Today I look at four NHL rookies who have surprised through the season’s first two months: Adam Henrique, New ...
Every team has a player whose fans love to constantly chirp at for inconsistent play, oftentimes coupled with that fact that the particular player is vastly overpaid. For Nashville Predator fans, the duo of David Legwand and Martin Erat served that role for the past few seasons. Legwand was the team’s first ever draft pick, ...
Click-Click-Click the Rangers line of Marian Gaborik, Derek Stepan and Artem Anisimov is doing just that. The line collected all seven points earned by the Rangers last night in Ottawa.
As October winds to a close, the Nashville Predators have experienced their fair share of highs and lows through the first ten games. After opening the season with road wins in Columbus and St. Louis, Nashville’s inexperience wasted no time in showing itself, as the Preds lost 5 of their next 6 games, before getting ...
Yesterday I previewed the defense and goaltenders, and on the eve of the Preds season opener tomorrow night in Columbus, it’s time to preview the most scrutinized and criticized group of Preds year in and year out: the forwards. FORWARDS Niclas Bergfors – On July 3rd, amidst all of the hubbub surrounding free agency, general ...
