Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsAfter a very active offseason in free agency, Minnesota’s top two offensive lines look as deadly as any in the NHL. With the top six looking set, the Wild has a plethora of character forwards to create a lethal bottom six from. Kyle Brodziak and Zenon Konopka will be the third and fourth line pivots, ...
The big free agent signings of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter caught all of the headlines, and will continue to do so, but the huge 13-year contracts handed out to the two premier free agents in this year’s class were not the only important moves that Minnesota GM Chuck Fletcher made this season. He also made a trio of signings for his bottom six forward group bringing in Torrey Mitchell on a three-year deal, while signing Zenon Konopka and Jake Dowell to two-year deals.
It was a pairing of All-Star goalies, as the Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings squared off in L.A. Although it would ultimately be the Kings fourth line, helping to propel the club into first. A game where one could use the names Kyle Clifford and Gordie Howe, in the same sentence. For an inter-conference ...
When an NHL game ends with over 300 penalty minutes, the story should pretty much write itself. If only that were the case in this one. Friday Night turned to Fight Night on Long Island as the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders racked up 336 total penalty minutes in a brawl-filled 9-3 win for ...
John Tavares scored his second natural hat trick of the season last night as the Islanders defeated the Buffalo Sabres 5-3
The lack of veteran presence in the current Islanders line-up could be a cause for concern in the development of some the team’s younger players
Zenon Konopka and Trevor Gillies are doing what they do best to help the Islanders win hockey games
