Habs Need Top Center More Than 3rd Pick Johannes Wheeldon | May 4, 2018 This week I set out three options for the Montreal Canadiens ahead of the 2018 draft. These included: packaging the third pick for a top center, drafting based on organizational…
Wilson Suspension Suggests New Era for NHL Johannes Wheeldon | May 3, 2018 The NHL Department of Player Safety has suspended Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals for three games for his hit on Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese in Game 3. Aston-Reese broke his jaw on…
Montreal Canadiens: Three Options for the 2018 Draft Johannes Wheeldon | May 2, 2018 A collective sigh could be heard in Habsland last week after the organization beat the odds to be among the final three teams in the lottery for the top pick…
THW 2018 2nd-Round Playoff Predictions Johannes Wheeldon | April 28, 2018 Following our successful effort to compile THW’s first-round predictions, some of The Hockey Writers’ best minds let us in on their thinking for the second round. By surveying writers from THW and reporting the…
NHL Playoffs First-Round Wrap Up Johannes Wheeldon | April 25, 2018 Round one of the 2018 NHL playoffs is almost in the books. After a number of interesting storylines and predictions by contributors here at The Hockey Writers, it is time to…
Three Better Predators Playoff Chants Johannes Wheeldon | April 24, 2018 The Nashville Predators won their first-round series in six games. They will face the wily Winnipeg Jets in the second-round in what promises to be a well-watched series. Preds fans, many…
5 Former Habs in the 1st Round of the Playoffs Johannes Wheeldon | April 14, 2018 There is growing recognition that the problems facing the Montreal Canadiens are less about attitude and more about personnel, or the relative lack thereof. Last season the Habs simply did not have…
Senators Postseason Town Hall Just First of Many Johannes Wheeldon | April 12, 2018 The new era of transparency in the NHL continued apace this week in Ottawa as Eugene Melnyk, the beleaguered owner of the Ottawa Senators, spoke to approximately 300 season ticket-holders in…
Montreal Canadiens: Max Pacioretty Opens Up Johannes Wheeldon | April 12, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens furthered their announced new era of transparency this week as captain Max Pacioretty joined Chris Nilan and Sean Campbell on TSN 690 to talk about the season that…
Montreal Canadiens: Attitude and the Emergence of Molson Johannes Wheeldon | April 11, 2018 Fans hoping for solutions from Marc Bergevin and Geoff Molson at this year’s end of season press conference were disappointed. However, they could not have been very surprised. In fairness,…
THW 2018 First-Round Playoff Predictions Johannes Wheeldon | April 11, 2018 Here at The Hockey Writers, we have some smart hockey minds, those who provide in-depth analysis, and some very strong writers. Most of us believe we can predict, with some accuracy, playoff…
Canadiens End of Season Roundtable Johannes Wheeldon | April 9, 2018 There was perhaps no more fitting end to the Montreal Canadiens’ season than when, just seconds after scoring to bring the Habs within a goal of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Carey…
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