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The Best Line in Hockey is… Lee Ferris | October 1, 2009 Hockey lore has long held that the crucial component for any championship team is a heavyweight scoring line, a lamp lighting juggernaut that consistently threatens the oppostion at even strength…
Top 20 Enigmas in the NHL Rafal Ladysz | September 21, 2009 Flipping a coin is gambling in the simplest and purest sense. While the odds are always the same, what’s at stake usually varies. How does this affect a hockey player?…
Top 10 NHL 2009 Entry Draft Scouting Performances Christopher Ralph | July 7, 2009 Christopher Ralph is a hockey writer with a focus on prospects and the entry draft, as well as the Leafs’ correspondent here at THW. Well over a week has…
Giguère for Heatley Swap Looking More Likely Lee Ferris | June 14, 2009 One of the most compelling storylines of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs was the rapid rise of backup goaltender Jonas Hiller, supplanting former Conn Smythe winner J.S. Giguère as the…
Lowe’s Evaluation of Ryan Proves ‘Questionable’ Lee Ferris | June 13, 2009 “I’ll tell you this, they have not much coming. Bobby Ryan has been a questionable pick at No. 2 (overall in 2005)” Former Edmonton Oilers GM Kevin Lowe July 5,…
Overlooked and Underrated: Todd Marchant Rafal Ladysz | June 4, 2009 Accepting a pass from Doug Weight while approaching center ice, he picks up the pace and bolts by Grant Ledyard who stumbles to the ice. Head up and nobody except…
Wings Smoke Ducks; Hiller Gets Yanked Paul Benvin | May 8, 2009 Anaheim Ducks coach Randy Carlyle yanked his starting goalie early in the third period of Detroit’s 6-3 win on Thursday night, not because he allowed five goals on 33 shots…
Sharks-Ducks Series Preview The Hockey Writers | April 15, 2009 MJ Kasprzak previews the first round playoff series between the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks that begins Thursday at 7:30pm PDT at HP Pavilion.
Top 20 Break-Out Performances of the 2008/2009 NHL Season Rafal Ladysz | April 13, 2009 Witnessing a player develop is like watching a child ride their bike for the first time. Year after year, many NHLers turn a season of poor expectations into a stunning development. Normally, I’d like to keep a list like this down to ten or 15 names. There were just so many terrific performances that I had to extend it to 20. A few elements had to be present to meet our criteria.
Is Jean-Sebastian Giguere’s Time Running Out In Anaheim? The Hockey Writers | February 1, 2009 While Giguere pines away on the bench, searching for a way to break his puck stopping issues Hiller is stealing the show, and the starting job.