Coyotes Weekly: Hall Making a Colossal Difference in Arizona Louis Pannone | January 9, 2020 Only 24 days have passed since Taylor Hall was acquired by the Arizona Coyotes, but it has become clear that the 28-year-old is already playing a significant role in Arizona’s…
Bolts Breakdown: Winning Streak Continues Steve Marowski | January 7, 2020 Earlier in the season, the main criticism of the Tampa Lightning was that they were “underperforming.” They were not winning as much as many had predicted, and as general manager…
2020 World Juniors: Controversies & Questions Remain Andrew Forbes | January 7, 2020 It’s a tournament that brings the world together over the holiday season – one that unites some of the best junior players from across the world in a best-on-best under-20…
Blackhawks Have Solid Week, Looking for Home Success Scott Schultz | January 7, 2020 Entering Sunday’s contest with the Detroit Red Wings, the Chicago Blackhawks had won five of their last seven games and needing to rebound from a back-and-forth, 7-5 loss Thursday night…
What the Kyen Sopa Deal Means For the Erie Otters Mark Scheig | January 6, 2020 The Erie Otters needed a forward. They didn’t wait long to get their guy. On Monday, the Otters acquired forward Kyen Sopa and a 13th round pick from the Niagara…
NHL’s Top 5 Defensive Forwards of the Decade Tim Kearns | January 6, 2020 With what was an eventful decade coming to a close in the NHL, it is time to look back and reflect on the best of the best. While offense dominated…
Weekly Prospect Report: Zamula, Beckman, Askarov & Lafrenière Josh Bell | January 6, 2020 Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL…
What Blue Jackets Must Prioritize to Make Playoffs Mark Scheig | January 6, 2020 In part one of our Blue Jackets at halfway series, we reviewed the season to date to see how they came back to the playoff race when things didn’t look…
The Grind Line: Predicting the Red Wings’ Leading Scorer of the 2020s Tony Wolak | January 6, 2020 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Blue Jackets Have Hope at Halfway Point Mark Scheig | January 5, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets completed game 42 Saturday afternoon against the San Jose Sharks. Although the Blue Jackets lost the game 3-2 to start their second half, there’s still plenty…
NHL’s Top 5 Right Wingers of the Decade Eugene Helfrick | January 3, 2020 In a sport where scoring is king, the 2010s can be defined by the prowess of some of the best forwards to play the game. As the decade comes to…
NHL’s Top 5 Goaltenders of the Decade Zach Weissbach | January 3, 2020 Everyone is very aware of the age-old adage “defense wins championships.” For a National Hockey League team, this statement rings as true as ever before. But, for every championship-caliber defense,…
