Hurricanes’ Potential 2022 Playoff Matchups Ranked Brandon Stanley | April 8, 2022 The NHL season is in the final stretch of the regular season, with between 11 and 13 games remaining before the real fun starts. That’s still an important stretch of…
Likeliest Canadiens UFAs to Re-Sign with Habs in 2022 Offseason Ryan Szporer | April 8, 2022 The Montreal Canadiens had a good 2022 trade deadline, but they weren’t able to deal away all their UFAs. Some still remain, but for how long?
Sabres Have Plenty of Options to Fill Out Next Season’s Blue Line Zach Rohde | April 7, 2022 Excitement continues to build around the Buffalo Sabres with their recent streak of good play. Unfortunately, they won’t be near a playoff spot this season, so attention naturally shifts to…
Penguins’ Final Game Against Rangers Will Set the Tone for the Playoffs Sylvie McCarthy | April 6, 2022 The Pittsburgh Penguins are third in the Metropolitan Division. The New York Rangers hold the second-place slot with three more wins than the Penguins. The Rangers have become Pittsburgh’s Achilles’…
Canadiens’ Top 3 Candidates to Be Next Team Captain Blain Potvin | April 6, 2022 The Montreal Canadiens entered the 2021-22 season on a high making a magical run to the 2021 Stanley Cup. This led to high expectations from fans and media alike that…
Top 10 Most Underrated Players of the 2021-22 Season Adam Kierszenblat | April 6, 2022 Every team has a player or players that, despite having a strong season, do not get the recognition they deserve. These are the less talked about players whose play has…
4 NHL Prospects to Watch at the 2022 NCAA Frozen Four Colin Newby | April 6, 2022 The NCAA Frozen Four will begin on Thursday night at TD Garden in Boston, MA when the University of Denver faces off against the University of Michigan. The University of…
3 Oilers Who Could Be Trade Candidates in 2022 Offseason Colton Pankiw | April 5, 2022 With 12 games to go in the 2021-22 season, things are going pretty well for the Edmonton Oilers. They have won four straight games to improve to 40-25-5, and as…
2022 NHL Draft: Zator’s Top 96 April Rankings Matthew Zator | April 5, 2022 Welcome back to my 2022 NHL Draft Rankings here at The Hockey Writers. In February, I released my first set of rankings just before the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, and…
Red Wings’ Lack of an Identity a Major Concern Tony Wolak | April 5, 2022 Who exactly are the Detroit Red Wings? That’s actually a great question – one without an obvious answer. During this weekend’s home-and-home series with the lowly Ottawa Senators, the Red…
Top 10 Overpaid Defensemen in the NHL in 2021-22 Rob Couch | April 4, 2022 The fourth and final position we are going to look at with overpaid players is the defencemen. These players aren’t generally paid a ton of money, but it seems like…
3 Canucks Who Need to Step up to Have a Shot at the Playoffs Matthew Zator | April 4, 2022 With back-to-back regulation losses to the St. Louis Blues last week and a comeback that fell short in overtime against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday, the Vancouver Canucks’ playoff…