Takeaways From Justin Williams’ Heroic Return to Hurricanes Lineup Matt Cosman | January 20, 2020 In hindsight, we all should have seen this coming. It would be crazy to think Justin Williams’ first game back with the Carolina Hurricanes would end any other way. With…
Capitals Strike the Right Deal With Backstrom Zach Weissbach | January 19, 2020 There are certain molds of players in the NHL that are quite rare and hard to come by. A franchise goaltender, or an elite D-man make great examples. But there’s…
Surging Oilers Beat Coyotes: 4 Questions Worth Asking Now Jim Parsons | January 19, 2020 As the Edmonton Oilers head into their bye week and then the All-Star break, the 7-3 victory for the Oilers has the team feeling pretty good about their current run.…
Thornton & Marleau Still Going Strong, Four Decades Later Scott Roche | January 19, 2020 23 years ago, the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks had the first two picks in the 1997 National Hockey League Entry Draft at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. It…
Montreal Canadiens Need to Sell High at Trade Deadline Blain Potvin | January 18, 2020 The Montreal Canadiens and general manager Marc Bergevin approach the 2020 NHL All-Star break facing a difficult decision. Do they look to add pieces in the hopes they can make…
Niederreiter for Rask Trade Revisited Matt Cosman | January 17, 2020 One year has passed since the Carolina Hurricanes acquired Nino Niederreiter from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Victor Rask. One-for-one swaps are rare in today’s NHL, but it was…
Devils Dynamic Duo of Coleman & Zajac Open Up Dan Rice | January 16, 2020 They aren’t the Dynamic Duo that Taylor Hall and Nico Hischier were two seasons ago when the New Jersey Devils made their lone playoff appearance in nine seasons but Travis…
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Devils, Capitals, Maple Leafs, More Jim Parsons | January 16, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that the Anaheim Ducks are willing to help out cap-strapped teams financially, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to offer up a…
THW’s Goalie News: Crawford’s Dominance, Brodeur’s New Role & More Greg Boysen | January 16, 2020 Wednesday night was a very light schedule in the National Hockey League with just two games, but we did see more dominance from a hometown boy in Montreal. Also, we…
Sabres’ Lazar Seeing Surprising Success Jordan Deshane | January 16, 2020 He entered the organization with little fanfare. When Curtis Lazar was signed on July 1 by the Buffalo Sabres, it was considered a move of little consequence. Lazar was tabbed…
Maple Leafs’ Rasmus Sandin Has Little Choice But to Become a Star The Old Prof | January 16, 2020 Had Toronto Maple Leafs young defenseman Rasmus Sandin fallen on his face in his return to the NHL, the narrative would have been different. However, far from playing poorly, Sandin…
Tape2Tape: Kassian, Tkachuk and the Coming War Andrew Forbes | January 16, 2020 By now, we’ve all seen the tape of Calgary Flames’ forward and super-pest Matthew Tkachuk hitting Edmonton Oilers’ forward Zack Kassian and the latter rag-dolling Tkachuk following the last hit.…
