Is Marner’s Negotiation Delaying Other RFA Deals? Leo Bond | July 23, 2019 With several high-end restricted free agent (RFA) negotiations dragging on past the July 1 opening of the NHL’s free agency period, it’s beginning to look more and more like a…
Can Blues Afford Joel Edmundson? Stephen Ground | July 23, 2019 While St. Louis Blues players are busy spending their days with the Stanley Cup, the team’s front office, led by general manager Doug Armstrong, is busy reuniting the championship squad…
3 Reasons the Flames Won the Lucic Trade Ryan Szporer | July 23, 2019 By any objective measure, the Calgary Flames gave up the better player when they traded James Neal to the Edmonton Oilers for Milan Lucic. The Flames could still end up…
Countdown to Puck Drop — Day 72 — Jets’ Inaugural WHA Season Declan Schroeder | July 22, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
10 Maple Leafs Who Changed Their Numbers Brian Joyce | July 22, 2019 William Nylander recently announced that he will be changing his jersey number from 29 to 88. While the announcement has caused some controversy, it has given us the chance to…
NHL Rumors: Flyers, Panthers, Lightning, Avs, More Jim Parsons | July 22, 2019 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Philadelphia Flyers and how close they are to singing Travis Konecny, the Florida Panthers who may run with a couple…
James Neal Will Have a Big Impact on the Oilers Zain Bhanji | July 20, 2019 I must say that the Edmonton Oilers have won back a few fans by finally trading away disgruntled agitator Milan Lucic to the Calgary Flames for forward James Neal. I…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: All About Marner The Old Prof | July 20, 2019 It would be an overstatement to say that all eyes are on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Mitch Marner drama, but probably not by much. Most of the news and rumors…
Devils’ Expectations of Hischier in Season 3 Alex Chauvancy | July 19, 2019 Nico Hischier is one of the New Jersey Devils’ key building blocks in their rebuild. Along with Jack Hughes, who they selected with the first overall pick at the Entry…
CHL and Canadian Players Drafted Hits 10-Year Low Earl Jessiman | July 18, 2019 During the months leading up to the 2019 NHL Draft, the media focused on who would be the first-overall pick: American Jack Hughes or Finnish superstar Kaapo Kakko? Following that,…
Maple Leafs’ Stanley Cup Clock Is Ticking Chris Faria | July 18, 2019 Three years ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Cup window seemed almost boundless. A 19-year-old William Nylander was tearing it up in the American Hockey League, an 18-year-old Mitch Marner was…
Did Women’s Hockey Forget the Declaration of Principles? Nathaniel Oliver | July 17, 2019 Dr. Dorothy Height, a revolutionary leader in the Civil Rights Movement once stated: “Without service, we would not have a strong quality of life. It’s important to the person who…