Blue Jackets Offseason Roundtable – Part 1 Mark Scheig | May 16, 2017 The Columbus Blue Jackets haven’t made much news in recent days. But that doesn’t mean things aren’t active within the walls of Nationwide Arena. With the NHL Combine, Expansion Draft…
Maple Leafs Round Table: Zaitsev, Free Agents & the Draft Andrew Forbes | May 15, 2017 After a relatively successful year in the just their second season since announcing a full-fledged rebuild, the Toronto Maple Leafs will be looking to improve as they will definitely want…
Off the Crossbar: Stars Aim for 23 Goalie Roster Jeff Seide | May 15, 2017 Another day, another goalie. After acquiring Ben Bishop’s rights from the Los Angeles Kings, the Dallas Stars signed him to a six-year, $29.5 million contract. “This is the Stars’ first move in…
Rumor Rundown: Phil Housley Generating Head Coaching Interest? Tom Dianora | May 15, 2017 Thus far in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, arguably the biggest story has been the run the Nashville Predators are on. After shocking the world with a clean sweep of…
Red Wings, Vegas Expansion Draft Options Tony Wolak | May 15, 2017 Next month’s Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft could present the Detroit Red Wings with an opportunity to improve their team, despite the guarantee they’ll be losing someone. In fact, most…
Bruins Need Bargains from Free Agency Joseph Ochs | May 15, 2017 From a value standpoint, Dominic Moore and Riley Nash were the Boston Bruins’ best free agent signings of 2016. David Backes may have grabbed the headlines (and the cash), but…
Top 8 Hitters in the NHL Brandon Share-Cohen | May 15, 2017 Hitting is an underappreciated art in the NHL. While many hockey debates revolve around the skill and point production of players, the narrative often leaves out the fact that good…
Ranking the Best Goalies of the 2016-17 Regular Season Jeff Seide | May 13, 2017 An NHL goalie’s job is pretty simple: stop vulcanized rubber disks from crossing the goal line. Do it more than the goalie at the other end of the rink and…
Sabres Welcome Botterill: The Anti-Murray Jeff Seide | May 12, 2017 “Today is truly a dream come true,” Jason Botterill told the media. “I truly understand, from my time as a player here in Western New York, both in Rochester and…
Conference Final Predictions Shayna Goldman | May 12, 2017 Here at The Hockey Writers, we compiled predictions from 25 of our writers for the 2017 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals (which can be found here for the Western Conference and here…
Sabres Hire Jason Botterill as General Manager Chad DeDominicis | May 11, 2017 The Buffalo Sabres have hired Pittsburgh Penguins associate general manager Jason Botterill as the new general manager of the team today. Botterill was pegged as the front-runner for about a…
Landeskog or Kovalchuk To Boston? Joseph Ochs | May 11, 2017 The Boston Bruins struggled for 82-plus games to find a suitable left wing for David Krejci. Matt Beleskey, Danton Heinen, Frank Vatrano, Peter Cehlarik and Drew Stafford all saw time…
