Previews and Predictions
Takeaways From Chiarelli's Press Conference
April 13th, 2018 Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli wasted no time in his end-of-season press conference. Chiarelli immediately jumped into questions from the media and faced the fire for the disappointing season Edmonton had in 2017-18. The Oilers took a 25-point step back in...
Fisher Reveals Votes for NHL’s Major Awards
April 11th, 2018 For the first time in history — or at least in a long time — members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association will be revealing their votes for the NHL’s annual awards this season. I don’t get a vote there (yet) but, here at The Hockey Writers, Ryan Pike...
Ducks Set to Battle Sharks in Round One
April 11th, 2018 It's been a roller-coaster journey, but the Anaheim Ducks managed to qualify for the postseason for the sixth consecutive year. They will even have home-ice advantage in the first round after that notion seemed like a pipe dream for the majority of the season, which saw an...
THW 2018 First-Round Playoff Predictions
April 11th, 2018 Here at The Hockey Writers, we have some smart hockey minds, those who provide in-depth analysis, and some very strong writers. Most of us believe we can predict, with some accuracy, playoff outcomes. But can we? This year I will be surveying writers from THW and report...
NHL Playoff Predictions: Three-Peat or First-Timer?
April 10th, 2018 Playoff predictions are always easier when you don’t have a horse in the race. That’s the case for me this year, making picks with my head rather than my heart from start to finish. Sure, I’ve hopped on a handful of bandwagons as the regular season was winding...
2018 NHL Playoffs: The All-Watchability Bracket
April 10th, 2018 As we reach the end of the 2017-18 National Hockey League season, there will be hundreds, if not thousands of articles attempting to predict the Stanley Cup Playoffs. There are also no doubt thousands, if not millions of brackets being filled out, attempting to do exactly...
2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds and More
April 9th, 2018 The regular season is complete. The 16-team playoff table has now been set. The Stanley Cup playoffs kick off Wednesday, Apr. 11. It’s the best two months in all of sport, where every shift, every check and every play matters. It’s when real players perform their best,...
WHL Playoff Predictions: Couple Coin Flips in Second Round
April 4th, 2018 Maybe I should quit while I’m ahead. Walk away while my bracket is looking good. It’s not going to get any easier, that’s for sure. It never does. I went 7-for-8 on my predictions for the first round of the Western Hockey League playoffs. Not only did I get...
McDavid Should Win the Hart Trophy
April 3rd, 2018 With three games remaining in the Edmonton Oilers' season, Connor McDavid is perched on top of the NHL scoring lead with 103 points. Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov is second with 97 points. Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin is third with 96 points. Unless...
Wild Western Conference: Injuries Edition
April 2nd, 2018 We’ve put together a quick and simple view of the teams locked in this close Western Conference playoff chase. We've been updating it twice a week, but with the season ending on Saturday, we'll set up the final week now. We previously conceded the Nashville Predators,...
2018 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 100 Following Regular Season
March 29th, 2018 There is no debate for No. 1 in 2018. The flip-flop for No. 2 continues — at least for me — and the rest of the top 10 is very much to be determined on draft day. The entire first round is full of promising prospects and the depth of this draft class has become...
Wild Western Conference: Loving the Blues Edition
March 29th, 2018 We’ve put together a quick and simple view of the teams locked in this close Western Conference playoff chase. It’ll be updated on Thursday, to reflect the results of the Monday-Wednesday games, and it’ll be updated on Monday to cover the Thursday-Sunday games. We...
Wild Western Conference: Fallen Stars Edition
March 26th, 2018 We’ve put together a quick and simple view of the teams locked in this close Western Conference playoff chase. It’ll be updated on Thursday, to reflect the results of the Monday-Wednesday games, and it’ll be updated on Monday to cover the Thursday-Sunday games. We...
