Can the Regular Season Predict the Playoffs? Zeke | May 28, 2017 Over the past few years, I’ve looked for clues in the NHL’s regular season that act a strong predictor for the postseason. For those involved in this quest, it’s mostly a…
Expansion Draft Trade Targets: Defencemen Larry Fisher | May 19, 2017 With the expansion draft looming and protected lists due in less than a month, several teams have a surplus of defencemen. Scouring the rosters and utilizing CapFriendly.com’s expansion draft tool,…
Golden Knights Mock Expansion Draft: Tweaked With Fan Feedback Larry Fisher | May 18, 2017 Never underestimate the knowledge of fans and readers. Some are in the know and others just have insight and opinions to offer that shouldn’t be ignored or dismissed. I enjoy…
Calder Cup Playoffs Preview: Griffins vs. Barracuda Tom Mitsos | May 18, 2017 The Grand Rapids Griffins and San Jose Barracuda fight for a spot in the Calder Cup final. The Griffins find themselves in the Western Conference Final for the second time…
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…
A Penguins – Predators Final? David Beaudoin | May 11, 2017 I feel bad for Washington Capitals fans. Their team could not reach the Eastern Conference Final for the sixth time in as many tries (0-6 in second round series) since…
Golden Knights Mock Expansion Draft: Easter Edition Larry Fisher | May 7, 2017 OK, so Easter was a few weeks ago, but much of the legwork for this mock expansion draft was done in April at the conclusion of the NHL regular season.…
Hope on the Horizon for Hockey’s Hapless: Western Conference Chris O'Reilly | April 30, 2017 In the first edition of this article, I discussed the eight non-playoff qualifiers in the East. My goal was to highlight a few of their positives and focus on the improvements…
2017 NHL Draft Lottery Primer Jeff Seide | April 29, 2017 The NHL Draft Lottery takes place Saturday night in Toronto. For just the second time in NHL draft lottery history, each of the 14 teams that did not make the…
Round 2 Predictions by the Numbers David Beaudoin | April 26, 2017 The first round of the NHL playoffs provided plenty of drama with a total of 18 of the 42 games going into overtime. In other words, 42.9% needed extra time. I…
Hope on the Horizon for Hockey’s Hapless: Eastern Conference Chris O'Reilly | April 26, 2017 The 2016-17 regular season is officially a distant memory. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing, and for many hockey fans, this is the most exciting time of the…
Eastern Conference Semifinals Predictions Shayna Goldman | April 26, 2017 Here at The Hockey Writers, we compiled predictions from 25 of our writers for the 2017 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals. We predicted both the winning teams, plus the series length. Our…
