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Yes, Tim Thomas Should Be Criticized for Skipping White House Visit

James Neveau | January 23, 2012

Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist For the opposing viewpoint on this issue, check out my colleague Mike Miccoli’s piece. “Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a…

Roberto Luongo Makes Vancouver Canucks And NHL History

Daniel Schöpf | January 22, 2012

Roberto Luongo became the Vancouver Canucks all-time wins leader on Saturday, following the 4-3 victory against the San Jose Sharks. Luongo surpassed Canucks legend and Ring of Honour inductee Kirk…

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ Top Five Trade Bait Options

Lukas Hardonk | January 20, 2012

Luke Schenn, Nikolai Kulemin and others make the list of the Leafs’ top five trade bait options

Do You Consider David Steckel A Villain?

Andrew Sykes | January 20, 2012

January 1, 2011. It is a date that two men became forever linked together. Two men at the complete opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of their status in…

For Your Consideration: 10 Players Not Generating MVP Buzz That Should Be

Andrew Johnson | January 19, 2012

Each year the Hart Memorial Trophy is awarded to the player deemed most valuable to his team, and each year we begin speculation on who that might be around the…

Maple Leafs Panel: All-Trade Deadline Edition

Lukas Hardonk | January 16, 2012

Maple Leafs Panel is a weekly feature that is published every Monday here on The Hockey Writers. It is a feature where THW Toronto Maple Leafs correspondents Lukas Hardonk, Mark Ascione and Alex Mamalis answer three questions…

Winter Classic 2013 – Comerica Park Vs. Michigan Stadium

Andrew Johnson | January 13, 2012

With all signs pointing to the 2013 NHL Winter Classic being hosted by the Detroit Red Wings, and all talk of their opponent pointing at the Toronto Maple Leafs, conversation…

Who wants to be President?: The ‘hot potato’ trophy

Michael Gwizdala | January 13, 2012

With most teams having played at least half of their games to this point, the merry-go-round continues at the top. Chalk it up to superstition or the need for a…

No Reservations: Five Thoughts on the NHL All-Stars

James Neveau | January 12, 2012

Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Correspondent With two weeks to go until the NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft, the league released its full list of All-Star reserves on Thursday afternoon. There was,…

Chicago Blackhawks Well Represented at NHL All Star Game

Stephen Stoneman | January 12, 2012

Today the NHL announced those players who would fill out the rosters for the NHL All-Star Game. On that list were three very prominent Chicago Blackhawks who are having very…

Michael Cammalleri: A Fried Calamari in Montreal?

Fred Poulin | January 12, 2012

Montreal Canadiens’ sniper Michael Cammalleri made the news yesterday, not because of his play on the ice, but rather because of inflammatory comments he made to journalists Arpon Basu of…

7 More Games for the Blackhawks’ Dan Carcillo

Stephen Stoneman | January 5, 2012

On Monday night, Dan Carcillo was at it again, but this time he really paid for it. He received a 5 minute major for boarding and a game misconduct. Following…