Giroux, Top Flyers Forwards Playing Huge Minutes Early Justin Johnson | November 9, 2011 Claude Giroux was expected to evolve into an elite player in Philadelphia, and he’s done just that. He’s red hot with 19 points in his first 14 games including 9…
When Will the Flyers Figure Out the Shootout? Ed Miller | November 4, 2011 Whether you love it or hate it, the shootout has become an important fixture for deciding regular season games in the NHL since its addition before the 2005-06 campaign. Some…
Patrick Kaleta: The Headbutt, 10 Reasons why Sabres Fans Love Him, & Matthew Barnaby, too! Andy Liegl | November 4, 2011 League disciplinarian, Brendan Shanahan, continues shortening the leash on players and their physical activity on the ice this season. Buffalo Sabres’ forward, and hometown favorite, Patrick Kaleta, has been a…
Kris Versteeg: Revisiting The 2010 Champion Chicago Blackhawks Stephen Stoneman | November 3, 2011 As the Chicago Blackhawks roll into the sunshine state for a two game set, we take a look at former Chicago Blackhawks player Kris Versteeg in his new role as…
Ilya Bryzgalov’s Confidence Issue Ed Miller | November 1, 2011 For the Philadelphia Flyers, it had been the same problem every season since the end of the Ron Hextall era over a decade ago – goaltending. The Flyers had a rotating door between the pipes…
Fantasy Chutes And Ladders: A Spooky Edition Chris Wassel | November 1, 2011 Welcome to our “Halloween Edition” on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original…
SVT: Renberg Never Asked For Day Off For Alumni Game Justin Johnson | October 29, 2011 Will the Legion of Doom reunion at the Winter Classic Alumni Game be squashed by a work conflict? After all of the speculation and drama, it looks like that might…
A historical review of eye injuries in the NHL Tom Yawney | October 27, 2011 Eliminating headshots has been a dominant theme in the NHL for the past eighteen months, and while the debate rages on, there are other issues that have gone largely unnoticed.…
Will Jody Shelley Become the Odd Man Out in Philadelphia? Ed Miller | October 25, 2011 It’s no big surprise that the Philadelphia Flyers are right up against the salary cap, since that has normally been the case since General Manager Paul Holmgren took over for…
Mandating Visors Should Be Discussed After Pronger Injury Andrew Sykes | October 25, 2011 To quote Jeremy Roenick, “NHL wake up.” As backwards as the National Hockey League is by still allowing fighting, the allowance of giving players the option to choose the wearing…
Fantasy Chutes And Ladders Week Dos! Chris Wassel | October 25, 2011 Welcome to Part Deux on The Hockey Writers kindly dubbed “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton…
Caps 7-0 Start Means More Than the Record Angie Lewis | October 24, 2011 Call it what you want, but the Caps at 7-0 matters. The argument stands that Washington can go 82-0 and it wouldn’t matter because of their postseason history. However, the point…