Lidstrom, Jagr and Selanne Continue To Defy Age Andrew Sykes | November 15, 2011 The NHL, like any professional sport, is a league that thrives on turning young players into marketable stars and while the likes of Steve Stamkos, Jeff Skinner and Tyler Seguin are looked…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: Get The Lead Out! Chris Wassel | November 14, 2011 We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but not comes the next November edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team…
Stick Swinging Incident Leaves another Black Mark on the OHL Brendan Ross | November 12, 2011 On Friday night, London’s John Labatt Center was the home to another ugly hockey accident for the second time this season invovling property of the Philadelphia Flyers (recall the “banana…
Could Flyers-Lightning Fiasco be the Beginning of the End for the Trap? Steve Kendall | November 10, 2011 The Philadelphia Flyers’ decision to not move the puck up ice once the Tampa Bay Lightning were set up in their 1-3-1 trap during Wednesday night’s game was not the…
From Abdelkader to Zuccarello – 10 November 2011 Monica McAlister | November 10, 2011 Click-Click-Click the Rangers line of Marian Gaborik, Derek Stepan and Artem Anisimov is doing just that. The line collected all seven points earned by the Rangers last night in Ottawa.
Flyers Getting the Most Out of Max Talbot Ed Miller | November 9, 2011 When he entered the league in 2002 as the 234th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Maxime Talbot appeared to be a player not destined for super stardom but rather…
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…
