Utah Hockey Club: What’s Josh Doan’s Ceiling in 2024-25? Cooper Krigbaum | July 30, 2024 There are always historic nights for franchises in the NHL for various reasons. Most recently, Utah general manager Bill Armstong drafted Tij Iginla, the son of Calgary Flames legend Jarome…
Islanders Need a Blockbuster Trade to Become Serious Contenders Michael Ostrower | July 30, 2024 The New York Islanders entered the offseason with clear goals for each position group. Forwards needed a top-six forward and multiple bottom-six forwards, the defense needed to get healthy, and…
Ducks Prospects Who Could Debut in the NHL in 2024-25 Charlie Hiller | July 29, 2024 As the calendar gets closer to August, a new NHL season is quickly approaching. The Anaheim Ducks are hoping for better fortune, as a 27-50-5 record last season extended their…
2024-25 Is Make-or-Break for Avalanche’s Jonathan Drouin Ryan Womeldorf | July 29, 2024 Jonathan Drouin has one of the most interesting career trajectories out there. The third-overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, Drouin was once thought to be in the same ballpark…
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Point Projections for 2024-25 Rupert McDonald | July 29, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs’ core has never been under this much scrutiny before a season has begun. For years, people believed that the team was just one or two bounces…
3 Players the Senators Can Target on a PTO Jacob Billington | July 29, 2024 General manager Steve Staios has done a good job improving the Ottawa Senators this offseason, and with just shy of $2 million in cap space, they will want to keep…
Patrick Roy’s First Full Season With The Islanders Will Be Tenure-Defining Mike Fink | July 29, 2024 Patrick Roy enters a pivotal season with the New York Islanders. It looks like he’ll be the head coach for a while unless there’s a sudden collapse (which with the…
4 Reasons the Buffalo Sabres Can Make the Playoffs Ryan Womeldorf | July 29, 2024 Everyone, not just fans of the franchise, knows the pressure the Buffalo Sabres are under entering the 2024-25 season. The team has made its share of solid moves and puzzling…
Counting Down the 10 Most Impactful Devils for 2024-25 – No. 7 – Ondrej Palat Josh Reinitz | July 29, 2024 Welcome to the The Hockey Writers’ Countdown of the 10 most impactful New Jersey Devils of the 2024-25 season. This is not a countdown of the 10 best but rather a list…
4 Wild Players That Need to Step Up in 2024-25 Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | July 29, 2024 After missing the playoffs for the first time since 2018-19’ last season, the Minnesota Wild have a number of things to fix going into 2024-25. Their special teams, goaltending, offense,…
Meet the New Blackhawks: Laurent Brossoit Brooke LoFurno | July 29, 2024 When the Chicago Blackhawks made their free agent frenzy signings on July 1, goaltending was the one position that unsurprisingly got a big upgrade. General manager Kyle Davidson said at…
Devils Must Reverse Trend of Mixing Up Lines in 2024-25 Daniel Amoia | July 29, 2024 The list of issues that caused the demise of the 2023-24 New Jersey Devils is rather extensive. Lackluster goaltending, shoddy defense, injuries…that’s just the start. But one element certainly didn’t…