Kraken’s Best & Worst Contracts for Inaugural Season Jake Zrihen | September 26, 2021 Though the Seattle Kraken are the NHL’s newest team, with their first training camp having just begun, they are not entirely exempt from an affliction with which all professional sports…
Meet the Kraken: Center Alexander Wennberg Jonathan Amatulli | August 11, 2021 In anticipation of the Seattle Kraken’s inaugural season, we at The Hockey Writers will be doing a deep dive into each player projected to be on the opening-night roster. This…
Seattle Kraken Sign Alexander Wennberg to 3-Year Contract Ryan Gagne | July 28, 2021 The Seattle Kraken has added to their center depth by signing former first-round pick Alexander Wennberg to a three-year contract valued at $13.5 million. The annual average value of the…
Senators Need to Target Wennberg in Free Agency Ryan Shuvera | July 27, 2021 There are a ton of moving parts and players as NHL general managers turn their focus to free-agent targets with the free agency signing period set to open on Wednesday.…
Sharks Need to Find a Third-Line Center in Free Agency Josh Frojelin | July 27, 2021 In the San Jose Sharks’ dominant 2018-19 regular season performance, the team’s offense soared. Between Brent Burns’ point-per-game scoring as a blueliner, both Tomas Hertl and Joe Pavelski hitting the…
NHL Draft History – 14th Pick Overall Colin Newby | July 19, 2021 Welcome to a brand new series here at The Hockey Writers called “Road to the Draft.” In this series, our draft contributors will count down from 32nd overall all the…
Wild Have Internal & Free Agent Options to Fill 2021-22 Roster Aaron Heckmann | July 9, 2021 The Minnesota Wild made a crucial move last Friday by locking up Joel Eriksson Ek to an eight-year contract extension. It isn’t exactly surprising that they witnessed the promising young…
Zach Hyman Replacements Maple Leafs Should Target as UFAs Jim Parsons | June 22, 2021 If the Toronto Maple Leafs do, in fact, lose Zach Hyman in free agency, the team has a big decision to make. Do they try to replace his production with…
Kraken Need to Target These Penalty Kill Specialists Adam Kierszenblat | May 29, 2021 A strong penalty kill is a key to success in the NHL. The Seattle Kraken has an opportunity to build one of the strongest penalty kills in the league as…
Panthers Had a Weird February: Beat the Lightning…Lose to the Red Wings Joey Ganzi | March 3, 2021 The Florida Panthers had a crazy month of February, highlighted by late comebacks and knocking off Cup contender teams. As a result of their recent success, they entered the month…
Panthers’ Offense Producing Like Contenders Joey Ganzi | February 26, 2021 Entering the month of February, the Florida Panthers were on a roll. They were undefeated in regulation for the entire month of January, and it was clear they were hungry…
Takeaways From Panthers’ Back-to-Back Versus Red Wings Panagiotis Mavridis | February 22, 2021 The Florida Panthers played back-to-back games against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday and Saturday night, splitting them with one win and one loss. The team looked very different between…