3 Causes For the Lightning’s Post Stanley Cup Slump Eugene Helfrick | October 22, 2021 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the start to the 2021-22 season couldn’t feel more different from 2020-21. While they are pulling a 2-2-0 record, that doesn’t necessarily reflect their play…
THW Goalie Report: 32 NHL Storylines to Follow in 2021-22 Shaun Filippelli | October 16, 2021 Frustrated by the lack of coverage available to quench your curiosities when it comes to goaltending content? Welcome to the THW Goalie Report. A column that sets out to bring…
Islanders Have a Tough Road Trip To Start the Season Mike Fink | October 13, 2021 The New York Islanders start the season with a grueling road trip. The first home game of the season is Nov. 20 against the Calgary Flames, as the first 13…
2021-22 Maple Leafs Opponent Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Hobson | October 12, 2021 Welcome back to my Toronto Maple Leafs’ Opponent Preview series, where I preview each team in the Atlantic Division and break down how they match up against the Maple Leafs.…
2012 Redraft: What if the Edmonton Oilers Didn’t Take Nail Yakupov? Evan Smyth | October 9, 2021 Nail Yakupov is one of the NHL’s most notable draft busts in recent memory. The Edmonton Oilers surely whiffed on this first-overall pick in 2012, as Yakupov contributed next to…
NHL’s Top 10 Goalies for 2021-22 Colton Pankiw | October 4, 2021 Welcome back to the fifth edition of this series, where I take on the daunting task of ranking the top 10 current players at each position in the NHL. In…
Lightning Should Be Concerned About Elliott’s Preseason Play Eugene Helfrick | October 3, 2021 It’s important not to draw too many conclusions from preseason play in the NHL. Main teams are split up to play multiple games in different cities, with prospects and depth…
Ranking the NHL’s 32 Starting Goalies – 2021-22 Season Stephen Ground | September 28, 2021 The poet John Donne famously wrote, “no man is an island unto itself.” But he wrote that in 1623, long before the game of hockey was invented. Had he survived…
Ranking NHL Teams By Goaltenders Matthew Zator | September 3, 2021 Ranking NHL Teams By Forwards Ranking NHL Teams By Defencemen Now that the 2020-21 NHL season is over and the 2021-22 campaign is upon us, it’s time to rank the…
NHL Draft History- 19th Pick Overall Adam Kierszenblat | July 14, 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…
Vasilevskiy’s Performance Made the Conn Smythe Choice a No-Brainer Andrew Mulville | July 9, 2021 On Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup. Andrei Vasilevskiy put on a dominant display in Game 5, clinching the series…
NHL Basic Stats That Should Be Thrown Away Mike Fink | July 9, 2021 Hockey is a visual game that can be tough to quantify in stats, and evaluating a player based solely on stats can lead to an inaccurate assessment. However, there are…
