5 Capitals Players You Probably Forgot About Hayley Paljug | January 19, 2026 In hockey, trades are a dime a dozen. Players come and go, teams retool and reshape, and one season never looks the same as the next. The Washington Capitals are…
3 Red Wing PTO Targets Ahead of 2025-26 Season Devin Little | September 14, 2025 With NHL training camps set to open up next week, we are days away from training camp rosters to be announced from all 32 teams. While most excitement centers around…
Blue Jackets’ 3 Potential PTO Targets William Espy | August 28, 2025 The season is slowly approaching for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and they’ve already announced their first professional tryout signing, defenseman Brendan Smith. As training camp draws closer, let’s take a…
4 Free Agent Forwards the Toronto Maple Leafs Should Consider Signing Rupert McDonald | July 16, 2025 It isn’t often that the Toronto Maple Leafs are a significant amount below the salary cap, but that’s exactly where they find themselves right now. Past the two way point…
Red Wings Notebook: 2025 Trade Deadline Recap Devin Little | March 8, 2025 Another NHL Trade Deadline is in the books. The annual arms race lived up to the hype as several teams made moves – some bigger than others – to improve…
Red Wings Acquire Petr Mrazek & Craig Smith From the Blackhawks Blain Potvin | March 7, 2025 The Detroit Red Wings have acquired forward Craig Smith and goaltender Petr Mrazek from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Joe Veleno. Related: 2025 NHL Trade Deadline Tracker The…
Blue Jackets Cruise to Convincing Win Over Blackhawks Mark Scheig | February 22, 2025 The Columbus Blue Jackets needed to open post 4-Nations play with a win. In front of another sellout crowd, they were able to win going away. Kent Johnson scored twice…
Blackhawks Overcome the Panthers; Win 3-1 Gail Kauchak | November 21, 2024 The league’s last-place Chicago Blackhawks (6-12-1) hosted the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers Thursday night at the United Center (Nov. 21). The Panthers entered the contest eighth-place in the…
Blackhawks’ Lukas Reichel Finally Finding His Way Gail Kauchak | November 12, 2024 All hockey players have different trajectories, and some are faster than others. For young forward Lukas Reichel of the Chicago Blackhawks, it’s safe to say it’s been a slow and…
Meet the New Blackhawks: Craig Smith Gail Kauchak | August 15, 2024 Barring any last-minute additions to the Chicago Blackhawks as the 2024-25 season approaches, this will be our final installment to our summer series, “Meet the New Blackhawks”. While electing not…
Flyers: Depth Free-Agent Forwards to Target in 2024 Justin Giampietro | January 13, 2024 It is unclear where the Philadelphia Flyers will be entering their 2023-24 offseason in terms of whether they are coming off a playoff berth or not, but they will likely…
Predators’ Top 25 Players of All-Time: Craig Smith Alex Wauthy | September 28, 2023 Welcome to the Nashville Predators All-Time 25 in 25. In this series, we at The Hockey Writers will unveil the top 25 players in franchise history in honor of the organization’s 25th anniversary. Starting…