10 Best 7th Round Picks Since 2005 Matthew Zator | December 6, 2023 *Article was updated in Dec. 2023 The NHL Draft is used to try and level the playing field in the league. The teams near the bottom of the league standings…
Revisiting Maple Leafs’ Trade of Phil Kessel to the Penguins The Old Prof | November 25, 2023 Phil Kessel was traded from the Boston Bruins to the Toronto Maple Leafs on September 18, 2009, for two first-round and a second-round draft pick. At the time, Kessel was…
Ranking the Maple Leafs Best Goalies Since 1990 The Old Prof | November 19, 2023 I’ve enjoyed the past five years as I’ve covered the Toronto Maple Leafs. As many readers know, I come to writing about hockey from my history of being a teacher,…
Hurricanes Split Last West Coast Games versus Sharks & Kraken Zach Martin | October 20, 2023 After splitting the Southern California games versus the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks, the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, Oct. 17, and Thursday, Oct. 19, finished the West Coast…
Hurricanes’ Andersen & Raanta Set Sights on Another Jennings Zach Martin | October 5, 2023 After the end of the 2022-23 season, it was unclear what the Carolina Hurricanes would do with their goaltender situation. The tandem that’s been the backbone of the Hurricanes the…
2 Takeaways From Hurricanes’ Preseason Win vs. Lightning Zach Martin | September 27, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes hockey games are officially back. Well, sort of. On Tuesday night the Hurricanes hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning for their first preseason game of the year. Going into…
Islanders Metropolitan Division Opponents Have Their Weaknesses Mike Fink | September 19, 2023 Opening night of the 2023-24 season is less than a month away, and the New York Islanders are returning a similar roster to the one that reached the playoffs last…
3 Hurricanes Who Can Win Awards in 2023-24 Tommy Bennett | August 15, 2023 Hockey is a team game, but individuals also tend to shine brightly. Every season there is an award ceremony, so the players, coaches, and general managers get praised for their…
Hurricanes’ Andersen Can Clinch History This Season Mack Gordon | August 15, 2023 As the start of the NHL season quickly approaches, there’s one particularly intriguing storyline to follow for Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltender Frederik Andersen. Hockey Reference shared in a tweet that Andersen…
Hurricanes’ Best Decision Was Bringing Goalie Tandem Back Tommy Bennett | August 2, 2023 The Carolina Hurricanes are one of the deepest teams in the entire league. This core group that general manager Don Waddell has put together has improved and grown, and he…
Hurricanes Re-Sign Frederik Andersen to 2-Year Deal Jacob Billington | July 1, 2023 The Carolina Hurricanes have brought back Danish goaltender Frederik Andersen on a two-year contract worth an average annual value (AAV) of $3.4 million per season. Andersen struggled to stay healthy…
10 Best Goalies Selected in the Final Round of the NHL Draft Ryan Gagne | June 29, 2023 Since 1979, the NHL has hosted the Entry Draft, once considered the Amateur Draft from 1963-1978. For this top ten list, we decided only to base our selections on players…