Sharks’ Candidates for the 2024 All-Star Game William Espy | January 4, 2024 The San Jose Sharks’ All-Star Game representative will be announced in less than 24 hours, and although there’s one name which comes to mind immediately – Tomas Hertl – he’s…
Duclair, Hoffman and Granlund Essential to Sharks’ Turnaround Alex Hutton | December 12, 2023 When the San Jose Sharks overhauled large portions of their roster this offseason, they probably knew there would be an adjustment period. Mike Hoffman, Anthony Duclair and Mikael Granlund headlined…
Sharks Desperately Need Couture and Granlund in Lineup William Espy | October 28, 2023 The San Jose Sharks are now winless through eight games to start the season. Despite a few performances early on that could have ended up going either way, a majority…
Minnesota Wild Players & Their Unique Numbers Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | September 9, 2023 Every team has prevalent jersey numbers. Players come and go, but those numbers are always worn. On the other hand, some numbers have never been worn, and those have only…
Sharks Already Preparing for 2024 Trade Deadline Alex Hutton | August 15, 2023 After spending most of the 2023 NHL offseason making relatively small moves, the San Jose Sharks finally made a splash on Aug. 6 when they traded star defenseman Erik Karlsson…
Penguins’ Worst Contracts for 2023-24 Owen Robinson | August 2, 2023 Now that we’ve explored their top financially sound contracts, let’s shift our focus to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ most problematic deals for the 2023-24 season. These commitments are weighing the team…
Can Mikael Granlund Bounce Back With The Penguins? Gordon Munro | July 28, 2023 Mikael Granlund’s first stint with the Pittsburgh Penguins was a disaster. After posting 64 points in 80 games in 2021-22 with the Nashville Predators, Granlund took a step back last season.…
Penguins’ Path to Acing the 2023 Offseason Reece Comfort | July 22, 2023 The NHL regular season does not begin until October, and with the current offseason still in full swing, teams will not stop squeaking out more transactions to improve their rosters…
Penguins’ Kyle Dubas Still Has Much Work to Do Reece Comfort | July 14, 2023 It has been only two weeks since the NHL Free Agency window opened, and the Pittsburgh Penguins roster already looks much different than it did when the 2022-23 regular season…
5 Penguins That Need to Be Moved Off the Roster This Offseason Reece Comfort | June 23, 2023 Making trades and signing free agents may seem simple, but they are sophisticated when you are in a cap crunch. Every transaction matters as it could financially make or break…
Predators 2022-23 Report Cards: Mikael Granlund Shawn Wilken | June 19, 2023 Welcome to the Nashville Predators 2022-23 report card series. In this series, we at The Hockey Writers look back at each Predators player from the past season, break down how their campaign went, and…
Kyle Dubas’ Path to Getting the Penguins Back on Track Reece Comfort | June 7, 2023 A little over two years ago, the world was quite different. Everything, ranging from interviews to press conferences, was conducted virtually. The NHL season was shortened to just 56 games.…