Revisiting the Buffalo Sabres’ Last Playoff Team Nick Richardson | December 5, 2020 I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but it’s been a while since the Buffalo Sabres made the playoffs. The NHL’s longest current postseason drought is in danger of reaching a…
Austria’s World Juniors All-Time Starting Lineup Josh Lewis | December 1, 2020 Austria’s upcoming appearance in the top level of the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship (WJC) will be just its fourth in tournament history. The mountainous country known more for other…
Revisiting the Thomas Vanek Trades John Fiorino | July 1, 2020 As the years go on, we re-examine both good and bad trades. Hindsight is 20/20 and some trades turn out great and others not so much. At the beginning of…
Vanek Is Still Playing, Just Not in the NHL Jeff Seide | February 27, 2020 While this past trade deadline was notable for the most activity in recent memory, it was also memorable for a move that wasn’t made. Just ask forward Thomas Vanek. Vanek’s…
Canadiens’ Superstars Not Living Up to Superstar ‘Price’ Tags James Yates | October 21, 2019 After a 4-3-2 start to the 2019-20 season, the Montreal Canadiens are basically at about where most expected them to be. Their schedule, while not being hectic, has seen them…
Oilers News and Rumors: Puljujarvi, Marleau, PTO’s Jim Parsons | August 25, 2019 In today’s Edmonton Oilers news and rumors update, there are more details coming to light when it comes to the likelihood that Jesse Puljujarvi will wind up in Finland this…
Predicting PTOs: 59 Potential Tryouts Larry Fisher | August 1, 2019 Now that the calendar has flipped to August, the PTOs are going to start coming fast and furious. There have already been a couple announced — Michal Neuvirth in Toronto…
Yzerman’s Options: The Red Wings’ Free Agency Outlook Raymond Harrison | April 24, 2019 Another season has come and gone, and the Detroit Red Wings find themselves on the outside of the playoff dance yet again. After more than two decades of dominance, the…
Detroit Red Wings: Grading Ken Holland’s Rebuild Moves Tony Wolak | January 16, 2019 Ever since the Detroit Red Wings declared themselves as sellers prior to the 2017 NHL Trade Deadline, Ken Holland made good on his word to rebuild the organization through the…
Projecting Red Wings Free Agents’ Next Contracts Tony Wolak | December 18, 2018 Last summer, Ken Holland and the Detroit Red Wings were tasked with signing a handful of restricted free agents, including Anthony Mantha, Tyler Bertuzzi, Andreas Athanasiou, and future captain Dylan…
The Grind Line: Red Wings Power-Play Observations Jacob Messing | November 19, 2018 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Vanek Is a Vital Veteran for Red Wings Jacob Messing | September 6, 2018 The Detroit Red Wings have been veteran-laden over the past couple of decades, and they added another one when they brought back Thomas Vanek on July 1. It was a…
