Hurricanes Need Entire Defense Corps to Fill Hamilton Roster Hole Alex Ohari | October 19, 2021 When Dougie Hamilton agreed to a 7-year, $63 million contract with the New Jersey Devils during the offseason, it suddenly opened a massive hole in the Carolina Hurricanes’ defensive group.…
Hurricanes With the Most to Prove in 2021-22 Brandon Stanley | September 3, 2021 In an off-season of turnover and uncertainty — even more so than what’s become the norm during this pandemic era — the Carolina Hurricanes look to puck-drop in October with…
Hurricanes’ Defense Changes Are Risky, but Bring Upside Brandon Stanley | August 4, 2021 The Carolina Hurricanes entered the 2021 offseason with a lot of question marks surrounding the defensive group. The top four still had three mainstays locked in, but Dougie Hamilton’s unrestricted…
NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Oilers, Sabres, Wild, Canadiens, More Jim Parsons | July 28, 2021 In today’s NHL news and rumors, on the day of NHL free agency, there is so much buzz it’s difficult to cover it all. The most effective strategy might be…
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…
NHL Rumors: Lightning, Wild, Rangers, Blues, More Jim Parsons | July 12, 2021 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Tampa Bay Lightning need to make some big changes and there are questions about whether or not a Steven Stamkos departure could be among…
NHL Rumors: Blues, Rangers, Bruins, Avalanche, Maple Leafs, More Jim Parsons | June 30, 2021 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is an update on the St. Louis Blues and a possible Vladimir Tarasenko trade. Meanwhile, the New York Rangers will be buying out Tony…
NHL Rumors: Lightning, Hurricanes, Sabres, Oilers, Maple Leafs, More Jim Parsons | June 12, 2021 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is a bit of back and forth going on between Dougie Hamiltion of the Carolina Hurricanes and Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning…
Rangers Found a Way to Navigate the Wild & Crazy 2020-21 Season The Hockey Writers | May 8, 2021 The number of adjectives that could be applied to describe the 2020-21 New York Rangers season is insurmountable. In fact, most of the occurrences this season seem too bizarre to…
Canadiens Got Lucky in DeAngelo Saga Blain Potvin | April 20, 2021 As the trade deadline of 12 April 2021 approached, it was clear that Montreal Canadiens general manager (GM) Marc Bergevin was looking to add to his blueline corps. He eventually…
Rangers News & Rumors: Buchnevich, Shesterkin, Panarin & More Scott Blair | April 18, 2021 Pavel Buchnevich scored a hat trick on his birthday. Igor Shesterkin finally gave up a goal. Artemi Panarin continues to rack up points. Plus, a Tony DeAngelo update. Happy Birthday…
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Canucks, Eichel Trade Talk, More Jim Parsons | April 17, 2021 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are updates out of Montreal where the Canadiens have commented on if they’ll play Cole Caufield. At the same time, there are behind-the-scenes details…