The Future of the Canadiens’ Blue Line Matt Lawson | June 9, 2017 The Montreal Canadiens are very sound defensively and generally don’t mind playing a boxing match style of game, meaning they are comfortable with opening up the game and trading chances…
The Rise of Canadiens’ Secondary Scoring Matt Lawson | June 6, 2017 Secondary scoring has been a long-standing problem for the Montreal Canadiens and they’ve relied heavily on their defensive prowess to win hockey games. With a strong defensive core and Carey…
3 NHL Combine Storylines to Follow Mark Scheig | June 2, 2017 It is the beginning of June. In the hockey world, that means two things. First, the Stanley Cup Final is ongoing. Both the Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins hope this…
Will the Predators’ Fairy Tale End? David Beaudoin | May 29, 2017 This is why the NHL playoffs are fun: you never know what’s going to happen. Upsets are more frequent compared to other major sports like the NBA. We are now…
Can the Regular Season Predict the Playoffs? Zeke | May 28, 2017 Over the past few years, I’ve looked for clues in the NHL’s regular season that act a strong predictor for the postseason. For those involved in this quest, it’s mostly a…
Expansion Draft Trade Targets: Defencemen Larry Fisher | May 19, 2017 With the expansion draft looming and protected lists due in less than a month, several teams have a surplus of defencemen. Scouring the rosters and utilizing CapFriendly.com’s expansion draft tool,…
Golden Knights Mock Expansion Draft: Tweaked With Fan Feedback Larry Fisher | May 18, 2017 Never underestimate the knowledge of fans and readers. Some are in the know and others just have insight and opinions to offer that shouldn’t be ignored or dismissed. I enjoy…
Calder Cup Playoffs Preview: Griffins vs. Barracuda Tom Mitsos | May 18, 2017 The Grand Rapids Griffins and San Jose Barracuda fight for a spot in the Calder Cup final. The Griffins find themselves in the Western Conference Final for the second time…
Conference Final Predictions Shayna Goldman | May 12, 2017 Here at The Hockey Writers, we compiled predictions from 25 of our writers for the 2017 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals (which can be found here for the Western Conference and here…
A Penguins – Predators Final? David Beaudoin | May 11, 2017 I feel bad for Washington Capitals fans. Their team could not reach the Eastern Conference Final for the sixth time in as many tries (0-6 in second round series) since…
Golden Knights Mock Expansion Draft: Easter Edition Larry Fisher | May 7, 2017 OK, so Easter was a few weeks ago, but much of the legwork for this mock expansion draft was done in April at the conclusion of the NHL regular season.…
Hope on the Horizon for Hockey’s Hapless: Western Conference Chris O'Reilly | April 30, 2017 In the first edition of this article, I discussed the eight non-playoff qualifiers in the East. My goal was to highlight a few of their positives and focus on the improvements…
