Backstrom & Bondra: Falling Short of 100 Greatest Bill Situ | January 30, 2017 This year marks the 100th anniversary of the NHL and at a recent event in Los Angeles commemorating this occasion, six former and current Capitals received the distinction as the…
NHL Olympic Participation on Hold Mark Brown | January 29, 2017 LOS ANGELES – If fans have a desire to see their favorite NHL players in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, several critical decisions remain outstanding. In fact, NHL decision-makers appear…
5 Things to Know About Duncan Keith Meghan Dillon | January 29, 2017 It appears that hockey fans know everything they can possibly know about Duncan Keith, yet there is so much more than meets the eye. As one of the most dominant…
Top 3 Moments in Oilers All-Star History Rob Soria | January 29, 2017 Today will mark another first of sorts for Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid. A broken collarbone forced the 2015 first overall pick from taking part in his first NHL All-Star…
Devils Continue Youth Influx with Noesen Will Agathis | January 29, 2017 On Wednesday, the Anaheim Ducks placed Stefan Noesen on waivers after five years in the organization. Waivers protocol made him available to all other 29 teams and he would be…
5 Reasons for the Flames’ Awful January Ryan Pike | January 29, 2017 The Calgary Flames have had a rough month of January. Heading into the month, they seemed like a good bet to stay in the thick of the Western Conference playoff…
NHL Skills Competition Underwhelms Yet Again Larry Fisher | January 29, 2017 Visit California and The Hockey Writers sent Larry Fisher — an at-large contributor, columnist and podcast host — on the Ultimate California Hockey Road Trip with stops in San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles.…
Hapless Hurricanes Hope to Reset Mark Shiver | January 29, 2017 The Carolina Hurricanes have had a horrible stretch of games. The word “hapless” comes to mind when recently watching this team. Not only has their play been abysmal on offense,…
Rangers’ Vesey Needs to Recharge Tom Dianora | January 29, 2017 Early on this season, New York Rangers rookie Jimmy Vesey was actually living up to all the hoopla that surrounded his signing. As winners of the Vesey sweepstakes, the Rangers…
Tape2Tape: McDonald, Blake Notable Omissions in NHL 100 Andrew Forbes | January 28, 2017 By now, you’ve likely read two or three – maybe even four – lists of players who were deemed as notable omissions on the NHL’s list of top 100 players…
Should the New Jersey Devils Tank? Michael Gwizdala | January 28, 2017 Leading up to the NHL All-Star break the New Jersey Devils played better in January than they did in December. However, better simply isn’t good enough. Despite going a respectable…
Does Nesterov Make Beaulieu Expendable? Ryan Szporer | January 28, 2017 You can’t help but think the Nikita Nesterov deal is only the first domino to fall for the Montreal Canadiens and that bigger players than Jonathan Racine and a 2017 sixth-round…
