3 Things… These Free Agents Are Anything But! Edition
And so it begins… Free agency has come upon the NHL once more, that time where fans hope their team is on Santa Agent’s “nice” list – ignoring the fact…
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3 Things… NHL Draft 2014 (Post Draft-matic Syndrome) Edition
Well, in baseball, batting .300 is considered pretty good… Enough, though, about Friday’s Three Things – and in my defence, I did say the odds were still in favour of…
3 Things… NHL Draft 2014 Edition
Draft day 2014, and the weather is beautiful. So what else would a good hockey fan be doing but sitting in front of the television, watching Bob McKenzie and friends…
David Booth a Positive Addition for Oilers?
With the Vancouver Canucks placing David Booth on waivers today, an interesting player is on the verge of hitting the free agent market. Interesting for reasons both good and bad,…
Time to Give Later Round Draft Picks Some Respect
When the New York Islanders, mighty slayers of the odd inept team last season, announced their acquisition of Dan Boyle last week, there was fairly little comment. No game changing…
First Quarter Findings…
With all 30 teams having reached the 20 game mark, the unofficial quarter mark of the NHL season, it’s time to take a hard look at the story so far,…
Draft Class of 2011 Already Looking Good
By James Phieffer With the new NHL season underway, and all teams now having played a few games, it is interesting to see six of this past draft’s top picks…
Wade Belak, Rick Rypien, and Mental Illness: Sometimes You Lose the War…
By James Phieffer – Special to TheHockeyWriters.com I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Wade Belak. I didn’t know him, but when I heard he had taken…
5 Predictions for the 2011-2012 Ottawa Senators
With NHL training camps opening in less than a month, the thoughts of puck heads turn to all matters icebound. The local magazine racks are rifled in search of the…