2021 Vezina Award Finalists: Who Should Take Home the Trophy? Jeff Middleton | June 25, 2021 The Vezina Trophy is a prestigious award presented to the regular season’s best goaltender as decided by the general managers. The 2021 finalists are Andrei Vasilevskiy, Marc-Andre Fleury, and Philipp Grubauer, and while…
3 Free Agents the Pittsburgh Penguins Should Target Panagiotis Mavridis | June 25, 2021 With the conference finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs coming to a close, we are slowly moving towards the July 28th free agency date. The Pittsburgh Penguins don’t have a…
Dumba Fits Devils’ Defensive Needs Alex Chauvancy | June 24, 2021 Upgrading the New Jersey Devils’ defense is a must for general manager Tom Fitzgerald this offseason. They’ve had their name connected to a few blueliners already, including prized free agent…
Predators Future Blue Line In Question With Expansion Draft Options Jeff Middleton | June 22, 2021 The Nashville Predators‘ defense core expanded this season due to various injuries. Young defenseman Dante Fabbro already had a roster spot, but fans got to see Alexandre Carrier get some…
Devils’ 2021 Free Agent Targets: Goaltenders Alex Chauvancy | June 21, 2021 It looked like the New Jersey Devils had solved their goaltending problem when they signed Corey Crawford to a two-year deal last offseason. Alas, things took a different route, as he had…
Penguins’ 2021 Top Potential Offseason Targets Connor Corrigan-Webster | June 21, 2021 The Pittsburgh Penguins once again find themselves on the golf course early. What was chalked up to be a great postseason run with several similarities between this year’s team and…
2021 Calder Award Finalists: Who Should Take Home the Trophy? Jeff Middleton | June 18, 2021 At the beginning of the season, there seemed to be one player running away with the Calder Trophy. Then, as the season went on, others stole the spotlight. Igor Shesterkin,…
Predators 2020-21 Report Cards: Haula, Richardson, Benning, Harpur Jeff Middleton | June 17, 2021 We’re getting down to the nitty-gritty of report cards in this Nashville Predators report card series. I started with the players at the top of the lineup, and now I’m…
Pittsburgh Penguins’ 2020-21 Season Awards Panagiotis Mavridis | June 17, 2021 The Pittsburgh Penguins finished fifth in the entire NHL this season, with a 37-16-3 record, and have lots of topics of discussion. Because of this, a fellow THW colleague, Connor…
Senators’ Top 5 Free Agent Defensive Defenseman Options Ryan Shuvera | June 17, 2021 If Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has his way, then the organization will acquire a “good defensive defenseman” this offseason (as Melnyk discussed on episode 147 of The Bob McCown…
Matt Murray Is the Penguins’ Best Playoff Goaltender of All-Time Panagiotis Mavridis | June 16, 2021 The Pittsburgh Penguins have dominated the NHL for the last 30 years, with five Stanley Cup championships since the 1989-90 season. In this span, no goaltender in franchise history has…
Sabres Should Build Around Sam Reinhart Jordan Jacklin | June 16, 2021 As the Stanley Cup Playoffs dwindle to four teams, the offseason speculation has begun. The Buffalo Sabres are at the forefront of trade speculation regarding their star players, Jack Eichel…