Joe Thornton’s Offense Becoming Jumbo-Sized
Maybe Joe Thornton reads The Hockey Writers. On August 9th, I wrote an article entitled “Joey the Kid Needs Six Shooter to Tame the Wild, Wild West”. The piece postulated…
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Making the Grade: NHL First Midterm Report Card
Jim Neveau, NHL Senior Columnist As we prepare to close the book on the first month of the NHL season, there have been some real surprises this year, and just…
Red Wings Rewind: Week 4 Edition
Red Wings Rewind looks to recap the last 7 days in Red Wings action, both on and off the ice, as well as take a look forward to the challenges…
Frustrating loses mount for the Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers have a record of 2-2-2 through 6 games this season, and all four loses have been 1 goal games. Two of those loses have come in the…
Red Wings Rewind: Week 2 Edition
Detroit came into the week undefeated, and they exited it in the same manner, locking up another 2 wins on their way to their first 4-0 start since 1996-97 (a year which saw them go on to win it all).
Six New Faces Prove Their Worth In First Weekend Of NHL Action
After one of the wildest offseasons in recent memory, all there was left was to see how well the GMs made out. If the first few days of the season…
2011-12 NHL Season Preview: THW Conference Picks
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent Well kids, the NHL season will finally be upon us tomorrow night. The Boston Bruins will battle the Philadelphia Flyers in their first game as defending…
Nash, Datsyuk, Gaborik to have Career Years in 2011-2012?
With the start of the NHL regular season approaching rapidly, much speculation has been doled out regarding what’s to come in the year ahead. While predicting the future is impossible,…
What To Expect From Minnesota This Season
Every season is always different for every team. Different predictions are made, different expectations are set, different things always happen. It all starts in training camp, and the Minnesota Wild…
2011/2012 NHL Season Predictions: Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference // Western Conference With most teams kicking off training camp this week, preseason hockey right around the corner and puck drop slightly less than a month away, you…
30 Questions – Western Conference
Here are roster questions for the Western Conference. A lot of teams are expecting a key player to have a bounce-back, or breakout season in order to keep up in…
Battle Royale: the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings Jockey for Pacific Supremacy
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” — Thomas Jefferson. One team has ruled the roost four consecutive years, missing a fifth (despite…