Flyers: Revisiting the Hartnell and Timonen Trade
On June 18, 2007, the Philadelphia Flyers made a trade with the Nashville Predators, sending a first-round pick for winger Scott Hartnell and defenseman Kimmo Timonen. They both quickly signed…
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Philadelphia Flyers’ Best Defensemen of All-Time
An old saying in sports goes that “defense wins championships.” While offense and goaltending play key roles in winning hockey games for sure, defense is so crucial. This is especially…
Is Finland’s Elli Mäkelä the Next Kimmo Timonen?
Though she will be turning 17 years old in just a few days, Finnish defender Elli Mäkelä already has a very cerebral approach to hockey. Coming off of her first U18…
Erik Brannstrom: Let Him Entertain You
We all love to debate draft prospects and player rankings prior to the NHL Entry Draft. But, there are always a number of promising young players who fall out of…
Forsberg Squared: The Tale of Two Outcomes
Trades—every GM makes them and are one of the key indicators that define how “good” a GM is. Similarly to the draft, determining the quality of the trade tends to…
Flyers Pay Tribute to Kimmo Timonen
The defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks came to Philadelphia on Wednesday night, making it a perfect night for the Flyers to pay tribute to recently retired defenseman Kimmo Timonen.…
The Nashville Predators Franchise Four
The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series, I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL…
Game of Numbers: 2015 Stanley Cup Winners Edition
Throughout the 2014-15 regular season, The Hockey Writers kept up on some upcoming milestones for each NHL franchise. They were categorized into individual milestones, franchise marks and players that found…
Hockey News: The Chicago Blackhawks are Stanley Cup Champions. Again
For the third time in the past six years, the Chicago Blackhawks are the last team standing, crowned Stanley Cup champions. Duncan Keith deservedly won the Conn Smythe trophy as…
3 Stars of Stanley Cup Final Game 6
One of the things that stood out to me about hockey when I was younger was the “Three Stars of the Game” after each game. It was, different, like everything…
Kimmo Timonen Not to Blame for Blackhawks’ Deficit
Kimmo Timonen’s brief tenure in Chicago hasn’t gone exactly as planned. In 15 playoff games with the Blackhawks, the 40-year-old blue liner has been held completely scoreless on a minuscule…
The Blackhawks Are Digging Their Own Grave
While the series may have been locked at 1-1 heading into Wednesday night’s game, another matchup was a lopsided advantage for the Ducks: hits. The Ducks outhit the Blackhawks 115-79…