Trade Deadline Rentals: Who Wins?
There is one date that spans across all four major North American sports and captures the attention of every sports fan: the trade deadline. Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, on…
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Chicago Blackhawks’ All-Time Great Roster: Right Wings
The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the NHL’s most storied and successful franchises in history. They would never have gotten there if they didn’t have great players on their roster…
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…
Stars the Montreal Canadiens Missed by a Draft Pick
Sometimes, as the Montreal Canadiens have discovered time and again, it’s not about worrying who’s going to be taken immediately before you pick at the NHL Entry Draft. It’s about…
Marian Hossa: Future Hall-of-Famer
Once his career ends there should be no question of whether or not Marian Hossa is a Hall-of-Famer. He has been one of the most consistent and top tier players…
Hockey News: Pascal Dupuis Nearing Return; Cody Hodgson Buyout?
A report broke yesterday that the Sabres were considering a buyout on forward Cody Hodgson [Kukla’s Korner], [Yahoo]. The 25-year old has four years left on his current deal with an…
Hockey News: Stanley Cup Final Tied, 2-2
If you were to list your top-10 goalies in the NHL today, who would be on that list? Chances are, the names would start at Carey Price, Pekka Rinne and…
3 Stars of Stanley Cup Final Game 3
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…
Is Marian Hossa Really Appreciated?
Marian Hossa is one of the NHL’s best players, though it seems, at times, that he does not get the same media spotlight given to other great players. It poses…
Top 5 Slovak Players in The NHL
Slovakia had its highest finish ever at a Winter Olympics in ice hockey when they finished 4th in 2010. The team had a great run which included a shootout victory…
Penguins Should Attempt to Sign Brandon Saad
Pittsburgh has been eliminated from the playoffs and the New York Rangers exposed the injury riddled Penguins. Even though the Stanley Cup playoffs continue, the Penguins are already in their…
Did Hossa Trade Cost Senators a Stanley Cup?
In the early 2000’s and long before we knew anything about zone start percentages or shot attempt differential, the old “eye ball” test told us the line of Radek Bonk, Magnus…