Q & A with Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche The Hockey Writers | May 27, 2014 What you are about to read may shock you. Let’s call it “priceless.” Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche can attempt to keep a straight face when giving an interview…
Can the Colorado Avalanche Defy the Advanced Stats Crowd Again? Harrison Prolic | May 21, 2014 Everyone heard the numbers this year. The Colorado Avalanche possession numbers were among the worst in the NHL this season. Every Avalanche fan is very familiar with phrases like regression…
Ryan Miller And The Myth Of The Savior Goalie Dave Lipscomb | May 21, 2014 Modern championship teams need balance top to bottom in order to overcome mistakes In order to prevent a game or series from derailing, teams need to be able to overcome…
2014 THW Year-End Awards Ryan Pike | May 19, 2014 Welcome to the third installment of the annual Year-End Awards here at The Hockey Writers. At the conclusion of every season, we ask all active writers to submit their picks…
Home Ice Av-antage in Game 7 Colin Mills | April 30, 2014 “All year we battled hard, all year we were even keel. All year, we wanted that home ice advantage … And today we receive the benefit of it.” Patrick Roy…
Crank up the Stress – Zach Parise & Company Send Wild to Game Seven Anthony Bloch | April 29, 2014 Zach Parise and his Minnesota Wild teammates won Game 6, sending this electric and emotional filled series to a Game 7 at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Wednesday night.…
Ducks Advance to Round Two: Stats, Thoughts and More Kyle Larkin | April 28, 2014 The Ducks did what they’ve done better than any other team in the NHL all season. Once again, they were down early but managed to squeak out another come-from-behind victory,…
Martin Brodeur’s Career? You Don’t Know Jack! Chris Wassel | April 21, 2014 I am going to do something over the course of this post that I am not necessarily proud of but needs to be done. Martin Brodeur is a lightning rod for controversy…
5 Defining Games of the Colorado Avalanche Season Harrison Prolic | April 16, 2014 For the Colorado Avalanche it was a year that was supposed to be fraught with growing pains. The Avalanche had a promising future, but inexperience and a lackluster defense meant that…
Who Will be the Best in the West? Tannor Torrao | April 16, 2014 Today I’ll skip all of the pomp and circumstance of an introduction to The Stanley Cup Playoffs (but if you’d like to see it one more time, check out my…
The Jack Adams Award Voting Is Flawed Alex Kozovski | April 15, 2014 Scotty Bowman’s coaching resume would make most NHL franchises envious: nine Stanley Cups, 1,244 regular season wins, 28 playoff appearances, and 223 playoff wins. The only underwhelming statistic for the…
Exposing Martin Brodeur: The NHL’s Most Overrated Goalie Adam Laskaris | April 14, 2014 As the regular season comes to a close, Martin Brodeur may have played his last game as a New Jersey Devil, or even as an NHL goalie. With dwindling numbers…