Red Wings: 3 Key Insights Into Detroit’s Offseason Strategy
At this point, the Detroit Red Wings are just about done with their offseason chess moves. General manager Steve Yzerman left the door open to more tinkering, but didn’t “have…
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THW’s Mark Scheig Explains His 2024 NHL Awards Ballot
The 2024 NHL Awards show has come and gone. The winners have been revealed. Now it’s time to explain how I arrived at my final ballot on three major awards…
Shea Weber Is Not a Hall of Famer
We’re now just a few days away from hearing who will form this year’s class of inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame. There are a few new candidates this…
ESPN’s Stanley Cup Play-by-Play Lacks a Signature Voice
The Stanley Cup is more than a trophy. It’s a metaphor for life: the journey to the top encompasses all possible emotions. From heartbreak and grief to triumph and elation…
ESPN’s NHL Coverage Is Far From What Was Promised
This is a piece I have been sitting on for some time. Actually, it has been three years to be precise. In March 2021, the NHL announced that it would…
Long Stanley Cup Final Layoff Has Pros & Cons
The matchup for the 2024 Stanley Cup Final is set, but we’ll have to wait a little longer for the actual games between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers to…
NHL’s Top 14 Salaries for the 2024-25 Season
Today, Cap Friendly put out the following list of the NHL’s highest salaries for the 2024-25 season. Some Oddities About This List of Highest-Paid Players The list is a little…
Why the NHL Still Awaits Its First Openly Gay Player
Just over three years ago, I wrote a piece for The Hockey Writers that argued an inclusive NHL was waiting with open arms to welcome its first openly gay player.…
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Final Predictions
The second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs is history, and the second round is set and ready to go. The writers at The Hockey Writers took a poll on the…
4 Lessons to Learn From 2024 Stanley Cup Conference Final Teams
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are up to the conference final phase and only four teams remain. The Dallas Stars face the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference while the Florida…