Patrick Roy’s First Full Season With The Islanders Will Be Tenure-Defining
Patrick Roy enters a pivotal season with the New York Islanders. It looks like he’ll be the head coach for a while unless there’s a sudden collapse (which with the…
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4 Reasons the Buffalo Sabres Can Make the Playoffs
Everyone, not just fans of the franchise, knows the pressure the Buffalo Sabres are under entering the 2024-25 season. The team has made its share of solid moves and puzzling…
Counting Down the 10 Most Impactful Devils for 2024-25 – No. 7 – Ondrej Palat
Welcome to the The Hockey Writers’ Countdown of the 10 most impactful New Jersey Devils of the 2024-25 season. This is not a countdown of the 10 best but rather a list…
4 Wild Players That Need to Step Up in 2024-25
After missing the playoffs for the first time since 2018-19’ last season, the Minnesota Wild have a number of things to fix going into 2024-25. Their special teams, goaltending, offense,…
Greatest Ottawa Senators From Each Country
The NHL has a wide range of international players. From Canada to Latvia to Australia, there are players from all across the globe, and some teams become notorious for drafting…
Meet the New Blackhawks: Laurent Brossoit
When the Chicago Blackhawks made their free agent frenzy signings on July 1, goaltending was the one position that unsurprisingly got a big upgrade. General manager Kyle Davidson said at…
Devils Must Reverse Trend of Mixing Up Lines in 2024-25
The list of issues that caused the demise of the 2023-24 New Jersey Devils is rather extensive. Lackluster goaltending, shoddy defense, injuries…that’s just the start. But one element certainly didn’t…
NHL Rumor Mill – July 29, 2024
Why I Put Fasching Over Holmstrom In Islanders’ Projected 2024-25 Lineup
In my latest for NHL.com, I shared how I believe the New York Islanders lineup when the puck drops on Oct. 10 against the Utah Hockey Club to kick off their 2024-25 season.
Lightning Captain & Alternate Captain Candidates for 2024-25
With the departure of Steven Stamkos, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have to name a new captain for the first time in over a decade. For reference, the last time…