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…
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Expectations for New Oiler Forward Jeff Skinner
Following his buyout from the Buffalo Sabres, the Edmonton Oilers signed Jeff Skinner to a one-year deal worth $3 million. The deal comes in well below what he could have…
Ottawa Senators’ 2024 Training Camp Battles to Watch
The Ottawa Senators’ 2024 training camp opens in eight weeks. So now’s the time to look at training camp battles that will be waged for one of the very few…
2024-25 Season Predictions for New Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks will have at least six new faces in the lineup when the puck drops on Oct. 9 against the Calgary Flames. General manager Patrik Allvin was busy…
Meet the New Blackhawks: Ilya Mikheyev
The Chicago Blackhawks picked up seven new players on the first day of free agency, July 1. But lost in the shuffle is an acquisition they made a few days…
Will Bruins’ Pastrnak Reach 400 Goals in 2024-25?
Heading into the 2024-25 campaign, Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak is just 52 goals shy of becoming the sixth player in franchise history to reach 400 goals. He ranks seventh…
What Does Ekman-Larsson Bring to the Maple Leafs Roster?
For fans who aren’t that familiar with one of the newest additions to the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ defensive lineup, let me introduce Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Born in Karlskrona, Sweden, in 1991,…
Islanders’ Recent Deals Give Patrick Roy Roster Flexibility
The last of the small signings are out of the way for the New York Islanders. Simon Holmstrom signed a one-year deal while Dennis Cholowski did the same. It looked…
Sabres: 5 Items on Lindy Ruff’s To-Do List This Season
If you somehow haven’t seen by now, you clearly don’t pay much attention. After yet another coaching change (their fifth in 10 years), the Buffalo Sabres have brought back former…
Anaheim Ducks 2024-25 Projected Lineup
It has been six straight seasons without playoff hockey for the Anaheim Ducks. The team ranks last in the league in points percentage (.421), goals per game (2.50), penalty kill…