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Archives for January 2020

Toronto Maple Leafs Winger William Nylander Proving Doubters Wrong After ‘Crazy’ Season

Edmonton Oilers Starting To Reap Benefits Of Being Patient With Prospects

How Concerned Should Arizona Coyotes Be About Recent Play?

Buffalo Sabres Fans Are Ready To Snap – And You Can’t Blame Them

Tireless Mitch Marner Brings Boundless Energy To Toronto Maple Leafs Lineup

New York Islanders Are Seeing the Ryan Pulock They Drafted

Laval To Host 2021 AHL All-Star Classic

Shane Wright Lives Up To ‘Exceptional’ Status In Ontario Hockey League

Giant Killer Allie Thunstrom Is At the Center Of the Minnesota Whitecaps’ Resurgence

Challenge Cup Of Asia Tournaments Cancelled

Seattle NHL Franchise Responds To Rumors About Selecting ‘Kraken’ As Team Name

Patrick Kane And the Chicago Blackhawks Ready To Play ‘Meaningful Games’ Down the Stretch

Colorado Avalanche Players On the Rise

Buffalo Sabres Keep Changing Defense Pairings, And Not With Great Impact

Pittsburgh Penguins: Bryan Rust

Offense Coming From Everywhere Around NHL

Can the New York Rangers Make the Right Moves With Three Goalies?

31 Thoughts: Toronto Maple Leafs’ Fortunes Will Decide Deadline Approach

Goalies React To Rise Of the Lacrosse Shot In the NHL

Buffalo Sabres Should Push For Columbus Blue Jackets’ Josh Anderson

NHL Notebook: Coaches On Carousel That’s Seen Seven Dismissed Already In 2019-20

What the NHL Can Learn From the KHL’s Support Of Women’s Hockey

Chris Drury Named General Manager Of 2020 U.S. Men’s National Team

Montreal Canadiens: Who Should Replace Geoff Molson As President?

NHL Teams Realize Backup Goaltender Is Important Position

Dissecting the Calgary Flames’ Lack Of High-End Offence This Season

The Streaking Florida Panthers Are Straddling the Line Between Contender And Pretenders

Florida Panthers Finally Giving Fans Reason For Optimism

31 Thoughts: What Really Happened With Connor McDavid’s Knee Rehab

The San Jose Sharks Season Ends Early

Toronto Maple Leafs Must Make a Splash Ahead Of Trade Deadline

New York Islanders Drawing Blanks At 5v5 Penalties

The NHL’s Analytics Awards At Midseason

McDavid, MacKinnon Headline TSN Hockey’s Mid-Season Top 50 Players

Florida Panthers Land One Of NHL’s Best Bargains In Noel Acciari

Women In All-Star Event Hope It’s a Sign Of NHL’s Deeper Interest In a League

AHL Notebook: Midseason Award Winners

After Turbulent Start, the Tampa Bay Lightning Have Arrived As the Stanley Cup Contender That Was Expected

Vancouver Canucks’ Season Could Hinge On Next Road Trip

NHL Power Rankings: Tampa Bay Lightning’s Surge Lifts Them To Top Spot, New York Islanders Continue To Slide

Florida Panthers’ Playoff Hopes Hinging On Goaltending

Ilya Kovalchuk Signing Looking Brilliant For the Montreal Canadiens

How Concerning Is the New York Islanders’ Recent Play?

What Players Say About Extending Length Of 3-On-3 Overtime

Breaking Through: Inside Hockey’s Growing Player Endorsement Space

KHL Player Poll: All-Stars On the Next City To Get a Team, Misconceptions About the League And More

KHL All-Star Game Packed So Much Weird Hockey Into One Night

Japan’s Women Defy Odds To Become First Asian Team To Win An Olympic Ice Hockey Gold

The Winnipeg Jets’ Defensive Deficiencies Are Threatening To Sink Their Entire Season

St. Louis Blues Have What It Takes To Repeat As Stanley Cup Champs

Would the NHL Standings Change With a Different Points System?

McDavid-Draisaitl Magic Paying Off In the Standings For Edmonton Oilers

Diving Into Corsi: Limitations And Applications Of Hockey’s ‘Fancy Stat’

NHL Power Rankings: Handing Out Midseason Superlatives

Power Play Report: Washington Capitals Returns To the Top

TWC Power Rankings: Week 16

‘Responsible’ Connor Brown Taking Game To New Heights With Ottawa Senators

Why Is the NHL So Different Defensively This Season?

Ilya Kovalchuk Has Revived His Game In Montreal, But a Decision About His Future Looms

NHL Power Rankings: Top Rookie Performances So Far

San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson Could Be Ready To Play Let’s Make A Deal

Boston Bruins Coach Bruce Cassidy Has Some Harsh Words For His Defense

“A Team Within the Team”: Inside the NHL’s Brotherhood Of the Blue Line

Challenges Await Sheldon Keefe, Toronto Maple Leafs To Get Back In Playoff Picture Once Break Ends

Washington Capitals Strike the Right Deal With Nickolas Backstrom

Gerard (Turk) Gallant Surprised By Firing

Dylan Coghlan Continues Steady Progression For Chicago Wolves

Led By the Youngest Coach In NCAA Hockey, Denver University Players Have a Special Bond With Coach David Carle

No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils Continue Strong Season, Sweep RIT

The Rise Of Swedish Defensemen: How Victor Hedman, Others Have Taken Over the NHL

Dallas Stars Can’t Afford To Be Without Miro Heiskanen For Too Long

Montreal Canadiens’ Playoff Hopes Looking Thin As All-Star Break Nears

Carolina Hurricanes Roster Facing Big Test With Dougie Hamilton Injury

The True Shock And Aftermath Of the New Jersey Devils Firing Of Ray Shero

Dallas Stars Should Keep Rick Bowness As Head Coach

3 Reasons Seattle Needs Gerard Gallant

Rookie Standout Lexie Laing Is Carrying On the Family Legacy With the NWHL’S Boston Pride

NHL Head Coaches Leaving At Record Rate

Gerard Gallant the Latest Victim In Turbulent Season For NHL Coaches

Artemi Panarin Thriving With New York Rangers

31 Thoughts: The Fallout From Bombshell New Jersey, Vegas Firings

Jack Hughes Works Through the Tumult In New Jersey: ‘I’m Going To Have a Long Career And I’m Going To Be a Great Player

Surging Columbus Blue Jackets Finally Getting Some Help

Philadelphia Flyers’ Lack Of Forward Depth Is a Serious Issue

St. Louis Blues’ 3 Unsung Heroes

Mountfield vs. Frolunda In CHL Final

Top Women’s Players To Be Part Of NHL All-Star Weekend

Midseason NCAA Men’s Hockey Takeaways: Cornell, North Dakota Legit National Title Contenders

The Columbus Blue Jackets’ Goaltending Situation Is Worth Watching For All the Right Reasons

New York Rangers’ Chris Kreider Decision Is Now Obvious: Lock Him Up

How Colorado Avalanche Cale Makar Leveled Up To NHL Stardom So quickly And What Comes Next

NHL Power Rankings: Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks Trending Up As Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets Drop

Nico Hischier Worth Every Penny To New Jersey Devils

The Wire Walked By Anaheim Ducks Head Coach Dallas Eakins

Pittsburgh Penguins Running Out Of Options With Alex Galchenyuk

Healthy Auston Matthews At the Top Of His Game

Arizona Coyotes Head Coach Rick Tocchet Guiding Team To Playoffs

Toronto Maple Leafs: Tyson Barrie Has Got His Groove Back

Goaltending the Great Equalizer For Outlier New York Islanders

NHL Power Rankings: 1-31 Poll, Plus One Stunning Stat For Every Team

NHL Power Rankings: Mid-Season Awards Edition

Edmonton Oilers Benefiting From Mike Smith, Mikko Koskinen Sharing Net

Nashville Predators Had to Fire Peter Laviolette

Boston Bruins Face Tough Stretch Before All-Star Break

5 Reasons the New York Rangers Should Be Hopeful As 2020 Begins

The Nikita Gusev Gamble Is Finally Starting To Pay Off For the New Jersey Devils

Auston Matthews, David Pastrnak Set Up Thrilling Maurice Richard Race

The 15 Most Shocking Events Of the NHL’s First Half

NHL, Molson Coors Announce Multiyear Extension Of Partnership

CHL Place On the Line In Continental Cup Final

Boston Pride Lead the Way With Eight NWHL All-Star Game Selections

IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group A: Germany Beats Japan To Gold

Boston Bruins Face Tough Stretch Before All-Star Break

Midseason Fixes For NHL Teams In the Playoff Hunt

‘It Has Changed Drastically’: NHL Scorers Rejoice As Rough Play Fades In Front Of Net

31 Thoughts: How Recent Stanley Cup Champions Approached Trade Deadline

Pittsburgh Penguins Looking For Forward

What’s Next For the Injury-Riddled, Prospect-Starved Pittsburgh Penguins?

Dallas Stars Have Extra Motivation To Grab At Least One Round Of Home-Ice Advantage

Nobody In Winnipeg Is Asking ‘Who the Hell Is Neal Pionk?’ Anymore

Max Pacioretty On Pace For Career-Best Season With Vegas Golden Knights

Buffalo Sabres Stars At Opposite Ends Of Productivity

John Hynes Trying To Salvage Nashville Predators Season

Russian Players Dominate Top Spots In TSN’s Ranking Of NHL-Affiliated Prospects

3 Signs the Tampa Bay Lightning Are Back As Stanley Cup Contenders

Toronto Maple Leafs’ Jason Spezza Says Coach Sheldon Keefe Has ‘Earned Our Respect’

Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues Show How Far You Can Come In One Year

Midseason Grades For All 31 NHL Teams

NHL Defensemen Aren’t Supposed To Score Like John Carlson

Visualising Team Scoring Across the NHL Halfway Through the 2019-20 Season

NHL Players Should Go Back To the Olympics

NHL Power Rankings

Can the Boston Bruins Turn To AHL For Scoring Help?

Igor Shesterkin Has Finally Arrived, Ushering In a New Era For the New York Rangers

Calgary Flames Have Crucial Month Ahead As Trade Deadline Looms

Prospects Report: Canada Wins Gold At World Juniors