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The Boston Bruins are one of the teams with the latest start to the NHL season. Their first game takes place on October 16th when the season started on the 12th. Of the 32 NHL franchises, 27 start their season before Boston. This delay to start the season has given fans plenty of time to […] READ MORE
Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2020-21, where Last Word On Hockey gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Make sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we’ll offer our full predictions for the […] READ MORE
At the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Jack Studnicka lived out the dream of every hockey player in the world. He heard his name called out as a selection by an NHL franchise. Studnicka would be selected 53rd overall by the Boston Bruins. Now four seasons later, Studnicka is looking to make the NHL roster. If he […] READ MORE
The first overall pick in any draft is sacred. You can have any player on the board that you want. If there is a bonafide superstar available, they are yours for the taking. But for every Connor McDavid, there is a Nail Yakupov. No prospect is a sure thing, no matter how many analysts tell […] READ MORE
Welcome to our latest series here at Last Word on Hockey. The Puck Drop Preview series takes you through each team as the season is fast approaching. The preview will focus on the narratives surrounding the team ending last year, during the offseason, and heading into the 2021-22 season. Puck Drop Preview also focuses on what […] READ MORE
NHL teams build their teams in many different ways. Some construct their clubs via free agency while others do it through trades. However, the main way teams create a roster is through the NHL Draft. Most years have maybe one or two players make the roster, but some years the general manager gets it right […] READ MORE
The Boston Bruins and 2021 first-round draft pick Fabian Lysell have agreed to terms on an entry-level contract. Lysell is locked in! 🔒 The #NHLBruins have signed 2021 1st-round pick Fabian Lysell to a three-year entry-level contract: https://t.co/vSRnAFCypz — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) August 9, 2021 Bruins, Fabian Lysell Agree to Contract Fabian Lysell was one […] READ MORE
The Boston Bruins clearly needed to infuse this roster with talent in free agency this offseason. Last year, the defence was suspect, and there were further offensive depth concerns. Don Sweeney recognized those holes and felt the need to address them this year. He did an excellent job targeting the holes left on the roster. His […] READ MORE
With the expansion draft protection lists submitted, the players on the block for the Seattle Kraken have been decided. Now in the lead-up to their inaugural draft, the Last Word on Hockey team are proposing their ideal selection from each team. As part of this exercise, salary cap and roster make-up have been incorporated into […] READ MORE
As a shortened and hectic offseason approaches, Last Word on Hockey is looking ahead towards how teams will deal with the reality of a flat salary cap. In terms of building a franchise, the offseason is the most crucial time of the year for front offices. However, due to COVID-19, the short-term future of how […] READ MORE