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The 2023 NHL draft class is a loaded one. From the top with Connor Bedard and Adam Fantilli, it is arguably one of the best classes in recent memory. Add to the fact that there are some intriguing names throughout the projected first round, and it’s clear this draft is also deep. One of the […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning have used the trade deadline to make some big moves in the past. It started with the acquisitions of Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow in 2020. Then the following season they added David Savard for defensive depth. Finally, last season, they added Brandon Hagel and Nick Paul. Those three consecutive deadline […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning have used the trade deadline to make some big moves in the past. It started with the acquisitions of Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow in 2020. Then the following season they added David Savard for defensive depth. Finally, last season, they added Brandon Hagel and Nick Paul. Those three consecutive deadline […] READ MORE
The 2023 NHL draft class is a loaded one. From the top with Connor Bedard and Adam Fantilli, it is arguably one of the best classes in recent memory. Add to the fact that there are some intriguing names throughout the projected first round, and it’s clear this draft is also deep. In this piece, […] READ MORE
The 2023 NHL draft class is a loaded one. From the top with Connor Bedard and Adam Fantilli, it is arguably one of the best classes in recent memory. Add to the fact that there are some intriguing names throughout the projected first round, and it’s clear this draft is also deep. However, a name […] READ MORE
The 2023 World Junior Championship continues on into the semi-finals. Winners get a chance to play for gold, while the losers get sent to the bronze medal game. Sweden and Czechia are two teams who remain, with two very different outcomes in the quarterfinals. Who will advance? 2023 World Junior Championship Predictions Sweden vs Czechia […] READ MORE
The 2023 NHL draft class is a loaded one. From the top with Connor Bedard and Adam Fantilli, it is arguably one of the best classes in recent memory. Add to the fact that there are some intriguing names throughout the projected first round, and it’s clear this draft is also deep. In this piece, […] READ MORE
Here at Last Word, we have a long series looking at the player development of first-round picks. The research into those picks looks at forwards drafted between 2005-2015 in the first round, in order to find any and all patterns as it pertains to what impacts a player’s development. Using that same research, the New […] READ MORE
The final day of the preliminary rounds of the World Junior Championship is here. In group B, there is a heavyweight bout between Finland and the USA. If Finland wins, they finish atop the group. If USA wins, and Slovakia loses, they finish first in the group. Lots to fight for in this one. 2023 […] READ MORE
The final day of the preliminary rounds of the World Junior Championship is here. In group A, Austria fell into fifth place, knocking them out of qualifying for the knock-out rounds. On the final day before the quarterfinals, Czechia and Germany take each other on. Czechia has a chance to win the group if they […] READ MORE
Kyle Pereira covers the Tampa Bay Lightning and the NHL Draft.