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The Detroit Red Wings were truly bad throughout the 2019–20 season. Historically bad, even. One of the most glaring ways the Red Wings were awful was in net. The wheels fell off long-time dependable goaltender Jimmy Howard, who only won two games in 27 games played. Along with this miserable winning percentage, he also posted […] READ MORE
Now that the Boston Bruins have been ousted from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the main story lines surrounding the team will revolve around the future of some of their long-time defenders. Will Zdeno Chara retire? Play for another team? The future of the Bruins’ captain may not even be the most discussed feature of the […] READ MORE
The Philadelphia Flyers have come to terms on a new contract with Mark Friedman. The Flyers announced the two-year contract extension earlier today. The deal is a one-way contract that will pay Friedman $725k annually. The contract represents Friedman’s first one-way deal with an NHL team. DONE DEAL: @friedsyy inks a new two-year, one-way contract […] READ MORE
Welcome to Last Word’s Draft Boom and Bust series. As the 2020 NHL Entry Draft approaches, we decided to examine each team’s best and worst pick since the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. The biggest boom is a player that had the best value relative to where they were selected. Meaning, no one in the first […] READ MORE
Last Word On Hockey brings our Team of the Decade series. We will dive into the best player at each position this decade for every organization. The biggest and best at each position, with the most memorable moments in franchise history. Here is the Philadelphia Flyers decade lineup. Philadelphia Flyers Decade Team At first glance, […] READ MORE
Last Word On Hockey brings our Team of the Decade series. We will dive into the best player at each position this decade for every organization. The biggest and best at each position, with the most memorable moments in franchise history. Here is the Chicago Blackhawks decade lineup. Chicago Blackhawks Decade Team The Chicago Blackhawks are, […] READ MORE
Welcome to NHL Predictions! Each day, Last Word On Hockey will break down every game and give our NHL predictions for each game. In today’s late-game NHL predictions, we’ll cover four of the eight games happening on March 10th. Each piece will include a featured game that should be must-watch hockey. The featured game for this […] READ MORE
Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Every day Last Word on Hockey brings you a prediction and analysis of every game on the schedule. In the late-games edition of the February 25th NHL Predictions, we’ll cover six games. There will also be a featured game and that is must-watch hockey. Today’s NHL Predictions featured game is the […] READ MORE
Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Every day Last Word on Hockey brings you a prediction and analysis of every game on the schedule. In the late-games edition of the February 18th NHL Predictions, we’ll cover three games. There will also be a featured game and that is must-watch hockey. Today’s NHL Predictions featured game is the […] READ MORE
Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Every day Last Word on Hockey brings you a prediction and analysis of every game on the schedule. In the late-games edition of the February 11th NHL Predictions, we’ll cover six games. There will also be a featured game on that is must-watch hockey. Today’s NHL Predictions featured game is the […] READ MORE