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The Carolina Hurricanes trade Ryan Dzingel to the Ottawa Senators for Cedric Paquette and Alex Galchenyuk. Full trade is Ryan Dzingel from CAR to OTT for Alex Galchenyuk and Cedric Paquette. No salary retained. — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) February 13, 2021 Ryan Dzingel Traded Ryan Dzingel goes back to Ottawa, the team that drafted him […] READ MORE
Hockey is back! Normally we’d be closing in on the NHL trade deadline for the final push of the season. However, we’re in a different world. Last Word on Hockey is still going to look back at each date’s historical significance to the game. We’ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that […] READ MORE
Over the last several months, I have been crunching numbers, trying to solve the many questions of player development. With that, we here at Last Word On Hockey will be starting a new series on how to properly develop prospects from all different spots throughout the draft. All advanced stats in this piece were taken […] READ MORE
General manager Pierre Dorion was busy this off-season revamping Ottawa Senators’ forwards. Five forwards left the team and another five will take their place. With young players vying for spots, it is not certain who will be in the opening-night line-up. Let’s dive into who Ottawa brought in and who could make the team this […] READ MORE
The Ottawa Senators have signed free agent forward Alex Galchenyuk. The forward is coming off of a deal originally signed by the Montreal Canadiens, although he ended the contract as a member of the Minnesota Wild. His new deal is one-year in length and has a $1.05 million cap hit. Hearing that the Ottawa Senators […] READ MORE
On October 9, teams and players alike flocked to their phones to forge a path to the future. Whether they sought long-term homes or bet on themselves to succeed, free agents across the NHL negotiated new contracts to find future homes with new teams. Despite the chaos of the first day, Wild general manager Bill […] READ MORE
New general manager, Bill Armstrong needs to evaluate his Arizona Coyotes‘ roster. One name which pops out has to be Phil Kessel. When Darren Dreger mentioned that he heard from a source that “anyone 25 or over, make an offer and they’re willing to listen.” That would certainly include the former Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs […] READ MORE
Have you ever looked at a sports photo and thought of a funny caption? We have, and did a collection of some for the 2019-20 season. Now, we are continuing that with the NHL qualifying series which began recently. We are collecting some photos with humorous captions added to entertain you during this postseason play. […] READ MORE
As the NHL moves ahead with its Return to Play plan, Last Word on Hockey is taking a look toward the offseason. 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 this operates has seen sweeping changes. […] READ MORE
It’s been just over a year that the Arizona Coyotes pulled off a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins to acquire star forward Phil Kessel. The Coyotes also received Dane Birks and Pittsburgh’s 4th round pick in 2021 NHL Draft for Alex Galchenyuk and Pierre-Olivier Joseph. Kessel had a very disappointing season this past year. He only tallied five […] READ MORE
I was born in Chicago, and have been following hockey my whole life. I moved to Arizona in 1974, and have been an Arizona Coyotes fan from the time they first moved here in 1996. I feel I can bring a new perspective to the team. I hope you
will enjoy what I write. As of February 13, 2019, I am now an NHL Editor for Last Word on Sports. As of 3/10/21, I am now the beat writer for the Coyotes.
Let the fun begin!