NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed Russian Yegor Chinakhov to a three-year deal that will start next season. This comes after Chinakhov helped Avangard Omsk win the KHL’s 2020-21 Gagarin Cup. The team’s public relations department announced the signing Sunday afternoon. NEWS: #CBJ have signed 2020 1st round pick Yegor Chinakhov to a three-year entry […] READ MORE
Hello and welcome to a Tuesday edition of NHL rumours! Teams are busily preparing for what comes when the regular season ends. That means plenty of speculation swirling around contract extensions and the playoffs. Check Last Word on Hockey frequently for the latest updates. Today’s NHL rumours feature the Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks, and […] READ MORE
LWOS writers Logan Rosengard, Noah Foster, and good friend Raffi Sarrafian discuss news, updates, and more surrounding the most entertaining league in North America, the NHL! We post the Puck Talk Live Podcast every Friday at noon CST, anywhere you get your podcasts. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, @pucktalklivepodcast. Puck Talk Live Podcast: […] READ MORE
Hockey is finally back, but we at Last Word on Hockey are 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 happened on this day. Here’s our look at this date in hockey history for September 1st featuring Mario Lemieux. […] READ MORE
That’s right, Hockey is back! Although these 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs make history in a formatted 24-game round-robin this year, it will be no less an intense battle for these Metropolitan Division Stanley Cup contenders. In this series, we will discuss which teams have what it takes to lift the most coveted prize. Why Each […] READ MORE
As the NHL gears up for a return to play following an extended pause from COVID-19, we have an unusual playoff format. A total of 24 teams will participate when play resumes, with 16 of them participating in the play-in round. As teams that were previously out of the playoffs play for a chance at […] 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 Detroit Red Wings decade lineup. Detroit Red Wings Decade Team The […] READ MORE
At the end of November, the 2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets had 11 wins, 11 losses with four overtime losses and sat 24th in league standings. The Blue Jackets’ success has come since Dec. 1. They have had the second-best record in league with 19 wins, six losses and five overtime losses during that time. They […] READ MORE
The new NHL season for the 2019-20 San Jose Sharks has not gone too well. So far they have lost three straight games and haven’t been in any of them. They have given up 12 goals and only scored three. That means they are getting outscored by a four-to-one ratio. Not a good formula for […] READ MORE