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Ken Holland has sent someone an early Christmas Gift. The Edmonton Oilers have locked up goaltender Stuart Skinner to a three-year extension with a cap hit of $2.6 million per season. This is a great deal for him and the team and it helps solidify the crease beyond this season. Edmonton Oilers Extend Stuart Skinner […] READ MORE
Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head and other factors that may play in. We also have a featured game of the day, which is considered must-watch TV. Today’s […] READ MORE
Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head and other factors that may play in. We also have a featured game of the day, which is considered must-watch TV. Today’s […] 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
Many fans and players begrudge the implementation of a salary cap in their sport. Without a salary cap players get paid more. Fans can buy a favourite player’s jersey and worry less that they will leave when their contract is up. During the quietest time of the offseason, it seems the perfect time to have […] READ MORE
The Toronto Maple Leafs management team made some risky roster moves this week to start free agency. Critical chatter, of course, followed shortly thereafter. “Damned if you do. Damned if you don’t.” Such is the way in hockey-mad, championship-starved Toronto. Yet, it can be argued that their current roster is better than the one they […] READ MORE
Goaltender Jack Campbell signs a contract with the Edmonton Oilers. The contract is five years and $25 million. Or $5 million per season. Campbell helped the Toronto Maple Leafs get to Game 7 of Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs before falling to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Campbell 5×5 EDM — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) […] READ MORE
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ main goaltending need ahead of free agency has been addressed. Their offseason “To Do” list is a lengthy one, but general manager Kyle Dubas made a critical move to begin changes to the team’s roster before the start of training camp in September. Much more work will need to be done […] READ MORE
Matt Murray has been traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with two draft picks in exchange for future considerations. Murray has spent the last two years in Ottawa, after being traded to the team in 2020. Leafs Make Matt Murray Trade with Senators TRADE: We have acquired goaltender Matt Murray & two draft picks […] READ MORE
The NHL Draft weekend has come and gone and it brought nothing but craziness and last-minute moves. Some of the cap-strapped teams took advantage of the draft and used it to their advantage. The Toronto Maple Leafs did just that. Today we will discuss Jack Campbell‘s future with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the trade […] READ MORE
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