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Coming into the 2021-22 season, the New Jersey Devils were supposed to the next steps forward. After a 2021 New Jersey Devils offseason highlighted by the signing Dougie Hamilton, things were trending in the right direction. However, instead of going forward, they remained in the basement of the Metropolitan Division and the league. A once […] 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 featured […] READ MORE
Now that we have discussed the St. Louis Blues’ signing Torey Krug, let’s talk about the other new additions to the 2020-21 St. Louis Blues. As of right now, it only looks like one of them is going to make the team right off the bat. The rest will likely start the season in the AHL […] READ MORE
The Calgary Flames have announced that they have re-signed goaltender David Rittich to a two-year contract. The deal carries an average cap hit of $2.25 million. Calgary Flames Re-sign David Rittich In 45 appearances last season, Rittich posted a record of 27-9-5. He had a goals-against-average of 2.61 and save percentage of .911. He also […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2018 Top Shelf Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2018 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. We will go team by team through the NHL bringing you a look at each Teams Top Prospects. We will be following the order of […] READ MORE
The Calgary Flames have re-signed goaltending prospect Jon Gillies to a two-year worth $1.5 million or $750,000 per year AAV. The deal is a two-way contract in the first year, and a one-way deal in the second year. Gillies, 24, is a University of Providence product and has seen minimal time in the National Hockey League […] READ MORE
The Calgary Flames got good news on Tuesday when they learned that goaltender Mike Smith‘s lower-body injury was not as bad as they originally feared. Smith underwent an MRI this morning to get a better idea of the extent of the injury. Smith will miss tonight’s game against the Boston Bruins, and Thursday’s game against the […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2017 edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. During the summer, I will feature a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will follow the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no trades). You can find all the articles here. Since we had an extensive NHL […] READ MORE
A lot has been made over the last few years of the Calgary Flames drafting. It seemed for awhile they were just drafting skilled forwards inlcuding Johnny Gaudreau (2011), Sean Monahan (2013), Sam Bennett (2014), and Matthew Tkachuk (2016). These four players give Calgary a young and skilled core. The best part of this for […] READ MORE