NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
It’s time once again for another edition of NHL rumours. The rumours will come fast and furious in the upcoming weeks as we roll to the March 3 deadline. The Boston Bruins are in the driver’s seat for the President’s Trophy, but are seeking upgrades. We talked early in the week about shoring up centre […] READ MORE
The upcoming trade deadline looms large for the Vancouver Canucks and their fans. It will show decisively just how much control the owner has. While a major deal can – and, we suspect, will – happen before March, the third is a make-or-break point. There are a number of players the team and fans would […] READ MORE
Every Monday, Last Word on Hockey will survey the Fantasy Hockey landscape and select a handful of players to assist in your weekly match. We will attempt to select “Studs” who may be available in your league as opposed to who we know are already owned by other teams. The “Duds” will most certainly be […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks 2022-23 season opening night draws nearer. Heck, the Young Stars tournament isn’t just coming back this year, it’s only two weeks away! And, as always, there are questions all around. We’re limiting those questions to a three-part series: forward, defence and in goal. Questions now can change with a single trade or […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning has a history of trades nearing the deadline. The back-to-back champions made back-to-back deadline deals in their respective runs to the Stanley Cup. In 2019-20, the Lightning added Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow, and gave up two firsts and a solid prospect in total. Then, in the 2020-21 season, the Lightning […] READ MORE
Are you a Vancouver Canucks fan who is determined that the team will make the playoffs this year? You don’t want to hear us describe ANY Vancouver Canucks 2021-22 trade pieces? Okay, well maybe sit this one out. Love the optimism, buddy! (They gone? Right. Now, let’s talk possible Vancouver Canucks 2021-22 trade deals, shall […] READ MORE
Just in case hockey hasn’t been your entire life over the past two months – and possibly if it has – there’s news! You may have missed/forgotten just how much the Vancouver Canucks defence has changed in this off-season. An all-time veteran walked. An old friend returned. A free agent was signed in the traditional […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks have added another piece of the puzzle with the signing of defenceman Luke Schenn as free agency nears. The team made one big trade last week, but this is another move geared towards adding toughness and depth for the upcoming seasons. The deal is for two years with an unspecified cap hit. […] READ MORE
David Savard is injured and out for Game One with an upper-body injury. This means the Tampa Bay Lightning will be without one of their mainstay defenceman for tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Injury update: David Savard is out tonight with an upper-body injury. — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) May 30, 2021 David Savard […] READ MORE
Welcome to the latest series here at Last Word on Hockey. Each day, we will take a look at a new team and examine three of their potential breakout or bounce-back players. What are these? These are players that have the chance to make a serious difference with their teams. Whether that’s as someone who […] READ MORE