NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
It’s the weekend and it’s time for another edition of NHL rumours. We’re past the March 21 trade deadline, but we’ve got plenty of things to discuss. Teams are thinking about the future from next season and beyond. General managers are going to have to think long and heard about the future. Today’s NHL rumours […] READ MORE
The NHL free agent frenzy has died down a little bit as we roll into early August. However, there is still lots of NHL rumours around the league. The New Jersey Devils are reportedly close to a contract with left-winger Tomas Tatar. The Pittsburgh Penguins are also reportedly shopping left-shot defenceman, Marcus Pettersson. One team […] READ MORE
The Pittsburgh Penguins defence has weathered many a storm just over a month into the 2020-2021 NHL season. With as many as five defencemen out of the lineup at once, the Penguins organizational defensive depth has been tested to the max. 11 different defencemen have dressed for the Penguins so far this season. Top-pair defender […] READ MORE
Does the Pittsburgh Penguins defence, or the organization understand the meaning of the word “healthy”? It seems not. There are days that it feels like the Penguins’ medical staff is busier than the rest of the organization put together. If Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford had any hair left, he’d have every right to be […] READ MORE
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach, Mike Sullivan, announced today that two of the team’s defencemen, Marcus Pettersson and Juuso Riikola will be out for an extended period due to injury. Sullivan anticipates Pettersson to be week-to-week, while Riikola is likely to be out of the lineup long term. Coach Sullivan: “Marcus Pettersson will be week-to-week with […] READ MORE
Hello and welcome to a Sunday edition of NHL Rumours! The season has begun and there is plenty happening around the NHL. Teams are still tweaking rosters. The league also continues to monitor everyone’s health in the midst of a global pandemic. Keep checking in with us at Last Word on Hockey for the latest […] 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. These players have the chance to make a serious difference with their teams this upcoming season. These players can be new faces or […] READ MORE
With three picks in the second round of the 2020 NHL draft, The Los Angeles Kings have many options in terms of what to do with their picks. READ MORE
The Washington Capitals have inked forward Daniel Sprong to a two-year, one-way contract worth an average annual salary of $725,000. Sprong, 23 was acquired by the Capitals from the Anaheim Ducks for defenceman Christian Djoos back in February. He was the Pittsburgh Penguins 46th overall selection in the 2015 NHL Draft that year. Daniel […] READ MORE
The MnM Hockey Podcast is back! Alex and Chace break down the Zack Kassian and Marcus Pettersson signings. As well as their mid-season NHL Awards. READ MORE
Alex Metzger is a diehard hockey fan from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada area. Although he never lived there, he grew up cheering for the Ottawa Senators. You can hear Alex talk all about Ottawa and the NHL on his two podcasts, which are found alongside his writing at Last Word on Hockey.