NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
As the NHL moves ahead with its Return to Play plan, Last Word on Hockey is taking a look toward the offseason. In terms of building a franchise, the offseason is the most crucial time of the year for front offices. However, due to COVID-19, the short-term future of how this operates has seen sweeping changes. […] READ MORE
It has been reported by a Czech outlet that Dallas Stars forward Martin Hanzal is retiring. The 33-year-old forward from Pisek, Czechoslovakia played in the NHL for 12 seasons. His career scoring totals show him with 673 games, 127 goals and 211 assists. He collected 34 power play goals and assisted on 54 others. He was […] 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 of the decade. Here is the Arizona Coyotes decade lineup. Arizona Coyotes Decade This decade, the Phoenix […] READ MORE
Welcome back to NHL Rumours from the Last Word on Hockey crew. We’re now on the first Monday of September meaning training camp will soon get underway. While August is usually a down month for club’s, the NHL rumours will certainly pick up now that we’re just over a month away from opening night. Today […] READ MORE
The Dallas Stars have been playing with a lot of injured bodies in their recently concluded playoff run. On Thursday, the Stars announced that forward Roope Hintz was playing with the broken foot in Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues. Mats Zuccarello, whom the Stars acquired before the Trade Deadline, suffered a broken arm […] READ MORE
The Dallas Stars have announced that forwards Martin Hanzal and Jason Dickinson have been placed on injured reserve. Dallas also activated defeceman Connor Carrick and sent defender Gavin Bayreuther to AHL Texas. Gavin Bayreuther has been reassigned to the Texas Stars. Connor Carrick has been activated from IR. Dickinson and Hanzal have been placed on […] READ MORE
With the NHL entry draft on the horizon, teams are gearing up for a busy weekend in Dallas on June 22nd and 23rd. This year’s draft class is deep and a has a ton of foreign talent, three of which are the projected top 3. It also includes one player who is a generational talent […] READ MORE
On Monday, it was revealed that several Dallas Stars players would be missing time due to injuries and other reasons. Marc Methot, Martin Hanzal and Kari Lehtonen will all be missing significant time each due to various reasons. Marc Methot had his knee scoped today, out 4-6 weeks. Martin Hanzal out 3-7 days with a […] READ MORE
According to a report from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, and confirmed by Stars beat reporter Mike Heika, the Dallas Stars will sign veteran free agent forward Martin Hanzal when free agency opens later today. The deal has been confirmed, and Hanzal will earn $14.25 million over three years. This deal carries a cap hit of $4.75 million […] READ MORE
The NHL’s 2017 UFA forwards aren’t as strong this year as opposed to last year but there’s still some very good forwards that are likely going to hit the open market. It would’ve been a bit stronger had TJ Oshie hit the open market but he signed an eight year deal with the Washington Capitals […] READ MORE
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