NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Welcome to Last Word on Hockey’s 2022 summer series, exploring the best and worst free agent signings for each NHL team of the post-lockout, salary cap era. With this past offseason seeing some big splashes (and potential gambles) like Johnny Gaudreau, Claude Giroux, John Klingberg, and others, it’s time to take a look at how teams have boosted […] READ MORE
Week 17 is generally lighter than most weeks in the NHL because we’re into, what used to be, the Olympic break. The Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers and San Jose Sharks all don’t play this week. Meanwhile, there are some teams like, like the Ottawa Senators, who are very busy this week. […] READ MORE
The Montreal Canadiens have placed forward Mike Hoffman on injured reserve with an upper-body injury retroactive to Saturday. Team officials made the announcement early on Tuesday afternoon. The Canadiens have placed forward Mike Hoffman on injury reserve (retroactive to last Saturday). Forward Adam Brooks has also been placed on waivers (non-roster). — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) […] READ MORE
A plethora of Montreal Canadiens players failed their initial training camp physicals. Team officials announced that Carey Price, Mike Hoffman, Paul Byron, Joel Teasdale and Josh Brook failed their physicals. The club also announced that Joel Edmundson is day-to-day while Brendan Gallagher is out for family reasons. Medical updates from the opening day of camp […] READ MORE
The dust appears to have settled on what has been a pretty hectic NHL offseason. The flat salary cap and condensed offseason have made for some interesting moves across the league. Some teams have completely reinvented themselves through a series of moves. Others have looked to simply plug some holes in their lineups. This piece […] READ MORE
Fantasy Hockey Analysis; Our fantasy hockey analysis series continues. Below we discuss the fantasy-implications of the recent NHL signings. READ MORE
The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Mike Hoffman to a three-year deal worth $13.5 million. The contract carries a salary-cap hit of $4.5 million. This deal isn’t signed yet, but that’s where it is headed. — Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) July 28, 2021 Mike Hoffman Signs With Montreal The Blues picked up Hoffman this offseason to […] READ MORE
Both the Seattle Kraken expansion and NHL Drafts have passed, but the NHL Rumours are still coming. We’re just days away from the start of free agency, so we’ve got a lot on our plate. Teams are trying re-sign players or decide whether to move on from them. Today’s NHL rumours focus on the Calgary […] READ MORE
Welcome to the Thursday edition of NHL Rumours! With the Seattle Expansion Draft in the books, all eyes turn to the NHL Draft this weekend as well as Free Agency next week. Even with some free agents signing contracts to stay with their current team once the roster freeze lifts, there are still a ton […] READ MORE
As a shortened and hectic offseason approaches, Last Word on Hockey is looking ahead towards how teams will deal with the reality of a flat salary cap. 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 […] READ MORE
Born in Richmond, Erin Butler moved to the Gulf Islands early on but made sure to pack their Vancouver Canucks fandom with them on the way out of town.
Decades later, the fandom is unabated even as the perspective widened. A little more jaded about ownership, but loving the bizarro-world fandom online.