NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
With the NHL off-season in its dog days of what usually would be summer, things are starting to slow down. The NHL rumours, however, are still going strong. Even with nothing happening, that doesn’t mean there aren’t things moving in the background. Today we will look at the Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres. […] READ MORE
Welcome back to Last Word on Hockey’s NHL Rumours series. We’d like to take this moment to wish our American readers a happy, and more importantly, healthy, Thanksgiving. Today, we examine two potential contract extensions. They surround young players who both look to be important parts of their respective teams’ futures. However, the feasibility of […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to a three-year contract worth $14.4 million with an annual average value of $4.8 million per season. The contract will carry him through the end 2022-23 season. Mikhail Sergachev gets a three-year deal with #TBLightning carrying a $4.8M AAV. — Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) November […] READ MORE
After having two subpar seasons, the Los Angeles Kings could use some help on their roster. Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev could be their guy. READ MORE
Hello and welcome to the regular Tuesday edition of NHL rumours! The NHL Draft is finally here. Not to mention free agency is only four days away. The news is coming fast and furious about what NHL teams will be doing this offseason. Last Word on Hockey will be here with every step of the […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning have been crowned as Stanley Cup champions. The NHL Entry Draft and free agency will be upon us in the coming weeks. With that said, the New York Rangers are in a tricky salary situation with one of their restricted free agents. The cup champs are in a similar boat but […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning are leading the New York Islanders 2-1 in the Eastern Conference Final and it is has nothing to do with their big stars. Through three games it has been the Tampa Bay Lightning penalty kill making the biggest difference. If it was not for the Lightning’s penalty kill, the Islanders could […] READ MORE
In-Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Islanders found themselves down in the series by two games. Despite the Tampa Bay Lightning missing two of their top forwards, Brayden Point and Alex Killorn. Tampa’s offence didn’t seem to miss a beat. Yet, they were still unable to come up with the win. […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning, via coach Jon Cooper, announced that defenceman Ryan McDonagh would not suit up for Game 2 against the Boston Bruins. The Lightning find themselves down 1-0 in this Eastern Conference Second round series. Per Coop, Ryan McDonagh will not play tonight in Game 2. #TBLvsBOS — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) August 25, 2020 Ryan […] READ MORE
As the NHL moves ahead with its Return to Play plan, Last Word on Hockey is taking a look towards 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 […] READ MORE
Josh is a Minneapolis-based journalist and editor covering anything and everything NHL with a soft spot for the Leafs. He's one-third of the Throwing Haymakers Podcast and is a new face in the world of advanced analytics. He's been with Last Word on Sports since March of 2019. You can reach him on Twitter at @JoshLwoh, or by email at [email protected]