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Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2021-22, where Last Word on Hockey gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Make sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we’ll offer our full predictions for […] READ MORE
The 2021 Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft is coming soon. Even though the playoffs are still going on, most teams will be starting to focus on the offseason as we get further into June. The Seattle Kraken will start their inaugural year in 2021-22, and with that comes the expansion draft. There are plenty of opportunities […] READ MORE
You knew it had to happen eventually. The streaking Colorado Avalanche had won six straight playoff games until Game 3 on Friday night. In a must-win game for the Vegas Golden Knights, they rallied from behind to down the Avs and now trail two games to one. They did it the hard way by scoring […] READ MORE
Welcome to another day of NHL Predictions! Each day, the Last Word on Hockey takes a look at every game and gives our predictions for the score. There is also a featured game for each slate of games. Today’s featured game is the Toronto Maple Leafs vs Winnipeg Jets. Be sure to check out the […] READ MORE
Welcome to another day of NHL Predictions! Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at every game and gives our predictions for the score. There is also a featured game for each slate of games. Today’s featured game is the Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche. Be sure to check out the other […] READ MORE
Bowen Byram is just one of the players that represent the Colorado Avalanche’s approach to building a roster. The current regime missed on some early drafts, but they have focused heavily on the blueline in recent years and that is very visible in 2020-21. This year, the defensive core has only one player over the […] READ MORE
Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2020-21, where Last Word on Hockey gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Make sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we’ll offer our full predictions for the standings […] READ MORE
Forward depth is absolutely vital in the modern NHL. Teams like the Colorado Avalanche simply cannot rely on one or two lines. That means teams have had to get more creative and aggressive over the years in constructing four quality lines. Teams even need to consider how good their 13th or 14th forwards are thanks […] READ MORE
The Carolina Hurricanes have one of the most underrated one-two punches in the league. Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen are two of the game’s best young stars, with Aho leading the dynamic Finnish duo. This leaves Teravainen, a former 18th overall pick of the Chicago Blackhawks, to play in Aho’s shadow. This doesn’t undervalue his […] READ MORE
We’re normally starting up another hockey season, but we’re in a different world. Last Word on Hockey is still going to look back at each date’s historical significance to the game. We’ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here’s our look at this date in hockey history […] READ MORE