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German-born forward Nico Sturm has a new deal with the San Jose Sharks. Strum signed a two-year deal worth $4 million. The deal carries an average cap hit of $2 million per season and runs through the 2023-24 season. Nico Sturm, three years x $2M AAV in San Jose https://t.co/8EtOrUcHP1 — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July […] READ MORE
Another NHL trade deadline came and went. As usual, plenty of action took place on the day of, but a bulk of big moves came in the days and weeks leading up to it, too. The Colorado Avalanche, a favourite to win the Cup this June, was no exception. While the dust settles, fans can […] READ MORE
We have a definite (for now) number of skaters each of the play-in and playoff teams can carry. Goalies are unlimited, but total skaters (forwards and defence) per team can’t exceed 28. No team wants to use them, but just in case… Today, we’re looking at the Minnesota Wild Black Aces. Who Can Be […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Wild rebuild is approaching. They are still last in the Central Division despite winning two of their previous four games. They are old, slow, and lack true difference-makers at several key positions. A haphazard offseason did them no favours in a competitive Western Conference and the current outlook is bleak. How does the […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2019 Top Shelf Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2019 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. We will be following the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) and you can find […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Wild have signed college free agent forward Nico Sturm to a one-year, entry-level contract. Financial terms are yet to be disclosed. This contract carries him through the end of the current season. NEWS: #Mnwild signs Nico Sturm to a one-year, entry-level contract for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. More: https://t.co/8hpBdXOpRx pic.twitter.com/UZfVWbVkIt — […] READ MORE
We take a look at the second Eastern region of the NCAA tournament with our NCAA Northeast region preview. There are four solid schools in the mix in the Manchester, N.H.-based region. College Hockey Tournament: NCAA Northeast Region Preview Where: SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H. When: Friday and Saturday Massachusetts Minutemen Record: 28-9 overall; 18-6 Hockey […] READ MORE
It’s that time of year. The NCAA hockey regular season is coming to a close and conference tournaments are about to begin. NHL teams are now salivating at the chance to sign the top undrafted college free agents as their teams play their final games of the season. These prospects don’t always have an impact at the NHL […] READ MORE
Ben is a sports fan from just outside Toronto, Canada. In his day job he works as a lawyer. At night he is the COO of Last Word on Sports. Most of his articles are focused on hockey prospects.