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Main Photo: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports The Nashville Predators have begun their fire sale. It involves a Nino Niederreiter trade. The team has agreed to send the veteran winger to the Winnipeg Jets. In return, the team received a 2024 second-round pick. This is a great grab for the Jets as they continue their playoff […] READ MORE
Last Word On Hockey’s Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2022-23 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We’ll also do our best to project how things will go for each team over the course of the campaign. Today, […] READ MORE
For the longest time, there has been nothing to cheer for in Carolina Hurricanes hockey. A lot has changed in that regard. This is now a team that is hungry for a Stanley Cup, and it has a fan base that is starving for a contender. The Hurricanes have enjoyed recent playoff success and becoming […] READ MORE
The Nashvile Predators signed free agent right winger Nino Niederreiter to a two-year contract worth $8 million, or $4 million per season. This contract carries him through the 2023-24 season. SIGNED https://t.co/HuokSKIw4Y pic.twitter.com/RFtqAzemBP — Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) July 21, 2022 Nino Niederreiter Contract Signed, Leaves Carolina Over his eleven-year NHL career, Niederreiter played for the […] READ MORE
This edition of NHL Rumours will take a look at some of the best teams so far this season. The New York Rangers could be in on the Jakob Chychrun sweepstakes. The Tampa Bay Lightning will probably lose another longtime veteran this offseason. Finally, the Carolina Hurricanes won’t be able to keep one of their productive […] READ MORE
Player development seems to always result in more questions than answers. How likely is it for a top pick to pan out? What makes a player a “steal”? Last Word On Hockey will be starting a new series on how to properly develop prospects from all different spots throughout the draft. This week’s piece involves […] READ MORE
The Chicago Blackhawks saw a lot of young talent run through the lineup this past season. From goaltender Kevin Lankinen‘s debut to Pius Suter and Philipp Kurashev, everyone played their part. Regardless of their strong performances, one player, in particular, stood out the most. Rookie forward Brandon Hagel was the breakout player of the season […] READ MORE
Winger Nino Niederreiter missed Game 1 due to an upper-body injury. This means the Carolina Hurricanes will be without a key depth piece for tonight against the Tampa Bay Lighting. Nino Niederreiter (upper body) won't play for the Hurricanes, replaced by Cedric Paquette. David Savard (upper body) won't play for the Lightning, replaced by Luke […] READ MORE
LWOS writers Logan Rosengard and Noah Foster, along with good friend Raffi Sarrafian, discuss news, updates, and more surrounding the most entertaining league in North America, the NHL! We post shows every Friday at noon CST, anywhere you get your podcasts. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, @pucktalklivepodcast. Puck Talk Live Podcast: Episode 57 […] READ MORE
Post-season heroes come in all forms, from the star player to the unknown fourth-liner. We all know the exploits of the great playoff performers. However, we hardly hear about the unlikely playoff heroes. These unlikely post-season stars can contribute in many ways. Contributions could be for an entire playoff run, a series, a game, or […] 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.