NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
The Montreal Canadiens are staying alive at least for one more game. Montreal defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 3-2 in overtime to avoid elimination and a sweep in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. Carey Price was phenomenal for the Canadiens and Josh Anderson scores his second of the goal […] 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
NHL fans are still hopeful mid-January start date despite no plans being set in stone yet. The season will look different than in normal years with a shortened schedule and only division games. With that in mind, a couple of different potential division re-alignment plans have been discussed and reported. For the St. Louis Blues, […] READ MORE
Now that we have discussed the St. Louis Blues’ signing Torey Krug, let’s talk about the other new additions to the 2020-21 St. Louis Blues. As of right now, it only looks like one of them is going to make the team right off the bat. The rest will likely start the season in the AHL […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed unrestricted free agent forward Pat Maroon to a two-year contract worth $1.8 million, which carries an AAV of $900,000 per season. This contract carries him through the 2021-22 season, Frank Seravalli reports. Hearing Pat Maroon (2 x $900k) and Luke Schenn (1 x $800k) have both agreed to terms to […] READ MORE
Last Word on Hockey is pushing out its NHL Rumours series in overdrive this week, as it prepares to be one of the busiest weeks in NHL history. With both Tuesday’s NHL Entry Draft and Friday’s Free Agent Frenzy taking centre stage, there’s bound to be all sorts of player movement (or lack thereof). This […] READ MORE
The 2019-20 Tampa Bay Lightning are Stanley Cup Champions once again. They defeated the Dallas Stars in six games in the Stanley Cup Final to capture the franchise’s second Stanley Cup and first since 2004. It was a completely different team that won the Stanley Cup than we have seen in previous years. Through all […] 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
Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk are already well known in St. Louis. They grew up around the rink with their dad and fan-favourite Keith Tkachuk when he played for the St. Louis Blues. They were on the ice with him after he played in his last NHL game. They got loud standing ovations when they […] READ MORE
There have been some criticisms of the 24-team playoff format the NHL has approved for the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Instead of the traditional 16-team playoff format, there will be 24 teams earning a chance to compete for the Stanley Cup. The top four teams in each conference will play a round-robin tournament to determine […] READ MORE