NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
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
It’s time for another edition of NHL rumours to start your Tuesday. The Stanley Cup Playoffs may be soon, but general managers are already thinking about the off-season. Executives would love to keep certain players, but the flat cap era is going to make things a lot more difficult. Today’s NHL rumours focus on the […] READ MORE
The Philadelphia Flyers have placed defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen on injured reserve. Philadelphia team officials announced that it will be an upper-body injury that will have him out for five weeks. News of the injury came on Tuesday night. Injury Update: Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body) has been placed on Injured Reserve. — Philadelphia Flyers […] READ MORE
Today, against the Los Angeles Kings, the Philadelphia Flyers finally put an end to their 13-game losing streak in overtime. However, they’re not out of the woods yet. The rash of Flyers injuries that kept key players out of the lineup during the losing streak isn’t going away anytime soon. Plus, with few reinforcements on […] READ MORE
Right off the bat, a disclaimer is needed: in a week that saw the Philadelphia Flyers extend their current losing streak to seven games, there’s not much that’s “hot”. Against the New Jersey Devils—in what was perhaps their best chance to right the ship—the Flyers fell 5-2. Then, they experienced a similar beatdown at the […] READ MORE
The Philadelphia Flyers announced that defenceman Ryan Ellis is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. According to head coach Alain Vigneault, Ellis was reinjured while playing against the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Injury update: Per AV, Flyers defenseman Ryan Ellis suffered a re-injury on Saturday vs. Dallas and is now considered week-to-week. — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) […] READ MORE
Though the Philadelphia Flyers ultimately lost two of three games, it was certainly an exciting week. Against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the offence couldn’t seem to get anything going, allowing the Leafs to shut them out. The team dropped Saturday’s game to the Dallas Stars as well. But on Friday, when the Flyers faced the […] READ MORE
Welcome to our latest series here at Last Word on Hockey. The Puck Drop Preview series takes you through each team as the season is fast approaching. The preview will focus on the narratives surrounding the team ending last year, during the offseason, and heading into the 2021-22 season. Puck Drop Preview also focuses on what […] READ MORE
The Vegas Golden Knights announced that they have signed Nolan Patrick to a two-year deal worth $2.4 million. The deal will carry an AAV of $1.2 million and will carry him through the 2022-23 NHL Season. Closing out his birthday with a new contract!!! 🥳 Nolan Patrick has signed a two-year contract with the Vegas […] READ MORE
The dust appears to have settled on what has been a pretty hectic NHL offseason. The flat salary cap and condensed offseason have made for some interesting moves across the league. Some teams have completely reinvented themselves through a series of moves. Others have looked to simply plug some holes in their lineups. This piece […] READ MORE
