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If somebody were to perform a hockey post-mortem on why the 2019-20 Nashville Predators should miss the playoffs for the first time in 6 years, it wouldn’t take too much digging to fill out the death certificate. Wasn’t the Year For 2019-20 Nashville Predators Why Should the Preds Miss Out? The Preds season has been […] READ MORE
After a small holiday hiatus, Last Word on Hockey is back with your weekly rundown of all things fantasy hockey. Rather than try to pack two weeks into one piece, this will just be a look back at Week 14 for the most part. We’ve officially entered the “20” part of the 2019-20 season, so […] READ MORE
Last Word on Hockey presents The 4th Line Hockey Podcast #259 – The Coach Controversy. Carl and Nick provide their own unique and fun view of hockey. Every week the guys share their thoughts on the news of the week. We have a variety of guests from the world of hockey. As well as spending some […] READ MORE
It seems that Barry Trotz and the New York Islanders don’t care about pre-season expectations. The Islanders are once again surprising the NHL with a great start to the season. New York was slated to struggle after another off-season of departures. Barry Trotz Powering Islanders Last off-season it was John Tavares heading to the Toronto […] READ MORE
The Carolina Hurricanes goaltending was a huge part of their win Friday night. This win completed the sweep of the New York Islanders. The Canes played well all series, however, goaltending was a huge difference. Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending Shines In the series preview, it was talked about how goaltending had come from unexpected places for […] READ MORE
A New York Islanders playoff birth is coming up after failing to make it in each of the past two seasons. The season even without the playoffs is a success by any definition. After losing their franchise player in the form of John Tavares to free agency last summer no one expected much from this team. […] READ MORE
New York Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner‘s status for Thursday Night’s re-match against the Ottawa Senators is unclear following his injury during last night’s game. The Islanders announced that they have called up goaltender Christopher Gibson on an emergency basis. Gibson was playing for the Islanders AHL affiliate in Bridgeport. #Isles Transaction: Christopher Gibson has been emergency recalled […] READ MORE
For the entirety of the NHL playoffs, Tuukka Rask has received the most consistent flow of criticism from the fans of the Boston Bruins. While he is responsible for some poor play, he has also fallen victim to the dismal play of the players in front of him. Whenever the season ends, if the Bruins are […] READ MORE
With the 2018 NHL All-Star Game in Tampa only seven days away, let’s separate the contenders from the pretenders in the race for the two Eastern Conference wild-card spots. Before we get to the wild-card races, it is good to start with how each divisional race is shaping up. The top three teams from each of […] READ MORE
The New York Islanders are struggling. Winning games has not come easy recently. If they are to stay in contention for a wild-card spot, they need to win key games. They front-loaded their record of 23-19-4 by winning a lot in the first two months of the season. Since the first day of December, the […] READ MORE