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Toronto Maple Leafs fans who read The Hockey Writers are beginning to heat up their keyboards, and why wouldn’t they? With the offseason changes, new players to fit in, and top-line questions still unresolved, the chatter is loud, opinionated, and sometimes downright feisty. From debates about Max Domi’s fit to roster dead wood and potential…
The New York Rangers just named J.T. Miller their new captain. That in itself is an interesting development. After years without a clear leader since Ryan McDonagh was traded and Jacob Trouba left, the Rangers didn’t hesitate. They looked around their room, pointed at Miller, and said, “He’s our guy.” Meanwhile, with the Vancouver Canucks?…
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in an interesting position heading into the 2025-26 season. With no Mitchell Marner anymore, after he was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights, the team has been looking to replace him. They have done a solid job bringing in Matias Maccelli and Dakota Joshua to fill out their forward core,…
If you’ve been following the debates this offseason about the Toronto Maple Leafs, you’ve heard the same line over and over: with Mitch Marner gone, Auston Matthews no longer has a shield. The argument goes that Matthews is now fully exposed. If he fails again in the playoffs, there’s no one else left to blame….
The Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, and Los Angeles Kings brought their rookie players to Irvine last weekend to play a series of showcase games known as the Golden State Rookie Faceoff. Notable young talents from all three teams took the ice in scrimmages, with each team playing each other once. Unfortunately, the Ducks’ rookies…
The NCAA season begins in October, and several Vancouver Canucks prospects will be looking to win a National Championship by the end of this season. The Canucks have an interesting prospect pool in the American college system, with many of them looking to take important roles on their team, and some will be playing with…
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a much different vibe surrounding them entering the 2025-26 season. Though they once again suffered a frustrating exit in 2025 playoffs, they finally made a major shake up to their roster that many of their fans have been hoping to see for years. It became quite clear that the Maple…
Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere said Tuesday the agent for free agent Carter Hart told the team the goalie has ruled out signing with the franchise when he is eligible to return to the NHL next month. Hart, a native of Sherwood Park, Alta., is one of five players who were acquitted of sexual…
As players selected at the 2011 NHL Draft reach their 13th anniversary in the NHL, this provides a perfect opportunity to look back on the top-10 selections of the draft. So, have they lived up to their franchise-defining billings, or have these players failed to meet the hype of their draft position? Note: The 2011…
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Matt Grzelyck is reportedly signing a PTO with the Chicago Blackhawks. Meanwhile, one insider suggests that Dillon Dube could be on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ radar. Klim Kostin is likely not joining the Edmonton Oilers on a PTO, and did Sidney Crosby shoot down or tease that he might be…
