Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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September 01, 2017

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

09/01/2017 edition:

By Benjamin Nixon on Aug 31, 2017 05:05 pm

The Nashville Predators knew what they were getting when they drafted Pekka Rinne. It only took 258 picks in the 2004 draft to land him. Not only was his 6-foot-5 stature impressive, but his mobility and athleticism at...

By Anthony Fusco on Aug 31, 2017 04:50 pm

The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to build on their impressive 216-17 campaign. They were an upstart team that made the playoffs and took the powerhouse Washington Capitals to six games. The Leafs have upgraded their...

By Trevor Beggs on Aug 31, 2017 10:05 am

Even though training camps open in a few weeks, notable free agents remain without a job. That includes 33-year-old Thomas Vanek, who doesn’t have a contract despite posting solid numbers last season. With the...

By Cam Hasbrouck on Aug 31, 2017 08:50 am

Over the last decade, the Boston Bruins have seen it all. After finishing in last place in the Northeast Division in 2006-07, the Bruins developed their squad into a playoff-caliber team, making the playoffs the...

By Jeff Seide on Aug 31, 2017 08:35 am

An electric atmosphere. Great sight lines. Lively glass panels and boards that would rattle and reverberate from solid body checks. There was so much to love about Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium. Before jumping back in...

By Ryan Szporer on Aug 30, 2017 07:19 pm

Defenseman Eric Gelinas’ tumultuous career has taken another turn, hopefully for the positive with the Montreal Canadiens. Gelinas’ professional tryout agreement (PTO) with the team qualifies as a risk-free, potentially...

By Jim Parsons on Aug 30, 2017 02:45 pm

As the NHL gets closer to the season and contracts start to turn into professional tryouts (PTO’s) there appears to be some resolution on the horizon for a few players teams had their eyes on during the summer....

By Will Billinghurst on Aug 30, 2017 09:05 am

With training camp just a few weeks away, the Toronto Maple Leafs were running out of time to re-sign restricted free agent (RFA) Connor Brown. Neither the Etobicoke native nor Leafs’ management seemed overly...

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