Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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January 17, 2020

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

01/17/2020 edition:

By Matt Cosman on Jan 17, 2020 08:50 am

One year has passed since the Carolina Hurricanes acquired Nino Niederreiter from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Victor Rask. One-for-one swaps are rare in today’s NHL, but it was one month prior to the trade...

By Dan Rice on Jan 16, 2020 06:00 pm

They aren’t the Dynamic Duo that Taylor Hall and Nico Hischier were two seasons ago when the New Jersey Devils made their lone playoff appearance in nine seasons but Travis Zajac and Blake Coleman have been two of the...

By Jim Parsons on Jan 16, 2020 12:40 pm

In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news that the Anaheim Ducks are willing to help out cap-strapped teams financially, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have to offer up a ready-to-play forward if they want a...

By Greg Boysen on Jan 16, 2020 11:30 am

Wednesday night was a very light schedule in the National Hockey League with just two games, but we did see more dominance from a hometown boy in Montreal. Also, we have a new All-Star goaltender and one of the all-time...

By Josh Bell on Jan 16, 2020 11:16 am

Every NHL team’s prospect pool is constantly changing. Players graduate to the big league, some might get traded, and the NHL Draft provides fresh faces every year. The future of a franchise in this league is extremely...

By Jordan Deshane on Jan 16, 2020 08:35 am

He entered the organization with little fanfare. When Curtis Lazar was signed on July 1 by the Buffalo Sabres, it was considered a move of little consequence. Lazar was tabbed by most to be nothing more than a depth...

By The Old Prof on Jan 16, 2020 07:50 am

Had Toronto Maple Leafs young defenseman Rasmus Sandin fallen on his face in his return to the NHL, the narrative would have been different. However, far from playing poorly, Sandin played extremely well. In fact, after...

By Andrew Forbes on Jan 16, 2020 07:35 am

By now, we’ve all seen the tape of Calgary Flames’ forward and super-pest Matthew Tkachuk hitting Edmonton Oilers’ forward Zack Kassian and the latter rag-dolling Tkachuk following the last hit. Kassian was handed a...

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