Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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June 09, 2020

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

06/09/2020 edition:

By Dayton Reimer on Jun 09, 2020 10:35 am

As the old adage goes, the more selections you make at the draft, the better the results. It’s the reason we see struggling franchises sell their top players for as many picks and prospects as they can get their...

By Scott Blair on Jun 09, 2020 07:50 am

The New York Rangers have been around for almost 100 years and they’ve had some of the best players in NHL history come through their ranks, such as Phil Esposito, Jean Ratelle, Barry Beck, and Brian Leetch....

By Greg Boysen on Jun 09, 2020 07:35 am

June 9 might be the busiest day, historically, for the month. This date in National Hockey League history includes some memorable Stanley Cup coronations, with one legend retiring and another joining the league. A Big...

By Greg Enright on Jun 08, 2020 05:05 pm

Two wrongs don’t usually make a right, but the 1978 merger of the bumbling Cleveland Barons and the struggling Minnesota North Stars proved there are exceptions to the rule. The path to the NHL’s only amalgamation of...

By Jim Parsons on Jun 08, 2020 02:50 pm

In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Minnesota Wild are hoping the NHLPA can get a long-standing rule changed and that Kirill Kaprizov will end up playing. In Toronto, one scribe suggests two possible trade targets...

By Ashley Grant on Jun 08, 2020 09:05 am

As a person of Caribbean heritage that grew up playing hockey, I have witnessed first-hand the insensitive remarks, behaviour and attitude that exists within certain hockey circles. Earlier this week, TSN produced a...

By Alex Busch on Jun 07, 2020 05:05 pm

With no postseason action to look forward to, it is time to look back at the top Buffalo Sabres in the 2010s. I am going to dive into my top-five list, including a few honorable mentions. We all know who is No. 1, but...

By Trege Wilson on Jun 07, 2020 02:30 pm

Marc Bergevin has been the general manager (GM) of the Montreal Canadiens for eight years and has had his ups and downs. He seems very good at making trades but lacks the ability to draw in good free agents. Although it...

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