Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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August 07, 2020

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

08/07/2020 edition:

By Andrew Forbes on Aug 07, 2020 08:20 am

Another year and another Toronto Maple Leafs’ playoff collapse. The only positive to come from this one is the fact that it wasn’t in an elimination game and the Maple Leafs have less than 24 hours before they can try...

By Mathieu Sheridan on Aug 07, 2020 07:50 am

The Washington Capitals have loaned two prospects to Switzerland and the Los Angeles Kings have loaned one of their top prospects back home to Sweden. We also take a look at a prospect who had a really solid season...

By Greg Boysen on Aug 07, 2020 07:35 am

Aug. 7 saw one of the greatest goaltenders of all-time change addresses and finally get his chance to be a full-time starter. Also, this was a busy date for former number one overall picks, with one being traded and...

By Victor Nuño on Aug 06, 2020 03:45 pm

The Dallas Stars were completely outplayed in their second round-robin game against the Colorado Avalanche in the 2020 Playoffs. The Avalanche won 4-0 Avalanche, but it could have been double digits. The Stars failed to...

By Melissa Boyd on Aug 06, 2020 12:40 pm

Against all odds, the Montreal Canadiens have Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on the brink of elimination following a 4-3 victory in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead. Here are three takeaways from another...

By Tyler Halsey on Aug 06, 2020 11:20 am

Depth wins championships. Look no further than the 2019 St. Louis Blues, the 2018 Washington Capitals, the 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins…the most recent Stanley Cup champions all have strong players up and down their...

By Derek Lee on Aug 06, 2020 10:35 am

On Dec. 3, 2018, the Anaheim Ducks traded Swedish defenseman Marcus Pettersson to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Dutch winger Daniel Sprong. Leading up to Dec. 2018, the Ducks had been icing a defensive core of Jacob...

By Christopher Kelsall on Aug 06, 2020 08:20 am

To paraphrase the great Mark Messier, “I played with a lot of great players. They are all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play and put tremendous pressure on themselves to perform at the...

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