Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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August 27, 2019

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

08/27/2019 edition:

By Peter Baracchini on Aug 26, 2019 07:20 pm

Heading into this offseason, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas had a major challenge ahead. In order to be competitive and make it past the first-round in the Stanley Cup playoffs, he had to tweak his...

By Gail Kauchak on Aug 25, 2019 10:55 am

NHL color analyst and ex-player Eddie Olczyk recently celebrated his 53rd birthday, and life is certainly good. But it wasn’t always that way. Olczyk’s world was turned upside down just a few short years ago...

By Steve Marowski on Aug 25, 2019 10:35 am

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Saturday they signed former St. Louis Blues forward Pat Maroon to a one-year, $900,000 contract. Last season, he played in 74 regular-season games and recorded 28 points while scoring...

By Declan Schroeder on Aug 25, 2019 09:05 am

Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators, we’ll be producing...

By Michael Pelts on Aug 24, 2019 10:05 am

When it comes to building an NHL roster through free agency, it does not pay to copy the blueprint of the reigning Stanley Cup champions. There is a tendency for NHL teams to make rash decisions at the beginning of free...

By Matthew Zator on Aug 24, 2019 09:20 am

Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning did a lot of tweaks to the roster this offseason. When the dust settled, he added two top-six forwards and two very capable National Hockey League defencemen. Time will tell...

By Eugene Helfrick on Aug 24, 2019 08:35 am

As the NHL season approaches, many teams find themselves at an impasse with their restricted free agents (RFAs). Despite training camp being only a few short weeks away, RFAs across the league still sit unsigned as...

By Anthony Ciardelli on Aug 23, 2019 07:35 pm

Trevor Zegras is about to start what the Anaheim Ducks and their fans hope will be a long and fruitful union as their top-line center. However, Anaheim’s 18-year-old, ninth-overall selection has a few stops to make...

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