Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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December 22, 2017

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

12/22/2017 edition:

By Joseph Ochs on Dec 22, 2017 09:20 am

If you are anything like Mike Felger, you’ve traded Tuukka Rask 30 times, to anyone who would have him. You have traded him for superstars, you’ve traded him for bags of pucks, and you once unsuccessfully...

By Nathaniel Oliver on Dec 22, 2017 08:50 am

Anyone who has found a love for the Buffalo Beauts just received the greatest Christmas gift that they could possibly have hoped for. The announcement came out the late morning of Dec. 21 that Terry and Kim Pegula had...

By Brandon Share-Cohen on Dec 21, 2017 04:20 pm

Few players in the NHL have dealt with a rollercoaster-like career quite like the one Phil Kessel has. From being drafted high in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft to his battle with cancer and subsequent trade to the Toronto...

By Rob Mahon on Dec 21, 2017 10:05 am

The Winnipeg Jets bandwagon hasn’t exactly been overcrowded through their playoff-less seasons. At this rate, it will start filling up in a real hurry. The Jets are playing fast, physical, entertaining hockey...

By Dan Rice on Dec 21, 2017 09:05 am

Not every player joins the NHL and lights the league on fire, and to expect every young player to have an impact on their team like Auston Matthews or Connor McDavid is unrealistic at best. Some will take longer to...

By Nathaniel Oliver on Dec 21, 2017 08:35 am

The NHL Network has been televising the World Junior Championships for 10 consecutive years. They will be doing so again here in 2018 with exclusive U.S. television coverage of the tournament in Buffalo. This comes in...

By Mark Shiver on Dec 20, 2017 05:20 pm

A few of my colleagues in the sports media have written lately that it’s time for Carolina Hurricanes head coach, Bill Peters to be fired. I addressed the subject recently myself, saying I felt his seat was warm,...

By Kyle Gipe on Dec 20, 2017 01:25 pm

Living in the Pittsburgh market, I am exposed to Penguins media and story lines. On June 23, the first day of this year’s draft, the team made a trade that sent Oskar Sundqvist and their first round pick (31st...

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