Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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September 26, 2017

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

 09/26/2017 edition:

By Rick Cole on Sep 25, 2017 04:20 pm

Phil Esposito was inducted into the Hockey Hall of fame on this day in 1994. For a look back at his impact on the league, THW presents this article, originally published in June, 2015. In today’s look at...

By Aaron Schmidtke on Sep 25, 2017 11:50 am

The Winnipeg Jets are accumulating depth up front better than ever before. Their core top-six remains intact and their constantly fluid bottom-six continues to be an extremely fierce competition. Veterans like Bryan...

By Rob Soria on Sep 25, 2017 11:35 am

Coming off a season that both re-energized and restored faith among their fan base, the Edmonton Oilers could not have asked for a better start to their 2017 pre-season schedule. As inconsequential as a 5-0 exhibition...

By Johannes Wheeldon on Sep 25, 2017 10:50 am

Since the peak of NHL scoring in the 1980s, the average number of shots has remained comparatively stable. Scoring, however, has dropped precipitously. This trend suggests the declining importance of shots themselves...

By Devin Slawson on Sep 25, 2017 10:05 am

On Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, the Arizona Coyotes made a sly move in trading Jamie McGinn to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jason Demers. While the price tag on top-four defencemen has generally been pretty high...

By Brett Slawson on Sep 25, 2017 09:50 am

Optimism is plentiful in the NHL these days, and especially so considering the 2017-18 regular season campaign stands poised to begin in a matter of weeks. With yet another hectic offseason in the books, each and every...

By Ryan Szporer on Sep 24, 2017 11:20 am

Whoever said preseason action means nothing probably hasn’t met Montreal Canadiens prospect Victor Mete. Meet Victor Mete While that hypothetical reaction, that the games don’t mean anything, is probably a gag reflex to...

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