Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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November 04, 2016

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

 

11/04/2016 edition:

By John Christian Hageny on Nov 04, 2016 10:35 am

Even before the Buffalo Sabres were awarded an NHL franchise in 1970, Rip was there. When the Sabres battled the Philadelphia Flyers in the Stanley Cup Final in 1975, and then again the Dallas Stars in 1999, there was...

By Jim Parsons on Nov 04, 2016 08:35 am

On Wednesday, it was a night of overtime hockey. Of the 12 games scheduled, six of them went to extra time or a shootout. The Penguins, Predators, Devils, Lightning, Jets and Islanders all lost close games. Only the...

By Jim Parsons on Nov 03, 2016 10:50 am

The Edmonton Oilers are still 7-2-1. It’s not a time to panic or throw away the season just because the Oilers have lost two games in a row. Yes, technically it’s a losing streak — the Oilers first of the...

By Dan Rice on Nov 03, 2016 09:05 am

Devante Smith-Pelly may have set the bar unreasonably high with the white-hot start to his career with the New Jersey Devils (more on that below) after being acquired last on trade deadline day last season, but he is...

By Larry Fisher on Nov 02, 2016 04:50 pm

Braden Holtby was, hands down, the best fantasy hockey goaltender last season. He tied Martin Brodeur’s wins record and won the Vezina Trophy. So it’s surprising to hear that Holtby is being shopped early on this season...

By Shane Sander on Nov 01, 2016 11:35 am

The Edmonton Oilers finally look to be stepping in the right direction, but this is said every season, only for all hope to be lost midway through the year. Sure, Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli has put in quite...

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