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THW's Hockey History for 12/10/2020
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12/10/2020 edition:
By THW Archives on Dec 10, 2020 12:03 pm
While most jokes about the Philadelphia Flyers are aimed at the guys who play between the pipes, the Flyers actually have a rich history of goalies. Unfortunately, for recent teams — or even the teams of the ’90s — those goalies played, for the most part, in the ’70s and ’80s. The three best goalies […]
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By Brandon Share-Cohen on Dec 10, 2020 11:44 am
In a year that could be described as atrocious for Weber, Subban was outstanding. Subban played all 82 regular season games, finished with 59 points and was plus-18. Although the Predators did not make it as far in the playoffs as they did the previous season, Subban still managed to notch 9 points in 13 playoff games. Up to this point, the clear-cut winners of the trade were the Predators, although the play of both players in the following season would slightly even things out.
The post Subban-Weber Trade Revisited appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
By The Old Prof on Dec 09, 2020 03:01 pm
When the Toronto Maple Leafs completed their 2018-19 season, they had failed once again to get past the dreaded Boston Bruins during the first playoff series. When the season concluded, general manager Kyle Dubas had some heavy lifting to do. His defense was weak and, as the general manager, he faced salary-cap problems brought on […]
The post Revisiting the Nazem Kadri Trade appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
By Tom Castro on Dec 09, 2020 12:53 pm
The New York Rangers have high hopes and big plans for Kaapo Kakko, the Finnish forward who they selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, and Alexis Lafreniere, the Canadian left wing who they drafted first overall in 2020. There’s a long way to go for the two teenagers to […]
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By THW Archives on Dec 09, 2020 11:37 am
Regardless of the sport, being traded for an all-time great is never an easy thing for the player going in the other direction. With that said, being the guy who the Edmonton Oilers got in return for Wayne Gretzky is an altogether different beast. This was the hand Jimmy Carson was dealt during the summer of […]
The post Oilers History: The Importance of Jimmy Carson appeared first on The Hockey Writers.
By Preston Hodgkinson on Dec 08, 2020 04:32 pm
Almost every NHL franchise has a way of honouring their greatest players. The most popular is through jersey retirement. This honour, which raises a player’s number to the rafters, thus immortalizing them, is considered the highest praise bestowed on a player outside of being elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Yet, it is usually […]
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