The New York Islanders blueline carousel keeps on moving. They have acquired yet another defenceman within the last week. This is afree acquiring Tony DeAngelo last Friday and Scott Perunovich on Monday. Now, Adam Boqvist becomes the third, as the New York Islanders announced today that they have claimed him off waivers from the Florida Panthers. Islanders Transaction: The New … [Read more...] about New York Islanders Claim Defenceman Off Waivers
How the Return of a Defenceman Solidifies Utah Hockey Club’s Backend
The Utah Hockey Club has had an injury-filled year on its defence for most of this season. Michael Kesselring and Ian Cole are the only two defencemen to play in all 50 games. Among Utah D-men, Mikhail Sergachev, Olli Maatta, Juuso Valimaki and Robert Bortuzzo have each missed games due to injury. Sean Durzi, another important defenceman, isn’t expected to be back until April. … [Read more...] about How the Return of a Defenceman Solidifies Utah Hockey Club’s Backend
J.T. Miller Traded in Major Shakeup
J.T. Miller was traded Friday from the Vancouver Canucks to the New York Rangers. It’s a high-risk, high-reward move for both teams to change team composition. But the president of hockey operations, Jim Rutherford, left little doubt it would happen. J.T. Miller Traded Rangers have acquired JT Miller and two prospects in exchange for Filip Chytil, Victor Mancini and protected … [Read more...] about J.T. Miller Traded in Major Shakeup
What January Tells Us About the St. Louis Blues
When the calendar turned to January, the St. Louis Blues were in the mix for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. January would provide key stretches that could have made or broken their season. The Blues are still in the Western Conference playoff picture as we wind down January. However, January has told us a great deal about the Blues. The Blues in January January Totals The Blues have … [Read more...] about What January Tells Us About the St. Louis Blues
NHL Predictions: Jan 30 Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens
Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups. In today’s round of NHL Predictions, we are looking at the game between the Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens. Be sure to check out more NHL Predictions as the 2024-25 … [Read more...] about NHL Predictions: Jan 30 Minnesota Wild vs Montreal Canadiens