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Realistic Goaltender Trade Targets, Market For Tyson Barrie & More | THW Oilers Overtime
The Hockey Writers Edmonton Oilers writing crew get together to discuss Mikko Koskinen's performance against the Calgary Flames and whether it changes anything for the future, Dave Tippett's lifeline and when Ken Holland might be forced to fire him, realistic goaltender trade targets before the deadline, whether Tyson Barrie is expendable and if there is a market out there for him and more. They then finish the show with another edition of "Plus-1/Minus-1" where they call out a positive or negative performance that caught their eye during the last week of action. Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ 0:00 Intro 2:07 Are the Oilers one loss away from Tippett getting fired? 3:44 When will Holland's hand be forced? 9:55 Does one good game for Koskinen change what the Oilers need to do to upgrade their goaltending? 11:20 Was it a mistake to go with Koskinen against the Canucks on Tuesday? 12:38 Has your opinion on Koskinen changed after the game against the Flames? 15:46 Who is a realistic goaltender trade target? 25:17 Is Tyson Barrie expendable? 27:42 Is there a market out there for Barrie? 29:59 Was moving Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to the third line the right move? 32:07 Plus-One/Minus-One Our Oilers crew are great writers, too: Jim Parsons - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/jparsons/ Julian Mongillo - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/jmongillo/ Brian Swane - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/bswane/ Colton Pankiw - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/cpankiw/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk Oilers and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics #Oilers #NHL
2022 Top 10 NHL Mock Draft | The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner
The Hockey Writers prospect crew of Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, Greg Boysen and Andrew Forbes take part in their first mock draft of the season and select the top-10 according to an order generated by the Tankathon simulator. Mock Draft Order 1. Arizona Coyotes (Andrew) 2. Buffalo Sabres (Matthew) 3. Montreal Canadiens (Peter) 4. Ottawa Senators (Greg) 5. Seattle Kraken (Andrew) 6. Columbus Blue Jackets (Matthew) 7. New York Islanders (Peter) 8. Philadelphia Flyers (Greg) 9. New Jersey Devils (Andrew) 10. Columbus Blue Jackets (Peter) The THW Prospect Corner crew are great writers too: Matthew Zator - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/mzator Peter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/ Greg Boysen - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/gboysen/ And, make sure to check out all our great prospects content - https://thehockeywriters.com/category/prospects/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk prospects and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics #2022NHLDraft #2022MockDraft #Prospects
Trading For Chychrun, Ritchie Conundrum, Knies at the Olympics & More | THW Maple Leafs Lounge
The Hockey Writers Maple Leafs Lounge crew of Kevin Armstrong, Peter Baracchini and Alex Hobson discuss the Maple Leafs' 5-4 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche, Alex Kerfoot's increasing value to the team, what they would do with Nick Ritchie, whether the Leafs should entertain the thought of acquiring Jakob Chychrun, Matthew Knies' potentially being at the Olympics with Team USA and finally they talk about the lack of fans in the stands in Canada and whether home games should be played in Buffalo moving forward. 0:00 Intro 1:32 Takeaways From 5-4 Loss to the Avalanche 5:24 Alex Kerfoot's Value to the Maple Leafs 8:47 What should the Maple Leafs do with Nick Ritchie? 11:47 Matthew Knies 12:39 Matthew Knies & the Olympics 15:18 Cost of Acquiring Jakob Chychrun 16:04 Should the Maple Leafs be in on Chychrun? 19:51 Should the home games be moved to the United States? Our Maple Leafs Lounge crew are great writers: Kevin Armstrong - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/karmstrong/ Peter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/ Alex Hobson - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/ahobson/ And, make sure to check out all of our great Maple Leafs content - https://thehockeywriters.com/toronto-maple-leafs/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk Maple Leafs and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics #Leafs #leafsforever #NHL
Canada & United States 2022 World Junior Championship Preview | The Hockey Writers Prospects Corner
The Hockey Writers' prospects experts Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Greg Boysen get together to preview the upcoming 2022 World Junior Championship with the next set of team previews. First, they discuss Connor Bedard, Owen Power, Sebastian Cossa and potential dark horses for Team Canada. Then, they jump into Team USA and discuss the defence led by Luke Hughes and Jake Sanderson and the offence led by the top line of Brett Berard, Matty Beniers and Matthew Coronato. They also talk about Drew Commesso as the starter taking over for Spencer Knight and some dark horses at forward and defence. Finally, they finish off the proceedings with some predictions on who will win the bronze medal and ultimately the gold medal and national pride. 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - Team Canada Preview 3:20 - Connor Bedard's WJC Debut 6:35 - Mason McTavish & Jake Neighbours' Impact 9:20 - Dark Horse Forwards 14:57 - Is this Owen Power's tournament? 17:14 - Other than Power, who will be important on defence? 19:13 - Team Canada's Goaltending 21:43 - Team USA Preview 22:38 - USA's Top Line: Berard - Beniers - Coronato 25:35 - Logan Cooley 28:01 - Dark Horse Forwards 32:30 - Does anyone have a chance at usurping Hughes & Sanderson? 33:56 - Other Defencemen To Watch 37:51 - Is Drew Commesso the de facto starter of Team USA? 42:01 - Tournament Final Predictions - Bronze & Gold 46:58 - Outro and Christmas wishes from everyone at Prospect Corner Check out The Hockey Writers' breakdown of Team Canada & Team USA's final rosters: Canada - https://thehockeywriters.com/2022-world-junior-championship-team-canada-final-roster/ United States - https://thehockeywriters.com/2022-world-junior-championship-team-usa-final-roster/ The THW Prospect Corner crew are great writers too: Matthew Zator - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/mzator Peter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/ Greg Boysen - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/gboysen/ And, make sure to check out all our great prospects content - https://thehockeywriters.com/category/prospects/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk prospects and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics #WorldJuniors #IIHF #wjc2022
Spezza Suspension, Sandin Injury, Rubins and More | The Hockey Writers Maple Leafs Lounge
In this episode of The Hockey Writers Maple Leafs Lounge, our Toronto Maple Leafs writing crew members Peter Baracchini and Alex Hobson get together to discuss the 'gong show' against the Winnipeg Jets where Jason Spezza was handed a six-game suspension, the injury to Rasmus Sandin, the Leafs' quick starts and horrible finishes recently, Kristians Rubins impact on the defence, overall lack of officiating against the Jets, Nick Ritchie and Ondrej Kase's performance in the top six and more. Rundown 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - Gong Show Against the Winnipeg Jets 2:29 - Was a six-game suspension too much for Jason Spezza? 6:19 - Team and fans upset with the officiating 7:18 - Rasmus Sandin out 2-3 weeks with an injury 9:26 - Sandin's positive impact on the defence before the injury 11:42 - Maple Leafs' great starts, but horrible finishes 16:15 - Justin Holl against the Chicago Blackhawks 17:23 - Kristians Rubins play since being called up 21:22 - Ondrej Kase and Nick Ritchie in the top six Our Maple Leafs Lounge crew are great writers: Kevin Armstrong - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/karmstrong/ Peter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/ Alex Hobson - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/ahobson/ And, make sure to check out all of our great Maple Leafs content - https://thehockeywriters.com/toronto-maple-leafs/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk Maple Leafs and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics #MapleLeafs #Leafs #NHL
Fleury's Future, Grubauer's Inconsistency and More | The Hockey Writers What's #Kraken
The Hockey Writers Seattle Kraken writing crew discuss Haydn Fleury and why Dave Hakstol keeps benching him. They then discuss Philipp Grubauer's latest play and if the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins is a one-game fluke or a sign of things to come. Lastly, they dive into the Kraken's struggles with scoring in the first period. 0:00 Intro 3:25 Why is Haydn Fleury constantly in and out of the lineup? 5:53 Could Hakstol be fired over Fleury being traded? 10:34 Kraken defense will only get more complicated 12:45 Will Haydn Fleury get traded? 14:15 Philipp Grubauer's Inconsistent Play 17:51 Is Grubauer being overplayed? 20:52 1A/1B Goaltending Tandems Have Become The Norm 22:18 Kraken's Slow Starts in First Periods 25:32 How do the Kraken fix their first periods? 28:09 Kraken Need to Translate Their Second Periods to the First Period Our Kraken crew are good writers, too: Tom Pepper - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/tpepper/ Adam Kierszenblat - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/akierszenblat/ Sean Raggio - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/sraggio/ And, make sure to check out all of our great Kraken content - https://thehockeywriters.com/seattle-kraken/ Stay Connected! Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk Kraken and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics #Kraken #NHL #Hockey
The Hockey Writers Maple Leafs Lounge - Wild Takeaways, Holl, Mrazek, Woll, Muzzin, Marner and more
In this episode of The Hockey Writers Maple Leafs Lounge, our Toronto Maple Leafs writing crew members Peter Baracchini and Alex Hobson get together to discuss their takeaways from Saturday's game against the Minnesota Wild, whether the Maple Leafs should finally trade Justin Holl, the lack of goaltending depth past Mrazek, the recent Mitch Marner and Jake Muzzin clip circulating around social media and much more. Rundown 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - Wild takeaways 4:01 - Resiliency was shown in comeback 5:53 - Will Justin Holl be traded? 8:47 - Timothy Liljegren being in the lineup over Holl 9:30 - Whether Liljegren should be in the top four if Holl is traded 12:05 - Jake Muzzin and Mitch Marner clip circulating social media 16:59 - Expectations for Petr Mrazek when he returns 18:37 - Goaltending depth concerns 21:55 - Is Mike Hutchinson and Joseph Woll a solid tandem if Mrazek and Campbell are hurt? Our Maple Leafs Lounge crew are great writers: Kevin Armstrong - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/karmstrong/ Peter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/ Alex Hobson - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/ahobson/ And, make sure to check out all of our great Maple Leafs content - https://thehockeywriters.com/toronto-maple-leafs/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk Maple Leafs and all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics
The Hockey Writers Chicks and Sticks - Canadiens, Sweater reviews, Jersey retirements & more
In this episode of The Hockey Writers Chicks & Sticks, our Melissa Boyd, Hannah Garfield, and Mariah Stark discuss the latest news surrounding the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, and Minnesota Wild respectively, rate some new team jerseys, discuss the Canadiens' front office changes, the upcoming Rick Nash and Mikko Koivu jersey retirements, and more. Episode Rundown 0:00 - Intro 1:42 - Team Updates: New Jersey Devils 2:50 - Team Updates: Boston Bruins 7:29 - Team Updates: Minnesota Wild 8:41 - Team Updates: Montreal Canadiens 9:55 - New Jersey Devils "Jersey" jersey review 12:55 - Should jersey designs be left to artists? 14:30 - Lightning & Predators Stadium Series jerseys review 18:37 - Marc Bergevin Fired as GM of Canadiens 20:29 - Will a GM & VP of Hockey Ops work? 25:10 - Mikko Koivu & Rick Nash Jersey Retirements 28:21 - Who's jersey should be retired next? 33:56 - Favorite moment of the week / Looking forward to in the coming week Our Chicks & Sticks crew are great writers, too: Melissa Boyd - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/mboyd/ Hannah Garfield - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/hgarfield/ Mariah Holland - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/mholland/ Kristy Flannery - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/kflannery/ Check out Raylene's work - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/rlung/ Follow The Hockey Writers: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/ Sign up for the "Morning Skate" newsletter - https://morningskate.io/ Join us in the Hockey Lounge on Discord to talk all things hockey - https://discord.gg/QTXKXSA54J Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics