THW Daily - Dark Horse NHL Teams for 2024-25 & Case For and Against Ducks Trading John Gibson
Also, how the Marc-Andre Fleury curse continues to hit teams & more
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Marc-André Fleury Curse Continues to Hit Teams
August 6, 2024 by Ben Wagner
The NHL’s expansion protocol dictates the holding of a draft to fill out the roster of new teams. The Seattle Kraken picked apart the rest of the league to staff their team in 2021-22, just as…
4 Dark Horse NHL Teams to Watch in 2024-25
August 6, 2024 by Stefano Rubino
Every season, we expect certain teams to perform to certain standards based on their roster. However, a few teams always decide to turn the tables on our predictions. Last season, the…
Tage Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
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3 Maple Leafs’ Predictions for 2024-25
August 6, 2024 by Andrew Forbes
The dog days of summer are here for fans of the NHL and while puck drop on the 2024-25 season is slowly creeping closer, it’s time to make some…
Rangers Need to Change Power-Play Units for 2024-25
August 6, 2024 by Brendan Azoff
While five-on-five play has underperformed over the past few seasons, the New York Rangers have been wildly successful on the power play. Since the 2020-21 season, the Rangers rank…
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Ducks: The Case For and Against Trading John Gibson
August 6, 2024 by Jordan Reinhardt
For the first time since the 2015-16 season, when John Gibson challenged and split goaltending duties with Frederik Andersen, the Anaheim Ducks will have a competition between…
John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers)
Expectations for Penguins’ Michael Bunting in 2024-25
August 6, 2024 by Zach Alvarado
Prior to the trade deadline last season, the Pittsburgh Penguins added a very physical player, but one that has shown he can also put up points, when they acquired Michael Bunting from the Carolina Hurricanes. This trade saw…
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From NHL.com - Oilers have ‘nothing negative to report’ on contract talks with Draisaitl
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