THW Daily - Sabres Hire Lindy Ruff as Head Coach & Names for Utah's NHL Franchise
Also, the latest updates from the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs & more
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2024 NHL Draft: Horn’s Mock Draft 1.0
April 20, 2024 by Logan Horn
It’s Mock Draft season! The 2023-24 NHL regular season is officially complete and half of the fan bases around the league have one thing on their mind, the 2024 Draft. If your favorite team isn’t going to be playing until next Fall, the least you can do is have some fun dreaming of the great prospects they could land in the draft, and how they might shape the future of your team.
Sabres Hire Lindy Ruff to Be New Head Coach
April 22, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
On April 22, 2024, the Buffalo Sabres hired a familiar face to fill their head coaching vacany for the 2024-25 season. Lindy Ruff, who leads the franchise in wins as a head coach with 571 from 1997-2013, came back to the place where he had the most success. He had stints as the bench boss with the Dallas Stars and recently the New Jersey Devils, being relieved of his position in New Jersey midway through the 2023-24 season.
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Maple Leafs Tie Series Against Bruins With Game 2 Win
April 22, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs got a crucial win on the road at TD Garden to even their series with the Boston Bruins 1-1. The Maple Leafs won 3-2, bouncing back from a 1-0 and 2-1 deficit in the contest.
Canucks Adjust to the Playoffs With Game 1 Win Over Predators
April 22, 2024 by Edgar Chaput
What does it mean to have or lack playoff experience? As most NHL pundits, podcasters, and writers have mentioned ever since the Vancouver Canucks earned a playoff berth, this group of players didn’t have many playoff minutes to its name. Those who did play games did so in the 2020 summer bubble. Round 1 versus the Nashville Predators, themselves a very good team, would be a vastly different beast, pardon the pun. The truth is, if players and teams can adjust to the playoff atmosphere, it won’t really matter how much experience they had. Here are some takeaways from the Canucks’ 4-2 Game 1 win.
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What Should Utah’s NHL Franchise Be Called?Â
April 22, 2024 by Cooper Krigbaum
Whenever a new sports team rises, all the attention gets directed that way. It happened when the Vegas Golden Knights were introduced to the league and made a statement in their inaugural season, making the Stanley Cup Final. More recently, it occurred with the Seattle Kraken, who also made the playoffs within their first two seasons. In light of that, there’s plenty of pressure to get the jerseys right, the arena situated, and especially, the team name.
Hurricanes Come Back From 3-0 Deficit to Win 5-3
April 22, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
The Carolina Hurricanes had a miraculous three-goal comeback against the New York Islanders to take a 2-0 series lead in their first-round clash. Conceding the first three goals, it seemed as though the Hurricanes had little chance of making the game close after winning Game 1 in a tight 3-1 final. Regardless, they found a way.
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From ESPN - Ullmark starts over Swayman in Boston Bruins' Game 2 loss
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