You can see Michkov is playing with more confidence already, with four goals in two games since Tortorella was let go.

Seven years ago this summer, less than three weeks after helping the Caps secure the first Stanley Cup championship in their ...

No trophy race has been more of an actual race than this one. At times, all four of Dustin Wolf, Lane Hutson, Macklin Celebrini and Matvei Michkov have had a strong case as the top rookie.

Our updated fantasy hockey rankings sees movement in the top 250, with Nikita Kucherov and Auston Matthews battling for the ...

There are certainly other worthy candidates: Draisaitl has an incredible case this season, and Zach Werenski deserves a shoutout for what he has done for Columbus. (And a louder shoutout to Quinn ...

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski is certainly at the top of my Norris Trophy candidate list (truthfully for the majority of the season), and from what I am reading, he is one of the ...

Elliotte Friedman highlighted Zach Werenski's crucial role in the Columbus Blue Jackets' push for the playoffs, suggesting he deserves to be in the MVP conversation. Werenski's standout ...

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman took to his podcast today to make his case for Columbus defenseman Zach Werenski. Zach Werenski for the Norris? How about Zach Werenski for the Hart? On today’s episode, ...

I haven’t been told yet, but if Columbus makes the playoffs, I’m going to be making a case for Zach Werenski.” “I just want to say this: If Columbus gets in, I’m going to be thinking ...

Tyler Yaremchuk: Cale Makar is currently the favorite in the Norris Trophy race, but Zach Werenski is right there with him. The two of them are far and away the No. 1 and No. 2 favorites in terms ...

Werenski notched two assists, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Rangers. Werenski set up goals by Justin Danforth and Mathieu Olivier as the ...