NHL 2015-16 Recap Week 5 – Canadiens, Rangers, Stars early favorites, Max Domi and Leon Draisaitl impress, Hurricanes going nowhere fast
The cream of the crop this season so far are the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Dallas Stars. The Rangers have reeled off nine straight wins and are...
2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Preview
The 1st round of the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs didn’t disappoint. We only had two Game 7’s which was low. But sixes were wild, as half of the...
NHL 2014-15 Recap Week 24 – NHL Draft Pick Tournament? Wide open playoff seeding down the sretch, Rangers first to clinch, Flames probably out, Blue Jackets hot but too late
After the surprisingly competitive game between the Buffalo Sabres and Phoenix Coyotes, that nobody was supposed to want to win, the Coyotes ended up beating the Sabres in overtime....
NHL 2014-15 Recap Week 18 – Evander Kane trade, Predators, Kings and Wild rolling, Seguin gets hit and nobody cares?
The big news this week is the Evander Kane deal that sent Kane and Zach Bogosian to the Sabres for a 1st round pick, prospects and Tyler Myers and...
2014 NHL Stanley Cup Finals Preview – Los Angeles Kings vs New York Rangers
The Western Conference Finals was basically the Stanley Cup Finals, pitting the last two Stanley Cup champions against each other in an epic series. But don’t tell the NHL...
2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals Preview
This would have been posted sooner but, due to the fires in San Diego, I had other things on my mind. Evacuation is over though and I am relieved....
NHL Recap Week 8 – Stopping in Shootouts, Malkin on Fire, Islanders and Sabres struggle and more
The NHL needs to do a better job of defining what is a good shootout attempt or eliminate it all together. In the Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks...
NHL Recap Week 2 – What to do about the suspensions, will Sidney Crosby win the scoring race again, can the Ducks turn their powerplay into a strength and more
Brendan Shanahan has set out to clean up the game of hockey and enforce the cheap hits. While consistency is always an issue he has done a fairly good...
Between the Pipes – NHL Recap Week 25
Recap of week 25 in the NHL including Goalie Spotlight, Fights of the Week, Goat of the Week, Things I Like, Things I Don't, This Week in Hockey History,...