2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – First Round Preview
Here were go with the NHL COVID playoffs year two. While the division-only format didn't lead to a great regular season, it does lead to some highly compelling possible...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 13 – NHL trades, Stars heating up, Canucks return, No end season drama
By now, everyone knows about all the NHL trades. The three major ones were Taylor Hall to the Boston Bruins, Jeff Carter to the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Columbus...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 11 – Carter Hart returns, Nashville Predators hot, Mathew Barzal’s big day
The Buffalo Sabres finally won a game. Hooray! They still stink. They'll have to settle for a tie of the longest losing steak in NHL history at 18. The...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 10 – Peel fired, Sabres still suck, Zibanejad still hot, McDavid and Matthews show off
The big news this week was the firing of referee Tim Peel for calling a weak tripping penalty against the Nashville Predators. A horrified NHL acted swiftly to protect...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 9 – Sabres fire coach, Mika Zibanejad and Avalanche Hot, playoff races tighten
The Sabres fired their coach Ralph Krueger after losing twelve straight games. Predictability, they lost their thirteenth game anyway because it’s hard to win when you don’t possess any...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 8 – NHL back on ESPN, Hurricanes and Islanders hot
The big NHL news this week was the return to ESPN for the first time since 2004. It's incredible how much has changed since then.
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 3 – Atlantic Division teams excel, COVID spreading, scrappy Blackhawks
A few weeks into the season, the most interesting thing to me is the top three teams are the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Toronto Maple Leafs. These...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 1 – Pierre-Luc Dubois and Patrick Laine trade, Canadiens and Devils hot, Evander Kane bankruptcy
Pierre-Luc Dubois wanted out of Columbus. I can't say I blame him, and he's entitled to play where he wants. General managers shouldn't have the only say. It is...
2019-20 NHL Season Recap – Part 2 – Best of the Year
Other series were a bit tighter and shorter, like the Chicago Blackhawks vs Vegas Golden Knights and Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets. But nothing beat the sheer...
2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 Preview
I wanted to write a preview for the qualifier series and round-robin games. But it had been almost five months since the season was over and I couldn’t remember...