NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 13 – All-Star rosters revealed, Panthers rolling, Malkin and Rask return and more
The NHL announced the All-Star game rosters, and I didn't realize there was one. Usually, there isn't when the players go to the Olympics.
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 6 – Oilers hot but for how long, Islanders rough start, Lucas Raymond’s great start
The Edmonton Oilers are rolling and outscoring everyone to death. That's fun to watch, especially when Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl show off their skills as McDavid did again...
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 5 – Ducks and Kings roll, Ovechkin sizzles, Caufield struggles, NHL has bad week
There was a stretch where all three California teams made the playoffs. The last two seasons, none did. But that may change this season.
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 4 – Eichel traded, Coyotes stink, Maple Leafs goalies doing well
Jack Eichel has finally been traded to the likeliest of teams, the Vegas Golden Knights. The price wasn't high for me: Alex Tuch, a prospect and a first and...
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 1 – Barkley and the Kraken debut, Penguins roll without stars, ESPN plus blows, Kopitar and Bertuzzi shine
What an opening week for the NHL. No Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon, Sidney Crosby, or Evgeni Malkin. The Seattle Kraken launched their season with jerseys everyone loves, and people...
2020-21 NHL Season Recap – Part 3 – Worst of the Year
Disappointing Team - Vancouver Canucks - I was looking forward to seeing the Canucks taking the next step this season. But it was cautious optimism as young Pacific Division...
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Finals Preview – Lightning vs Canadiens
Hats off to the Montreal Canadiens on finally beating a good team. I won't make excuses for the Vegas Golden Knights because they should have beaten them. But it's...
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 2 – Patrick Laine trade fallout, Tony DeAngelo waived, Stars have great odds
When Patrik Laine wanted out of a team that recently made the conference finals and seemed to disrespect his all-star teammate as not good enough, it didn’t add up....