NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 18 – Auston Matthews scores 40, Canucks, Blue Jackets and Merzlikins biggest surprises, Coyotes tumble
Auston Matthews scored his 40th goal this season. He’s been a pillar of consistency since he entered the NHL. He’s achieved 40 goals in his four year career twice...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 11 – Taylor Hall gets traded again, Parity in Atlantic and Pacific Divisions, Matthews and Tavares need to play better
The big news this week was the trade for Taylor Hall. The New Jersey Devils certainly got a lot more for him than what they gave up to get...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 10 – Coaching firings continue, Arizona Coyotes continue to defy, Eichel, Jarry and Francouz remain hot
The firing of NHL coaches continued this week. Peter DeBoer and Jim Montgomery joined Bill Peters and Mike Babcock in the fired club this season. Both of these firings...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 6 – Unreal parity in the NHL, High scoring duos, Flames vs Coyotes Brawl and Avalanche overcome odds
We’re about a quarter of the way done the NHL season and there’s nothing too surprising yet. The parity in the NHL this season is unreal. Only five wins...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 24 – Golden Knights peaking, Bruins rising, last playoff spots up for grabs
One team I would not want to play right now is the Vegas Golden Knights. The Golden Knights started off slow, but that’s common when you lose the Stanley...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 23 – Coyotes somehow in playoffs, Maple Leafs struggles continue
There were probably about a handful of teams I thought didn’t have a chance to make the playoffs this season. One of those teams happened to be the Arizona...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 18 – Western Conference wild card spots a free-for-all, Blues surging, Canadiens find offense, Ducks hit rock bottom
The Western Conference has something happening right now that’s very rare. They have teams that are simultaneously in contention for a lottery pick and the last wild card spot....
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 10 – Ovechkin red hot, Oilers and Ducks are streaking, Lightning still top team
When the Washington Capitals finally won the Stanley Cup, I was happy for Alex Ovechkin. I didn’t think he would ever win another one but I thought he would...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 9 – Seattle gets an NHL team, Eichel vs Matthews, Vegas getting better
It finally happened, Seattle got an NHL team. This has been building for at least five years when Gary Bettman had discussed wanting to put a team there all...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 4 – Canucks vs Avalanche thriller, Flames trio hot, Halak resurges, Coyotes and Islanders roll
One of the better games this week featured two of the more surprising teams in the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks and the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche made the playoffs...