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...
2019-20 NHL Season Preview
Keeping with the same format as the last few years, let’s take a look at what to watch for in the 2019-20 NHL season and who should make the...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 20 – Blackhawks mostly turn it around, Kucherov reaches 100, Blue Jackets make trades, Gritty and Flyers dazzle outdoors
The Chicago Blackhawks are having one of the strangest seasons ever. They started out terribly and then they fired their three time Stanley Cup winning coach as a result....
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 5 – Blackhawks fire Quenneville, O’Reilly and Chabot streak, Penguins have a bad week
The big story this week was the firing of Blackhawks coach and three time Stanley Cup winner Joel Quenneville. Should he have been fired? Of course not. But, as...
2018-19 NHL Season Preview
Keeping with the same format as last year, and not doing unrealistic team by team analysis, let’s take a look at what to watch for in the 2018-19 NHL...
2017-18 NHL Season Recap – Part 3 – Worst of the Season
Worst of the Year Disappointing Team I’m not going to put the Blackhawks here because we’ll briefly touch on them in a bit. Edmonton Oilers After coming within a...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 19 – Taylor Hall goes streaking, Blackhawks crater, only five NHL playoff spots up for grabs
Three for one and seven for four. That’s where we are in the NHL season. Ten teams fighting for five playoff spots is all that’s left to be decided....
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 14 – All-Star rosters announced, Flames red hot, NHL mandatory breaks hypocritical
The NHL released the All-Star game rosters this week and I can’t wait for the games. As usual there’s always a few headscratchers. Jakub Voracek Is third in the...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 11 – Dynamic NHL Duos, Matthew Barzal Calder candidate, Blackhawks and Penguins playoff runs look over
There’s nothing like dynamic duos leading an NHL team. The Penguins won a few Stanley Cups with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and the Blackhawks did so with Jonathan...