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...
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...
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 2019-20 Recap Week 5 – Capitals start red hot, Jean-Gabriel Pageau is rolling, Stars stars are not hot, Don Cherry says stuff
Tell me if you’ve heard this before, the team with the best record in the NHL is the Washington Capitals. They’ve rather quietly regained their top spot. But like...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 2 – Avalanche emerge as early favorites, Roope Hintz dazzles, the Wild hit rock bottom
The common denominators in all the current top teams (Sabres, Avalanche, Oilers) in the NHL are dynamic scoring lines, young defensemen and average goaltending. Not exactly the recipe for...
2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 3 Conference Finals Preview
After posting a sterling eight for eight record in the first round, I posted a paltry one for four in the second round. This wasn’t surprising as the second...
2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 Preview
The first round of the NHL playoffs were lacking in much drama. Most of the games were blowouts and we had more sweeps than Game 7’s. Something I never...
2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 Preview – Eastern Conference
What a 1st round the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs were. There’s still one game to go but overall, so far, I got four of seven series correct. I’m...
NHL 2015-16 Recap Week 2 – Blue Jackets get a new coach and win, Ducks change nothing, McDavid gets robbed, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dylan Larkin are hot
It’s only being two weeks but already the NHL coaching carousel turns. The Columbus Blue Jackets after starting a once promising season 0-7 made the change to, of all...