NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 2 – Oilers, Blues, Sharks strong starts, Blackhawks and Maple Leafs slow starts
Edmonton Oiler stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have picked up right where they left off, racking up massive amounts of points. Jesse Puljujarvi has continued his development.
2021-22 NHL Season Preview
I'm excited to get back to mostly normal after two unusual COVID seasons. Here's a peek at what to watch for in the 2021-22 NHL season.
Will the Tampa Bay...
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 Season Recap – Part 1 – Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup Champions and NHL Awards
Last season started with a hat and ended with a championship in a pandemic. This season started in a pandemic and ended with back-to-back Stanley Cups and a drunken...
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...
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Semifinals Preview
I pride myself on trying to make accurate predictions. I usually succeed fairly well. But every season, there seems to be a team I miss on. The Montreal Canadiens...
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Second Round Preview
What a first round that was with fifteen overtime games. Goals off face-offs are becoming a trend. The biggest surprise was the Edmonton Oilers failing to win a game....
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 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...