2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 Preview
I don’t know who does the NHL’s scheduling, but they are terrible at it. I thought since the NHL was doing the scheduling from only two rinks they had...
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 19 – Lightning rolling, Boudreau sacked, Seguin dazzles, Maple Leafs choke, Karlsson injured
The Tampa Bay Lightning just keep right on rolling and getting better. They’ve won 10 in a row, have points in 12 in a row and are 17-3 in...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 16 – All-Stars shine in St. Louis, new skills events and too many missing All-Stars
The annual NHL All-Star Game festivities emanated from St. Louis, Missouri. The NHL Skills Competition was up first. The Blues did a great job of mixing in old NHL...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 9 – Devils fire their coach, Eichel continues to soar, Jarry and Penguins hot, Red Wings not
The New Jersey Devils fired their head coach and I can’t say I’m surprised. John Hynes had to develop recent top picks, integrate newly acquired key veterans and deal...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 7 – Maple Leafs move on from Babcock, Andre Burkovsky rolls, Devils and Bobby Ryan hit rock bottom
The Toronto Maple Leafs fired coach Mike Babcock this week and I can’t say I’m all that surprised. I know they wanted to fire him after last season’s playoff...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 4 – A week of high scoring comebacks, Islanders and Canucks on a roll, Oilers still lack balance
We had a lot of really exciting NHL games this past week. Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche featured two teams currently going in opposite directions. The Stars played one...
2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning tied the record for most wins in an NHL season with their 62 this season. To say they are the favorites would be an understatement....
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 25 – Final playoff spots up for grabs, Hurricanes celebrations, Looming playoff questions
As we head into the last week of the season, we reflect on the banner year it was for offense in the NHL. We had multiple scorers over 100...
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...