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...
2018-19 NHL Season Recap – Part 1 – St Louis Blues Stanley Cup Champions and Awards
Part 1: Stanley Cup Winner Recap and NHL Awards Part 2: Best of the Year Part 3: Worst of the Year I was not a huge fan of the...
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 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 16 – Central finally wins an All-Star game, USA women have skills, Chiarelli finally fired
Now in its fourth iteration of the 3 on 3 format, the All-Stars of the NHL showcased their skills in San Jose. Of course I use that term loosely,...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 15 – Islanders on top, Flames still hot, Maple Leafs up and down, Avalanche even more up and down
After proclaiming the NHL playoff races over last week, things have become a little more interesting. In the Eastern Conference, the Islanders (more on them below) have ascended out...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 14 – Oilers are a mess, Gaudreau is on fire, NHL Parity disappeared
The Edmonton Oilers are such a sad state of affairs it’s not even funny. Even when they win a game, it’s still sad. Their win over the Florida Panthers...
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...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 2 – Oilers regressing, NHL threesomes, Canadiens balanced, Kings struggling
The Oilers, as a team, have scored 13 goals. Connor McDavid has 11 points. Meaning McDavid has figured into 85% of the Oilers offense. That’s quite a large percentage....