NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 9 – Coaching changes in Philly and Vancouver, Stars Golden Knights thriller, Rangers blossom, Trouba hits
A third of the way through the season, we have our first firings courtesy of the Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers. Neither is surprising since both teams had higher...
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 3 – Quenneville resigns, Hurricanes ard Flames are scorching, Golden Knights inept power play
For the first time in the NHL, four teams started 5-0. The Blues and Oilers have since lost. The Capitals have yet to lose in regulation, but that doesn't...
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...
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 8 – Bill Peters saga, Sharks get hot, Taylor Hall on the trading block, Bobrovsky benched
After a week of allegations of past conduct, Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters has resigned. While it’s good he’s doing the right thing now, it doesn’t excuse any...
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...
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...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 15 – Golden Knights still rolling, MacKinnon still red hot, Seguin still sticking it to Boston
Another week is in the books and it’s still all about the Vegas Golden Knights. The past few weeks have been about the Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche and...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 5 – Ducks vs Kings Round 1, Charlie Lindgren time in Montreal, Oilers up and down week, Golden Knights first misstep
The freeway face-off series is one of the best in hockey. Even if it’s between markets not associated with traditional hockey ones. You know you are always going to...
2017-18 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 2017-18 NHL...