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 3 – Worst of the Year
Part 1: Stanley Cup Winner Recap and NHL Awards Part 2: Best of the Year Part 3: Worst of the Year Our team has zero balance Edmonton Oilers The...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 23 – Coyotes somehow in playoffs, Maple Leafs struggles continue
There were probably about a handful of teams I thought didn’t have a chance to make the playoffs this season. One of those teams happened to be the Arizona...
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 2017-18 Recap Week 25 – Last spots in the West, Hart trophy race, Bruins and Lightning battle, Capitals big win
In one of the closer playoff races involving multiple teams, either the Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche or Los Angeles Kings will just miss out on a...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 4 – Duchene finally traded, New York teams hot, Central Division tight, Kings coaching change long overdue
The big news this week was the three way trade involving the Avalanche, Senators and Predators. The Avalanche have been playing better than expected this season and Matt Duchene...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 2 – Kings on the rebound, Stamkos and Kucherov start hot, Canadiens and Oilers struggle
Surprise, surprise but the Los Angeles Kings are the only team without a regulation loss. And that’s a pretty big deal for several reason. The first one being you...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 1 – Suprising NHL teams off to hot starts, Auston Matthews and Alex Ovechkin are on fire, Scoring is up and the Coyotes are down
This has probably been one of the more eventful opening week plus of an NHL season, maybe ever. A lot of it you’ve probably heard, or read, about already...
NHL 2016-17 Recap Week 3 – Oilers, Canadiens early favorites, Rangers and Crosby explode offensively, NHL learns nothing from All-Star voting and more
It’s not even been a month yet but favorites are starting to emerge in the NHL. In the East you have Montreal and out West you have Edmonton, even...
2016-17 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’s new in the NHL, what stories to...