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 10 – Coaching firings continue, Arizona Coyotes continue to defy, Eichel, Jarry and Francouz remain hot
The firing of NHL coaches continued this week. Peter DeBoer and Jim Montgomery joined Bill Peters and Mike Babcock in the fired club this season. Both of these firings...
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 6 – Unreal parity in the NHL, High scoring duos, Flames vs Coyotes Brawl and Avalanche overcome odds
We’re about a quarter of the way done the NHL season and there’s nothing too surprising yet. The parity in the NHL this season is unreal. Only five wins...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 5 – Capitals start red hot, Jean-Gabriel Pageau is rolling, Stars stars are not hot, Don Cherry says stuff
Tell me if you’ve heard this before, the team with the best record in the NHL is the Washington Capitals. They’ve rather quietly regained their top spot. But like...
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...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 3 – David Pastrnak’s tear, Bettman is a joke, NHL officiating isn’t any better, Stars still can’t do the little things right
The fifth Heritage Classic was held in Regina, Saskatchewan pitting the Calgary Flames against the Winnipeg Jets. I believe this was the first Heritage Classic that was nationally televised...
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...