2020-21 NHL Season Recap – Part 1 – Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup Champions and NHL Awards July 21, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Last season started with a hat and ended with a championship in a pandemic. This season started in a pandemic and ended with back-to-back Stanley Cups and a drunken... Tagged in Adam Fox Andrei Vasilevskiy Ben Bishop Boston Bruins Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Connor McDavid Dallas Stars Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers Jamie Benn Jaromir Jagr Joe Pavelski Kirill Kaprizov Los Angeles Kings Marc-Andre Fleury Mario Lemieux Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders New York Rangers Nikita Kucherov Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks Semyon Varlamov Stanley Cup Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs Tyler Johnson Tyler Seguin Vegas Golden Knights Washington Capitals Wayne Gretzky Filed in Season Recaps
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Finals Preview – Lightning vs Canadiens June 27, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Hats off to the Montreal Canadiens on finally beating a good team. I won't make excuses for the Vegas Golden Knights because they should have beaten them. But it's... Tagged in Anaheim Ducks Andrei Vasilevskiy Brayden Point Carey Price Cole Caufield Corey Perry Edmonton Oilers Eric Staal Joel Armia Marc-Andre Fleury Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders Nikita Kucherov Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks Shea Weber St Louis Blues Stanley Cup Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning Tyler Toffoli Vegas Golden Knights Victor Hedman Filed in Playoff Previews
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Semifinals Preview June 12, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit I pride myself on trying to make accurate predictions. I usually succeed fairly well. But every season, there seems to be a team I miss on. The Montreal Canadiens... Tagged in Andrei Vasilevskiy Anthony Beauvillier Boston Bruins Brayden Point Brock Nelson Carey Price Carolina Hurricanes Cole Caufield Corey Perry Edmonton Oilers Jean-Gabriel Pageau Joel Armia John Tavares Josh Bailey Kyle Palmieri Los Angeles Kings Marc-Andre Fleury Mark Stone Mathew Barzal Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders New York Rangers Nikita Kucherov Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins Semyon Varlamov Shea Weber St Louis Blues Stanley Cup Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning Tyler Toffoli Vegas Golden Knights Victor Hedman William Karlsson Winnipeg Jets Filed in Playoff Previews
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Second Round Preview May 29, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit What a first round that was with fifteen overtime games. Goals off face-offs are becoming a trend. The biggest surprise was the Edmonton Oilers failing to win a game.... Tagged in Andrei Vasilevskiy Anthony Beauvillier Blake Wheeler Boston Bruins Brayden Point Carey Price Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Connor Hellebuyck Connor McDavid Corey Perry David Pastrnak Edmonton Oilers Gabriel Landeskog Jean-Gabriel Pageau Joel Armia Jordan Staal Leon Draisaitl Marc-Andre Fleury Mark Stone Mathew Barzal Mikko Rantanen Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens Nathan MacKinnon New York Islanders Nikita Kucherov Patrice Bergeron Semyon Varlamov Stanley Cup Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs Tuukka Rask Tyler Toffoli Vegas Golden Knights Victor Hedman Winnipeg Jets Filed in Playoff Previews
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – First Round Preview May 15, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit 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... Tagged in Aleksander Barkov Alex Ovechkin Andrei Vasilevskiy Auston Matthews Blake Wheeler Boston Bruins Brad Marchand Brayden Point Brock Nelson Bryan Rust Cale Makar Cam Talbot Carey Price Carolina Hurricanes Cole Caufield Colorado Avalanche Connor Hellebuyck Connor McDavid Darnell Nurse David Pastrnak David Perron Edmonton Oilers Evgeni Malkin Evgeny Kuznetsov Filip Forsberg Florida Panthers Frederik Andersen Gabriel Landeskog Jake Allen Jake Guentzel Jason Spezza Jeff Carter Joe Thornton John Carlson John Tavares Jonathan Huberdeau Jordan Binnington Jordan Eberle Jordan Staal Josh Bailey Kirill Kaprizov Kris Letang Leon Draisaitl Los Angeles Kings Marc-Andre Fleury Mark Stone Mathew Barzal Max Pacioretty Mike Smith Mikko Rantanen Filed in Playoff Previews
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 16 – Thug Tom Wilson, Connor McDavid 100 Points, Rangers firings May 9, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Tom Wilson is a thug and needs to be banned from the NHL. I said something similar the last time he was suspended. His latest incident was worse, but... Tagged in Anze Kopitar Artemi Panarin Auston Matthews Buffalo Sabres Cole Caufield Connor McDavid Curtis Joseph Dallas Stars David Pastrnak Florida Panthers George Parros Gordie Howe Jeff Carter Johnny Gaudreau Leon Draisaitl Luke Schenn Mario Lemieux Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders New York Rangers Nick Foligno Semyon Varlamov Stanley Cup T.J. Oshie Tampa Bay Lightning Tom Wilson Tyler Seguin Vancouver Canucks Wayne Gretzky Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 15 – Connor McDavid’s stellar season, Cole Caufield scores, Final playoff jockeying May 3, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit We are into the final weeks of the COVID shorten NHL season, and there are only six playoff spots up for grabs. The three left in the North are... Tagged in Aleksander Barkov Alex Nedeljkovic Auston Matthews Boston Bruins Carolina Hurricanes Cole Caufield Connor McDavid Dallas Stars ESPN Gump Worsley Jaromir Jagr Jonathan Huberdeau Leon Draisaitl Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators NBC New Jersey Devils New York Islanders Paul Kariya Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes Ryan Miller Stanley Cup Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 14 – Kirill Kaprizov Calderworthy, Blue Jackets tumble, West hot, Devils Penguins wild game April 26, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit The New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins played a wild game on Tuesday night. The Penguins jumped out to a 6-0 lead, and you thought, game over. But not... Tagged in Boston Bruins Brett Hull Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames Cam Talbot Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Dominik Hasek Edmonton Oilers Gordie Howe Jamie Benn Jeff Carter Joe Thornton Jonathan Bernier Jose Theodore Kirill Kaprizov Kris Letang Matt Murray Minnesota Wild New Jersey Devils Patrick Marleau Patrick Roy Patrik Laine Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Stanley Cup Steve Yzerman Tampa Bay Lightning Taylor Hall Toronto Maple Leafs Vegas Golden Knights Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 13 – NHL trades, Stars heating up, Canucks return, No end season drama April 19, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit By now, everyone knows about all the NHL trades. The three major ones were Taylor Hall to the Boston Bruins, Jeff Carter to the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Columbus... Tagged in Alex Ovechkin Alexander Radulov Ben Bishop Boston Bruins Brad Marchand Braden Holtby Brett Hull Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Connor McDavid Dallas Stars David Pastrnak Detroit Red Wings Evgeny Kuznetsov Gordie Howe Jack Eichel Jake Guentzel Jeff Carter Joe Pavelski John Carlson Kevan Miller Marc-Andre Fleury Milan Lucic Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators Nick Bonino Nick Foligno Patrice Bergeron Patrick Marleau Phoenix Coyotes Pittsburgh Penguins Roope Hintz San Jose Sharks Stanley Cup Taylor Hall Tom Wilson Toronto Maple Leafs Tuukka Rask Tyler Seguin Vancouver Canucks Victor Hedman Wayne Gretzky Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 12 – Jack Campbell breaks records, Islanders load up, West division is a mess April 12, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Let's talk about the worst division in the NHL, the West. Before the season started, I said this division looks awful. Don't get me wrong. It has arguably two... Tagged in Arizona Coyotes Auston Matthews Bobby Clarke Brendan Shanahan Buffalo Sabres Carter Hart Colorado Avalanche Connor McDavid Dallas Stars Frederik Andersen Jack Campbell Jordan Binnington Kyle Palmieri Liam O'Brien Mathew Barzal Minnesota Wild Mitchell Marner New Jersey Devils New York Islanders Nicolas Deslauriers Ottawa Senators Owen Nolan Patrice Bergeron Philadelphia Flyers St Louis Blues Stanley Cup Taylor Hall Toronto Maple Leafs Travis Zajac Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights Victor Hedman Filed in Weekly Recaps
