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
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 11 – Carter Hart returns, Nashville Predators hot, Mathew Barzal’s big day April 5, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit The Buffalo Sabres finally won a game. Hooray! They still stink. They'll have to settle for a tie of the longest losing steak in NHL history at 18. The... Tagged in Alex Ovechkin Bobby Clarke Boston Bruins Brad Marchand Buffalo Sabres Carey Price Carolina Hurricanes Carter Hart Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Dallas Stars David Pastrnak Detroit Red Wings Jordan Eberle Kris Letang Liam O'Brien Los Angeles Kings Martin Brodeur Mathew Barzal Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators New York Islanders Patrice Bergeron Phil Kessel Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Robert Bortuzzo Sidney Crosby Stanley Cup Vancouver Canucks Washington Capitals Wayne Gretzky Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 10 – Peel fired, Sabres still suck, Zibanejad still hot, McDavid and Matthews show off March 29, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit The big news this week was the firing of referee Tim Peel for calling a weak tripping penalty against the Nashville Predators. A horrified NHL acted swiftly to protect... Tagged in Alex Ovechkin Auston Matthews Buffalo Sabres Connor McDavid Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe Joe Pavelski Leon Draisaitl Mika Zibanejad Miro Heiskanen Nashville Predators New Jersey Devils New York Rangers Patrick Marleau Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Roope Hintz Sidney Crosby Stanley Cup Tampa Bay Lightning Wayne Gretzky Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 9 – Sabres fire coach, Mika Zibanejad and Avalanche Hot, playoff races tighten March 22, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit The Sabres fired their coach Ralph Krueger after losing twelve straight games. Predictability, they lost their thirteenth game anyway because it’s hard to win when you don’t possess any... Tagged in Alex Ovechkin Artemi Panarin Atlanta Thrashers Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Connor McDavid Dallas Stars Edmonton Oilers Ilya Kovalchuk Jakub Voracek Kyle Okposo Leon Draisaitl Mika Zibanejad Nazem Kadri New York Rangers Patrick Maroon Philadelphia Flyers Stanley Cup Steve Yzerman Tampa Bay Lightning Taylor Hall Thatcher Demko Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights Washington Capitals Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 8 – NHL back on ESPN, Hurricanes and Islanders hot March 15, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit The big NHL news this week was the return to ESPN for the first time since 2004. It's incredible how much has changed since then. Tagged in Alex Ovechkin Anaheim Ducks Auston Matthews Brian Elliott Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes Connor McDavid Dallas Stars Devan Dubnyk ESPN Florida Panthers James Reimer Jaromir Jagr Jordan Staal Los Angeles Kings Mario Lemieux Mathew Barzal Milan Lucic Montreal Canadiens NBC New York Islanders Nicolas Deslauriers Patrick Kane Philadelphia Flyers Stanley Cup Tampa Bay Lightning Teemu Selanne Toronto Maple Leafs Vegas Golden Knights Wayne Gretzky Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 7 – Fired Flames Coach, Angry Inept Sabres, Jerky Tom Wilson March 8, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Another week, another NHL head coach has been fired. This time after a big 7-3 win against the Ottawa Senators. Apparently, playing the Ottawa Senators will lead to your... Tagged in Andrei Vasilevskiy Auston Matthews Brent Seabrook Brett Hull Buffalo Sabres Calgary Flames Chicago Blackhawks Connor McDavid Dallas Stars Darryl Sutter Detroit Red Wings Duncan Keith Edmonton Oilers Jack Eichel Jarred Tinordi Joel Kiviranta John Tavares Leon Draisaitl Mark Stone Mike Milbury Minnesota Wild Ottawa Senators Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Reaves Stanley Cup Tampa Bay Lightning Taylor Hall Teemu Selanne Tom Wilson Toronto Maple Leafs Tristan Jarry Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights Winnipeg Jets Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 6 – Claude Julien is fired, Minnesota Wild are hot, Rittich’s bad day, Knyzhov’s bloody head March 1, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit In a head-scratching move, Claude Julien was fired as coach of the Montreal Canadiens. Coaching the hottest team to start the season doesn't get you very far in a... Tagged in Anton Khudobin Arizona Coyotes Calgary Flames Cam Talbot Dallas Stars Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings Marcus Foligno Mike Modano Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Patrick Maroon Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks Tampa Bay Lightning Zach Parise Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 5 – NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe, The Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid Show February 22, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit When COVID hit, there wasn't any reason for the NHL to have their stadium series games. They decided to get creative and have the games in Lake Tahoe. Despite... Tagged in Auston Matthews Boston Bruins Brett Hull Brian Boucher Connor McDavid David Pastrnak Edmonton Oilers Joe Thornton John Tavares Mario Lemieux Nathan MacKinnon Nick Foligno Ottawa Senators Patrick Marleau Philadelphia Flyers Semyon Varlamov Sidney Crosby Stanley Cup Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Washington Capitals Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 4 – Laine benched, Bruins Rangers overtime beauty, Fleury hot, Kings playing like it’s 2014 February 15, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Patrik Laine began his Columbus Blue Jackets career the same way the guy he replaced ended his, with a benching. Only Laine said he deserved this one. Tagged in Adam Oates Alex DeBrincat Anze Kopitar Boston Bruins Brad Marchand Columbus Blue Jackets drew doughty Dustin Brown Jeremy Roenick Joe Pavelski Los Angeles Kings Luke Schenn Martin Brodeur Matt Murray Mike Smith Mikko Koivu Minnesota Wild Miro Heiskanen Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Olli Maatta Ottawa Senators Patrik Laine Robin Lehner Saku Koivu Stanley Cup Tristan Jarry Tuukka Rask Vegas Golden Knights Winnipeg Jets Zack Kassian Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 3 – Atlantic Division teams excel, COVID spreading, scrappy Blackhawks February 8, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit A few weeks into the season, the most interesting thing to me is the top three teams are the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Toronto Maple Leafs. These... Tagged in Adam Henrique Alex DeBrincat Alex Ovechkin Anaheim Ducks Andrei Vasilevskiy Auston Matthews Boston Bruins Brad Marchand Braden Holtby Buffalo Sabres Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Connor McDavid Dallas Stars Dany Heatley David Pastrnak Detroit Red Wings Evander Kane Filip Forsberg Florida Panthers Jake Allen Jason Spezza Jonathan Huberdeau Leon Draisaitl Marc-Andre Fleury Minnesota Wild Mitchell Marner New Jersey Devils Nicolas Deslauriers Nikita Kucherov Patrice Bergeron Patrick Kane Sergei Bobrovsky Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs Viktor Arvidsson Wayne Gretzky Wayne Simmonds Winnipeg Jets Filed in Weekly Recaps
