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...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 1 – James Neal returns, Mantha nets four and four unbeatens in regulation remain
The start of a new NHL season gives plenty of teams and fanbases hope that things will be different this season. This will be the year they finally win...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 25 – Final playoff spots up for grabs, Hurricanes celebrations, Looming playoff questions
As we head into the last week of the season, we reflect on the banner year it was for offense in the NHL. We had multiple scorers over 100...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 24 – Golden Knights peaking, Bruins rising, last playoff spots up for grabs
One team I would not want to play right now is the Vegas Golden Knights. The Golden Knights started off slow, but that’s common when you lose the Stanley...
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 22 – Playoff races tighten, Whalers reappear, NHL still can’t schedule games correctly
If you would have told me the Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens would all be fighting for something at the end of the season,...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 21 – John Tavares returns to New York, Senators send mixed messages, Coyotes and Hurricanes stay hot
John Tavares had his much anticipated return to Long Island and it went about as well as expected. It’s hard to remember the last time a building had that...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 20 – Blackhawks mostly turn it around, Kucherov reaches 100, Blue Jackets make trades, Gritty and Flyers dazzle outdoors
The Chicago Blackhawks are having one of the strangest seasons ever. They started out terribly and then they fired their three time Stanley Cup winning coach as a result....
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 19 – Blues on a roll, Ducks rebound, Tavares faces criticism
A couple of months ago I said I didn’t really see what the point of the Blues firing their head coach was. They weren’t a very good team and...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 18 – Western Conference wild card spots a free-for-all, Blues surging, Canadiens find offense, Ducks hit rock bottom
The Western Conference has something happening right now that’s very rare. They have teams that are simultaneously in contention for a lottery pick and the last wild card spot....