2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 Preview
I wanted to write a preview for the qualifier series and round-robin games. But it had been almost five months since the season was over and I couldn’t remember...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 17 – Oilers and Flames combust, bottom of Eastern Conference tightens, Golden Knights and Hurricanes have great ending
There’s no better rivalry right now in the NHL than the Battle of Alberta. The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers flat out despise each other and hockey is better...
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 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...
2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1 Preview
The Tampa Bay Lightning tied the record for most wins in an NHL season with their 62 this season. To say they are the favorites would be an understatement....
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 11 – Carter Hart in a tough spot, Bryan Rust and Jonathan Huberdeau get hot, Joshua Ho-Sang appears early
Former WHL Player of the Year and Goalie of the Year Carter Hart was called up by the Philadelphia Flyers this past week. And I worry about him now...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 10 – Ovechkin red hot, Oilers and Ducks are streaking, Lightning still top team
When the Washington Capitals finally won the Stanley Cup, I was happy for Alex Ovechkin. I didn’t think he would ever win another one but I thought he would...
2017-18 NHL Season Recap – Part 1 – Washington Capitals Stanley Cup Champions and Awards
This years NHL season recap will be in three parts again. Recapping the Stanley Cup Champions and handing out awards, followed by Best of the Year and Worst of...
2018 NHL Stanley Cup Finals Preview
We’ve finally reached the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals. Pitting an expansion team of destiny versus the team that always choked and could never recently get past the second round....
2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 3 Conference Finals Preview
After posting a sterling eight for eight record in the first round, I posted a paltry one for four in the second round. This wasn’t surprising as the second...