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 15 – Islanders on top, Flames still hot, Maple Leafs up and down, Avalanche even more up and down
After proclaiming the NHL playoff races over last week, things have become a little more interesting. In the Eastern Conference, the Islanders (more on them below) have ascended out...
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...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 5 – Blackhawks fire Quenneville, O’Reilly and Chabot streak, Penguins have a bad week
The big story this week was the firing of Blackhawks coach and three time Stanley Cup winner Joel Quenneville. Should he have been fired? Of course not. But, as...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 1 – Maple Leafs fast start, Toews is back, Hurricanes strong, Red Wings already done
When John Tavares joined the Maple Leafs you might have envisioned a start like this happening. Or maybe this is even better than anyone thought. Regardless of the predictions,...
2018-19 NHL Season Preview
Keeping with the same format as last year, and not doing unrealistic team by team analysis, let’s take a look at what to watch for in the 2018-19 NHL...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 11 – Dynamic NHL Duos, Matthew Barzal Calder candidate, Blackhawks and Penguins playoff runs look over
There’s nothing like dynamic duos leading an NHL team. The Penguins won a few Stanley Cups with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and the Blackhawks did so with Jonathan...
2017-18 NHL Season Preview
Keeping with the same format as last year, and not doing unrealistic team by team analysis, let’s take a look at what to watch for in the 2017-18 NHL...
NHL 2016-17 Recap Week 21 – NHL trades, Blackhawks on fire, Maple Leafs folding, Officiating getting worse and much more
The NHL deadline has come and gone. No really big moves but a few significant ones. Bishop and Hanzal were discussed last week so I’m not going to rehash...
NHL 2016-17 Recap Week 20 – Penguins and Flyers take it outside, Bishop and Hanzal are the first trades, Filip Forsberg's great week and much more
The NHL played their fourth and final outdoor game of this season in Heinz Field. Which pitted the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Philadelphia Flyers. The game was more notable...