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....
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 9 – Seattle gets an NHL team, Eichel vs Matthews, Vegas getting better
It finally happened, Seattle got an NHL team. This has been building for at least five years when Gary Bettman had discussed wanting to put a team there all...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 8 – Flyers panic, Maple Leafs have great week, Wilson has ups and downs, Refs blow more calls
Sticking with there are no bad teams in the NHL from a couple of weeks ago, it seems like a lot of NHL teams don’t understand that yet. I...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 7 – NHL coaches dropping like flies, Sabres finally show promise, Goal scoring up
We are only a quarter of the way done the NHL season and we have already seen four coaches get the axe. Something that is quite unusual and a...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 6 – NHL parity is real, Joe Thornton notches 400, The Wild might be good, William Nylander keeps holding out
As we inch closer to Thanksgiving and a quarter of the way done the season, one thing is for sure in the NHL there are no bad teams. The...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 4 – Canucks vs Avalanche thriller, Flames trio hot, Halak resurges, Coyotes and Islanders roll
One of the better games this week featured two of the more surprising teams in the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks and the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche made the playoffs...