NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 14 – Oilers sink further, Kreider rolls, data and history fun and more
The Edmonton Oilers have almost become a joke. They're so bad they made a Pardon the Interruption segment and a reporter called Leon Draisaitl pissy.
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 13 – All-Star rosters revealed, Panthers rolling, Malkin and Rask return and more
The NHL announced the All-Star game rosters, and I didn't realize there was one. Usually, there isn't when the players go to the Olympics.
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 5 – Ducks and Kings roll, Ovechkin sizzles, Caufield struggles, NHL has bad week
There was a stretch where all three California teams made the playoffs. The last two seasons, none did. But that may change this season.
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 4 – Eichel traded, Coyotes stink, Maple Leafs goalies doing well
Jack Eichel has finally been traded to the likeliest of teams, the Vegas Golden Knights. The price wasn't high for me: Alex Tuch, a prospect and a first and...
2020-21 NHL Season Recap – Part 2 – Best of the Year
Best Series - Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights
This was a highly anticipated series that everyone knew was coming. Even though it went six games and half were lopsided,...
2020-21 NHL Season Recap – Part 1 – Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup Champions and NHL Awards
Last season started with a hat and ended with a championship in a pandemic. This season started in a pandemic and ended with back-to-back Stanley Cups and a drunken...
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Semifinals Preview
I pride myself on trying to make accurate predictions. I usually succeed fairly well. But every season, there seems to be a team I miss on. The Montreal Canadiens...
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – First Round Preview
Here were go with the NHL COVID playoffs year two. While the division-only format didn't lead to a great regular season, it does lead to some highly compelling possible...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 11 – Carter Hart returns, Nashville Predators hot, Mathew Barzal’s big day
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...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 8 – NHL back on ESPN, Hurricanes and Islanders hot
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.