NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 7 – Maple Leafs move on from Babcock, Andre Burkovsky rolls, Devils and Bobby Ryan hit rock bottom
The Toronto Maple Leafs fired coach Mike Babcock this week and I can’t say I’m all that surprised. I know they wanted to fire him after last season’s playoff...
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 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 2017-18 Recap Week 15 – Golden Knights still rolling, MacKinnon still red hot, Seguin still sticking it to Boston
Another week is in the books and it’s still all about the Vegas Golden Knights. The past few weeks have been about the Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche and...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 9 – Wilson and Carr emerge, Subbans meet, Kings hot, Senators not
It’s not always the big stars that grab the headlines and have long point streaks. Sometimes it’s the guys that have taken awhile to find their groove in the...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 5 – Ducks vs Kings Round 1, Charlie Lindgren time in Montreal, Oilers up and down week, Golden Knights first misstep
The freeway face-off series is one of the best in hockey. Even if it’s between markets not associated with traditional hockey ones. You know you are always going to...
NHL 2016-17 Recap Week 23 – Hart race heats up, Erik Karlsson makes his Norris case, Kings dynasty is done and much more
As we approach the final weeks of the season, the race for the Hart Trophy heats up. This race mirrors the NHL season. Very wide open and lots of...
NHL 2016-17 Recap Week 15 – Penguins and Capitals have the game of the season, John Tavares marches on, Jake Allen and Henrik Lundqvist struggle and more
The high scoring continue this week with a couple of weird 7-6 games featuring the Dallas Stars vs the New York Rangers and the Columbus Blue Jackets vs the...
NHL 2016-17 Recap Week 7 – Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel show off skills, Ducks robbed in shootout, Panthers panic and fire coach and more
We have now officially reached the quarter pole. Based on the current standings, I’m going to adjust playoff predictions. In the Atlantic, Montreal has rebounded nicely with Carey Price....