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 9 – Coaching changes in Philly and Vancouver, Stars Golden Knights thriller, Rangers blossom, Trouba hits
A third of the way through the season, we have our first firings courtesy of the Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers. Neither is surprising since both teams had higher...
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 7 – Tight Eastern Conference, Avalanche breaking out, Canucks dreadful penalty kill
The Eastern Conference is very crowded. Seven teams have six or fewer losses. Ten have seven losses or less. Five teams had a three games or more winning streak...
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...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 16 – Thug Tom Wilson, Connor McDavid 100 Points, Rangers firings
Tom Wilson is a thug and needs to be banned from the NHL. I said something similar the last time he was suspended. His latest incident was worse, but...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 13 – NHL trades, Stars heating up, Canucks return, No end season drama
By now, everyone knows about all the NHL trades. The three major ones were Taylor Hall to the Boston Bruins, Jeff Carter to the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Columbus...
2020-21 NHL Season Preview
Should we even have a 2021 NHL season? I don't think so. I love hockey, but I wouldn't mind waiting until the fall to watch again. This division only...
2019-20 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Stanley Cup Finals Preview
In my mind, there were only two possible Stanley Cup finals match-ups. The Vegas Golden Knights vs. New York Islanders or the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. the Dallas Stars....
2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Conference Finals Preview
Wow, what a second round. I don’t recall ever having all series be 3-1 and only one team closing out in five and everyone else going to seven. It’s...