2020-21 NHL Season Recap – Part 3 – Worst of the Year
Disappointing Team - Vancouver Canucks - I was looking forward to seeing the Canucks taking the next step this season. But it was cautious optimism as young Pacific Division...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 3 – Atlantic Division teams excel, COVID spreading, scrappy Blackhawks
A few weeks into the season, the most interesting thing to me is the top three teams are the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Toronto Maple Leafs. These...
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...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 11 – Taylor Hall gets traded again, Parity in Atlantic and Pacific Divisions, Matthews and Tavares need to play better
The big news this week was the trade for Taylor Hall. The New Jersey Devils certainly got a lot more for him than what they gave up to get...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 9 – Devils fire their coach, Eichel continues to soar, Jarry and Penguins hot, Red Wings not
The New Jersey Devils fired their head coach and I can’t say I’m surprised. John Hynes had to develop recent top picks, integrate newly acquired key veterans and deal...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 8 – Bill Peters saga, Sharks get hot, Taylor Hall on the trading block, Bobrovsky benched
After a week of allegations of past conduct, Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters has resigned. While it’s good he’s doing the right thing now, it doesn’t excuse any...
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 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 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...
2017-18 NHL Season Recap – Part 2 – Best of the Season
Best of the Year Best Trade Evander Kane – San Jose Sharks I was skeptical about this trade at first because of Kane’s checkered past and the fact that...