NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 4 – Laine benched, Bruins Rangers overtime beauty, Fleury hot, Kings playing like it’s 2014
Patrik Laine began his Columbus Blue Jackets career the same way the guy he replaced ended his, with a benching. Only Laine said he deserved this one.
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...
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 2 – Patrick Laine trade fallout, Tony DeAngelo waived, Stars have great odds
When Patrik Laine wanted out of a team that recently made the conference finals and seemed to disrespect his all-star teammate as not good enough, it didn’t add up....
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 1 – Pierre-Luc Dubois and Patrick Laine trade, Canadiens and Devils hot, Evander Kane bankruptcy
Pierre-Luc Dubois wanted out of Columbus. I can't say I blame him, and he's entitled to play where he wants. General managers shouldn't have the only say. It is...
2019-20 NHL Season Recap – Part 1 – Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup Champions and Awards
It started with a hat. After suffering one of, if not the most, embarrassing playoff sweeps in NHL history, coach John Cooper bought a Virginia Cavaliers hat. The Cavaliers...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 21 – Golden Knights and Flyers hot, Penguins not, Oilers make good trades
One team the Western Conference doesn’t want to see get hot is. The Vegas Golden Knights have won eight in a row and they’ve been on fire at home...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 16 – All-Stars shine in St. Louis, new skills events and too many missing All-Stars
The annual NHL All-Star Game festivities emanated from St. Louis, Missouri. The NHL Skills Competition was up first. The Blues did a great job of mixing in old NHL...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 15 – Golden Knights fire Gallant, Crosby is back, Kubalik and Ovechkin are hot
The firing of Vegas Golden Knights head coach Gerad Gallant was a bit of shocker. It was also unwarranted. Here’s a coach who has won division titles, taken this...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 14 – Lightning rolling, Devils better after Hall trade, McDavid dazzles, Kassian and Tkachuk fight
There’s something happening right now the rest of the NHL probably wished wasn’t. The Tampa Bay Lightning are awakening. That’s bad news but it’s especially bad news for the...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 10 – Coaching firings continue, Arizona Coyotes continue to defy, Eichel, Jarry and Francouz remain hot
The firing of NHL coaches continued this week. Peter DeBoer and Jim Montgomery joined Bill Peters and Mike Babcock in the fired club this season. Both of these firings...