Day: February 20, 2023

Islanders Mathew Barzal is Out Indefinitely

The New York Islanders have announced that center Mathew Barzal will be out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. He suffered the injury early in the first period of Saturday’s 6-2 loss against the Boston Bruins. It was just Barzal’s third shift of the game, logging just 1:32 of ice time before he left. A first-round […]

Not Trusting The Oilers Goaltending

A team can have all the firepower, skill, and talent up front, but if they cannot keep the puck out of the net, it is not going to matter. This is the case when it comes to the Edmonton Oilers. As of this writing (Monday, February 20), the Oilers sit in the first wild-card spot […]

The Newfoundland Growlers sink their teeth into good deeds & great fan relations: Todd Skirving on taking care of ‘Home Ice’

Todd Skirving of the Newfoundland Growlers, an affiliate of the Toronto Marlies and Toronto Maple Leafs, has one of his best ECHL seasons. Still, the man many call ‘the unofficial mayor’ of St. John’s, Newfoundland, has had his off-ice challenges. However, as he’s known to do, Skiving has taken the high road. “This season, I […]

Former First-Round Pick Mark Jankowski on NHL Waivers

The Nashville Predators placed forward Mark Jankowski on waivers Monday afternoon. The 28-year-old has four goals and three assists in 26 games this season with the Predators. Jankowski signed a one-year contract with Nashville last off-season with a cap hit of $750,000. Originally selected in the first round (21st overall) by the Calgary Flames in […]

Learning How to Stop A Breakaway From one of the Best

When it comes to being a hockey fan, there are many dreams that we all have. We all want our teams to win the Stanley Cup. We want to be able to touch hockey’s Holy Grail, andlastly, we all want to hang out with our favorite team and, more importantly, our favorite player. During the […]

Kyle Dubas Goes ALL In; Ryan O’Reilly Is A Leaf!

I know what people are going to say, “Leafs fans say this year will be different every year,” or “Yeah, you did great in the regular season, how has the first round treated you lately?” To which I would say, yeah, you are right. Leafs fans do say that this year will be different basically […]

Game Preview: Islanders vs Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins are set to take on the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena tonight at 7 PM. The Pens are currently 27-19-9, while the Islanders are 28-24-7. The game will be viewed on AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh, MSG Sports Network, ESPN+, and Sportsnet Now. Islanders forward Mathew Barzal is out indefinitely after suffering […]

Forecast Inside the Jungle

The Fort Wayne Komets are set to head back on the road after spending Saturday and Sunday at the Allen County World Memorial Coliseum. The Komets picked up four out of a possible six points this past weekend by winning at Cincinnati, losing at home against Cincinnati, and closing out the weekend with an overtime […]

Nick Hutchison’s Big Weekend Not Enough as Thunder Fail To Gain Ground In Standings

The Adirondack Thunder had a huge four-in-five this week where they had a chance to pull closer to the Worcester Railers this weekend but failed to do so and are now 10 points back of the fourth and final playoff spot, with two games in and hand, and six head-to-head match-ups vs. Railers. Adirondack got […]

NHL Power Rankings: February 20th

Welcome to my weekly NHL power rankings. These power rankings were developed with a simple philosophy in mind: the only thing that matters in the NHL is PLAYOFF SUCCESS! You may be thinking, “yeah, that’s great and all, I know no one gives a flying fart about who wins the President’s Trophy, but how do […]