Ivan Provorov

Boone Jenner, PAtrik Laine, and Kirill Marchenko celebrate after a goal

NHL Rumors: The Columbus Blue Jackets Nearing Trade Deadline

With the March 8th trade deadline looming just about a month away, the question of who, or if, the Columbus Blue Jackets will be trading anyone remains. Trade talk has been ramping up, and rumors involving Jackets players have been circulating. At the 50-game mark this season, the Jackets are currently 16-24-10; while not great, […]

Columbus Blue Jackets’ Patrik Laine Enters NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program

It was announced by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday that forward Patrik Laine has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. The Jackets will continue to be without Laine for an “indefinite period while he receives care.” This comes after earlier this week, head coach Pascal Vincent announced that Laine had experienced a “setback” in […]

Hockey Isn’t For Everyone, At Least Not For Now

The NHL says they’ll do one thing and then not follow through. Hockey isn’t for everyone, and it’s especially not for minorities. Well, at least not for now. Here are three reasons why. Racist events continue to happen in hockey at all levelsI won’t go into detail about the laundry list of racist incidents at […]

NHL Game Recap: Seattle Kraken at Columbus Blue Jackets 01/13/2024

1st Period The Blue Jackets tried to set the tone early in the first by coming out of the gate fast and aggressively. A goal from Ivan Provorov got things started less than 2 minutes into the game. This wasn’t answered until almost 9 minutes into the period when Seattle’s Jordan Eberle was able to […]

Werenski Out, Jiricek Next Man Up

It’s a phrase that the Columbus Blue Jackets locker room has gotten used to over the years – “next man up.” It didn’t take long – 34:22 to be exact – for the Blue Jackets to lose a man to injury in their home opener on Thursday. Any play that gets reviewed for a five-minute […]

The Philadelphia Flyers Would Benefit From a Kevin Hayes Buyout

With Daniel Briere taking over in Philly, the Flyers are in full rebuild mode. We have already seen the beginning with Provorov being dealt to the Blue Jackets, and now Carter Hart has been at the top of the rumor mill. Although, some cold water was tossed on Hart being moved in the near term. […]

Cam York skating for the Philidelphia Flyers

Briere Makes Decisions on Pending RFAs

This afternoon, the Flyers new GM, Daniel Briere, announced a plethora of decisions on the pending RFAs in the Flyers organization. Received Qualifying Offers No Qualifying Offer Due to his current predicament in Russia, Ivan Fedotov’s rights would be retained through the 2023-24 season. Related Post: The Flyers Should Stick with Hart in Goal Briere […]

The Flyers Should Stick with Hart in Goal

The Philadelphia Flyers do not have a good track record when it comes to goaltenders. This franchise has gone through a boatload of masked men. Bernie Parent is the only Flyers goaltender to win the Stanley Cup, something he did back-to-back in 1974 and 1975 while also earning back-to-back Conn Smythe Trophies as the league’s […]

Masterful: Three-way trade paves the way for Productive Offseason

The Kings entered this offseason with underlying questions that capture legitimate weaknesses in the organization. If the Kings didn’t shed contracts, they would unlikely improve on the progress made during the 2022-23 season. One of the biggest questions was goaltending and the Logjam of righties. Cal Peterson signed a contract he did not live up […]

Hockey Still Isn’t For Everyone

The NHL’s most recent Hockey Is For Everyone messaging was honestly a perfect metaphor. The words “homophobia,” “biphobia,” and “transphobia” were crossed out by lines bearing the relevant pride flag. And that was it. The NHL didn’t share any concrete, meaningful plans for removing those blights from the game. Those graphics showed quite succinctly that […]