Nathan Mackinnon

Blues: The Shots that brought down the Avalanche

The St. Louis Blues season seemed doomed. The Colorado Avalanche had St. Louis fans cussing up a storm, not once but twice. All-world Nathan MacKinnon was on a mission to do so. In a span of four minutes and 46 seconds, those who cheer for the Note went from doom and gloom to hope, back […]

What team should Montreal Canadiens fans cheer for in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs?

With the Montreal Canadiens ending their season with media availabilities recently, it’s been a long, long, long season for fans. With playoffs right around the corner, Canadiens fans need a team to cheer for. Let’s look at all 16 teams and make a case for why you should cheer for each. Eastern Conference Florida Panthers […]

Inside the Rink Playoff Predictions

The greatest tournament in professional sports is about to begin. I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to see what some of Inside the Rinks writers and contributors think about this year’s post-season. The Writers/Contributors: Luca Perito– Covers the New York Rangers and Nashville Predators- @elbigcalzonelp Spencer Lazary- Covers the Toronto Maple Leafs – […]

Odds for the 2022 Stanley Cup Champion

These next couple of weeks are when you start to see which teams are going all in for the quest to raise the Stanley Cup. With less than a month to go till the NHL trade deadline and two months to go till the end of the regular season, the top teams in the league […]

MacKinnon Avoids Suspension

Just like that, the league has shown that there are different rules for different players and how they decide to interrupt such rules. For those that watched the Bruins afternoon game on Monday in which the Bruins took care of the Colorado Avalanche very easily during a dominating offensive explosion that saw Boston win 5-1 […]

Breaking Down The 2022 NHL All-Star Rosters

The NHL All-Star Weekend is something fans from every team look forward to each year. Aside from the Winter Classic and Stadium Series games, it’s arguably the league’s biggest marquee event in the regular season. This will be the league’s first All-Star weekend since the pre-pandemic 2020 event hosted by Enterprise Center and the St. […]

Inside The Weekend: What Happened Around The NHL

This weekend was a special weekend inside rinks all over the NHL. From first-time goals to first-time hat-tricks to record-breaking milestones, this weekend was something to be remembered. If you missed anything around the league this weekend, we’ll try and catch you up! Thursday – 11/11 (Extended Weekend in honor of Veterans Day) The Senators […]

Is Leon Draisaitl Underrated?

Leon Draisaitl is off to an incredible start to the 2021-22 season, with 23 points in his first 11 games. He is currently tied with Connor McDavid for 1st in league scoring and has been a considerable part of the Oilers’ powerplay that sits at a mind-boggling 46.9% success rate. Leon already has a Hart […]

Nathan MacKinnon to miss weeks due to injury

This afternoon, Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar reports that Mackinnon will miss three weeks due to a lower-body injury over the weekend. MacKinnon sustained a lower-body injury on Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. MacKinnon had missed some time earlier in the season due to covid-19 protocols. Now piling an injury on top of that, […]

The Covid Era of Hockey

Is it truly going to be the Covid Era? It’s hard to say no at this point, isn’t it? Covid-19 had put a hard stop in the NHL a couple of seasons ago, and it is still rearing its ugly head and will for a couple more years. Whether it’s the salary cap implications, covid […]