Nathan Mackinnon

Connor McDavid skating for the Edmonton Oilers

McDavid and Draisaitl need backup in order for Oilers to be a legit contender

Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland was asked a simple question: “Do you have a No. 1 goaltender for next season?” “No, I don’t think we have a number one goalie. I do not, no.” But if you think this is the only issue facing the Oilers and Holland this offseason, think again. The talk […]

Avalanche rally, stun Oilers in OT 6-5 to advance to Stanley Cup Finals

Reputation vindicated. The Colorado Avalanche reached the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since their 2001 title run on Monday evening, eradicating their recent reputation of being a highly-talented group of youngsters that couldn’t perform when the lights shined their brightest. Down 3-1 early in the third period and missing one of their star […]

Avalanche score two in third, defeat Oilers 4-2 to take 3-0 series lead

J.T. Compher lunged out of the penalty box and scored to give Colorado the lead with 7:18 left, and the Avalanche stunned the Edmonton Oilers’ 4-2 on Saturday night on their home ice to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Busted for tripping Leon Draisaitl just three minutes after Ryan McLeod nodded […]

Analyzing the Avalanche Round 2 Victory and Round 3 Matchup

The Avalanche have finally overcome the second round, and while the narrative was drastically overblown, they are halfway to the ultimate goal of the Stanley Cup. Recap The Avalanche dominated at 5v5 the majority of the series, but especially in the 3rd period, where outside of game 5, when they were horrible, completely shut the […]

Series Preview – Western Conference Final: Oilers vs. Avalanche

Speed, skill, and tight-checking hockey. These are the three things that we saw throughout most of the regular-season matchups between these two teams. The Avs took the first two regular-season contests by scores of 3-2 in overtime and 2-1 in a shootout before the Oilers unleashed their firepower in a 6-3 win in their final […]

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 […]