NHL

The Rookies Who Could Beat Bedard for Calder

There is no doubt that Connor Bedard is a generational talent. If he takes after generational stars like Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby, he has years of hockey success in front of him. But is Bedard a shoo-in for the Calder Trophy at the end of this season? Here’s the case for two Minnesota Wild […]

Oilers Game 23: Carolina Hurricanes

Did you miss watching Oilers games for a week? So did I. It feels good to be back, even with where Edmonton finds themselves in the standings. We’re a quarter of the way into the season; three quarters is still a pretty long time. Since last week Thursday, the St. Louis Blues hold the second […]

Bruins Are Seeing Real Value in Return From Taylor Hall Trade

In a cost-cutting move during the offseason, the Boston Bruins traded from number one overall draft pick Taylor Hall and veteran Nick Foligno to the Chicago Blackhawks for two young defensemen. Moving on from Hall created much-needed cap space. At the time of the trade, CapFriendly estimated the Bruins had less than $5 million in […]

Two Good: NY Rangers Weekend Wrap-Up

Welcome to the Rangers weekend wrap-up. Due to the quick back-to-back nature of the games, rather than going through them piece by piece, we’re going to highlight the overall good and bad of what transpired. So let’s break down the good (Hats on Bread), the bad (scary endings), and everything in between (another tough back-to-back […]

Stars Blown Out By Lightning 4-0

The Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning met again for the second game of the home-and-home series on Monday. But this time, the Stars got shutout 4-0 by the Lightning at Amalie Arena. Dallas fell to 14-6-3, while Tampa Bay improved to 11-10-5. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 25 shots he faced en route […]

Top 10 Dallas Stars/Minnesota North Stars Draft Busts

The Dallas Stars can’t afford another draft bust, but draft busts are inevitable in the NHL. The Stars aren’t a perfect team. The Dallas Stars and Minnesota North Stars have had some draft busts in Texas and the Twin Cities. That being said, I’d like to share my top ten Dallas Stars/Minnesota North Stars draft […]

Bruins Captain Returns to Old Form

When all is said and done, the all-time Boston Bruins greats list will include left-wing Brad Marchand. The “Little Ball of Hate” has been a 5-foot-9 spark plug for Boston since being drafted in the third round of the 2006 NHL Draft. Marchand began his pro career with a Stanley Cup in his rookie season […]

ECHL: Interview With New Jersey Devils Prospect Tyler Brennan

The New Jersey Devils have done a solid job at developing goalies as they already have Akira Schmid and Nico Daws, who were both drafted by the Devils, but in the last two seasons, they drafted only one goaltender, and that was Tyler Brennan, who was drafted in the fourth round of the 2022 NHL […]

Hedman Joins Rare Company by Reaching 1,000 NHL Games

The Tampa Bay Lightning have had a lot of great players don Bolts blue in their history. Only a few have played most of their careers in Tampa Bay, though. Monday night vs the Dallas Stars, defenseman Victor Hedman will join fellow teammates Steven Stamkos and Vincent Lecavalier as the third player to play 1,000 […]

Quick Strikes: Kucherov Named First Star for November, Road Woes Continue & Another Blown Multi Goal Lead

Coming off of a good week, earning points in five straight games, the Tampa Bay Lightning were riding high and in a playoff spot heading into this past week. Unfortunately, four straight regulation losses undid any of the good they had done and left many scratching their heads. The beginning of the week saw back-to-back […]