NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 1 – Barkley and the Kraken debut, Penguins roll without stars, ESPN plus blows, Kopitar and Bertuzzi shine October 18, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit What an opening week for the NHL. No Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon, Sidney Crosby, or Evgeni Malkin. The Seattle Kraken launched their season with jerseys everyone loves, and people... Tagged in Alex Nedeljkovic Alex Ovechkin Anaheim Ducks Anze Kopitar Arizona Coyotes Auston Matthews Brian Boucher Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets Craig Anderson Detroit Red Wings ESPN Evander Kane Evgeni Malkin Jack Hughes Jake Guentzel Jeremy Roenick Marcus Foligno Nathan MacKinnon NBC New Jersey Devils Patrik Laine Pittsburgh Penguins Seattle Kraken Sidney Crosby Steve Yzerman Tampa Bay Lightning Tyler Bertuzzi Wayne Gretzky Filed in Weekly Recaps
2021-22 NHL Season Preview September 29, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit I'm excited to get back to mostly normal after two unusual COVID seasons. Here's a peek at what to watch for in the 2021-22 NHL season. Will the Tampa Bay... Tagged in Adam Fox Alex DeBrincat Alex Nedeljkovic Andrei Vasilevskiy Artemi Panarin Bobby Ryan Boston Bruins Calgary Flames Carolina Hurricanes Carter Hart Chicago Blackhawks Cole Caufield Colorado Avalanche Corey Perry Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Duncan Keith Edmonton Oilers Elias Pettersson ESPN Evgeni Malkin Florida Panthers Frederik Andersen Jack Eichel Jack Hughes James Neal Jamie Benn Jonathan Toews Jordan Eberle Kirill Kaprizov Marc-Andre Fleury Marian Hossa Mika Zibanejad Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens Nathan MacKinnon New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Nico Hischier Nikita Kucherov Nolan Patrick Patrick Kane Patrik Laine Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Seth Jones Sidney Crosby Stanley Cup Tampa Bay Lightning Taylor Hall Toronto Maple Leafs Vegas Golden Knights Filed in Season Previews
2020-21 NHL Season Recap – Part 3 – Worst of the Year August 14, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Disappointing Team - Vancouver Canucks - I was looking forward to seeing the Canucks taking the next step this season. But it was cautious optimism as young Pacific Division... Tagged in Anaheim Ducks Auston Matthews Chris Pronger Connor McDavid Dallas Stars drew doughty Duncan Keith Edmonton Oilers Elias Pettersson Frederik Andersen James Neal Joe Thornton John Tavares Jordan Eberle Leon Draisaitl Marc-Andre Fleury Matt Murray Minnesota Wild Robin Lehner Ryan Suter Scott Niedermayer Stanley Cup Taylor Hall Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights Wayne Simmonds Winnipeg Jets Zach Parise Filed in Season Recaps
2020-21 NHL Season Recap – Part 2 – Best of the Year August 8, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Best Series - Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights This was a highly anticipated series that everyone knew was coming. Even though it went six games and half were lopsided,... Tagged in Aleksander Barkov Carey Price Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Cole Caufield Colorado Avalanche Florida Panthers Gordie Howe Joe Thornton Joel Quenneville Jonathan Huberdeau Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators Nathan MacKinnon New York Islanders Patrick Marleau Seattle Kraken Sergei Bobrovsky Stanley Cup Tampa Bay Lightning Taylor Hall Toronto Maple Leafs Vegas Golden Knights Filed in Season Recaps
2020-21 NHL Season Recap – Part 1 – Tampa Bay Lightning Stanley Cup Champions and NHL Awards July 21, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Last season started with a hat and ended with a championship in a pandemic. This season started in a pandemic and ended with back-to-back Stanley Cups and a drunken... Tagged in Adam Fox Andrei Vasilevskiy Ben Bishop Boston Bruins Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Connor McDavid Dallas Stars Edmonton Oilers Florida Panthers Jamie Benn Jaromir Jagr Joe Pavelski Kirill Kaprizov Los Angeles Kings Marc-Andre Fleury Mario Lemieux Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders New York Rangers Nikita Kucherov Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks Semyon Varlamov Stanley Cup Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs Tyler Johnson Tyler Seguin Vegas Golden Knights Washington Capitals Wayne Gretzky Filed in Season Recaps
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Finals Preview – Lightning vs Canadiens June 27, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Hats off to the Montreal Canadiens on finally beating a good team. I won't make excuses for the Vegas Golden Knights because they should have beaten them. But it's... Tagged in Anaheim Ducks Andrei Vasilevskiy Brayden Point Carey Price Cole Caufield Corey Perry Edmonton Oilers Eric Staal Joel Armia Marc-Andre Fleury Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders Nikita Kucherov Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks Shea Weber St Louis Blues Stanley Cup Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning Tyler Toffoli Vegas Golden Knights Victor Hedman Filed in Playoff Previews
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Semifinals Preview June 12, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit I pride myself on trying to make accurate predictions. I usually succeed fairly well. But every season, there seems to be a team I miss on. The Montreal Canadiens... Tagged in Andrei Vasilevskiy Anthony Beauvillier Boston Bruins Brayden Point Brock Nelson Carey Price Carolina Hurricanes Cole Caufield Corey Perry Edmonton Oilers Jean-Gabriel Pageau Joel Armia John Tavares Josh Bailey Kyle Palmieri Los Angeles Kings Marc-Andre Fleury Mark Stone Mathew Barzal Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders New York Rangers Nikita Kucherov Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins Semyon Varlamov Shea Weber St Louis Blues Stanley Cup Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning Tyler Toffoli Vegas Golden Knights Victor Hedman William Karlsson Winnipeg Jets Filed in Playoff Previews
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Second Round Preview May 29, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit What a first round that was with fifteen overtime games. Goals off face-offs are becoming a trend. The biggest surprise was the Edmonton Oilers failing to win a game.... Tagged in Andrei Vasilevskiy Anthony Beauvillier Blake Wheeler Boston Bruins Brayden Point Carey Price Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Connor Hellebuyck Connor McDavid Corey Perry David Pastrnak Edmonton Oilers Gabriel Landeskog Jean-Gabriel Pageau Joel Armia Jordan Staal Leon Draisaitl Marc-Andre Fleury Mark Stone Mathew Barzal Mikko Rantanen Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens Nathan MacKinnon New York Islanders Nikita Kucherov Patrice Bergeron Semyon Varlamov Stanley Cup Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs Tuukka Rask Tyler Toffoli Vegas Golden Knights Victor Hedman Winnipeg Jets Filed in Playoff Previews
2020-21 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – First Round Preview May 15, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Here were go with the NHL COVID playoffs year two. While the division-only format didn't lead to a great regular season, it does lead to some highly compelling possible... Tagged in Aleksander Barkov Alex Ovechkin Andrei Vasilevskiy Auston Matthews Blake Wheeler Boston Bruins Brad Marchand Brayden Point Brock Nelson Bryan Rust Cale Makar Cam Talbot Carey Price Carolina Hurricanes Cole Caufield Colorado Avalanche Connor Hellebuyck Connor McDavid Darnell Nurse David Pastrnak David Perron Edmonton Oilers Evgeni Malkin Evgeny Kuznetsov Filip Forsberg Florida Panthers Frederik Andersen Gabriel Landeskog Jake Allen Jake Guentzel Jason Spezza Jeff Carter Joe Thornton John Carlson John Tavares Jonathan Huberdeau Jordan Binnington Jordan Eberle Jordan Staal Josh Bailey Kirill Kaprizov Kris Letang Leon Draisaitl Los Angeles Kings Marc-Andre Fleury Mark Stone Mathew Barzal Max Pacioretty Mike Smith Mikko Rantanen Filed in Playoff Previews
NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 16 – Thug Tom Wilson, Connor McDavid 100 Points, Rangers firings May 9, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Tom Wilson is a thug and needs to be banned from the NHL. I said something similar the last time he was suspended. His latest incident was worse, but... Tagged in Anze Kopitar Artemi Panarin Auston Matthews Buffalo Sabres Cole Caufield Connor McDavid Curtis Joseph Dallas Stars David Pastrnak Florida Panthers George Parros Gordie Howe Jeff Carter Johnny Gaudreau Leon Draisaitl Luke Schenn Mario Lemieux Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders New York Rangers Nick Foligno Semyon Varlamov Stanley Cup T.J. Oshie Tampa Bay Lightning Tom Wilson Tyler Seguin Vancouver Canucks Wayne Gretzky Filed in Weekly Recaps
