You have to give SJ forward Evander Kane credit for taking a run at Zdeno Chara. Even at the ripe old age of 41 Chara can still handle himself as he demolished the much younger Kane quickly. The fight highlighted how today’s NHL is rapidly becoming a mix of pinballContinue Reading
It’s been a busy trade deadline in some ways. Ottawa was facing the biggest challenge. Out were Duchene, Stone, and Dzingel. Duchene was a disastrous mistake last year. Stone simply wasn’t going to resign with the Sens and Dzingel was a sell high situation. And the Sens needed to fillContinue Reading
I know crazy. While there’s some play off fever going on in la belle province the best situation that’s evolved this season is the recovery of high priced Goalie Carey Price. The man has value even with his contract, heck if LV can give a 30+ goalie in Marc AndreContinue Reading
It’s fascinating watching the NHL catch up in the cap age. Contract wise agents and GM’s are focusing on new tangents which make sense for both parties. Right now the buzz is over Leaf highly overrated centre Auston Matthews. In this writer’s opinion until you’ve done it in the playoffsContinue Reading
What a wild spot Sens owner Eugene Melnyk has the city of Ottawa and his own franchise in. It’s a Mexican standoff really. No arena deal in place and a team that if it trades its 3 top potential UFA’s will be a motley mess of bad contracts and youngContinue Reading
A good hockey trade means both teams win. Neither GM loses face. They fill their needs. It makes for stronger trade relationships. Nobody wants to be burned or embarrassed. The old axiom is that you can’t bottle talent. In this trade Derrick Brassard never clicked for the Penguins. He andContinue Reading
It’s been an interesting year. It’s been a weird year. With very low expectations les boys are firmly in a playoff spot, even if it’s just a wild card one. Carey decided to be Carey once his bud Captain Shea Weber was back and Tie Domi has been a refreshingContinue Reading
There wasn’t a lot of hope for the Ottawa Senators coming into the 2018/19 season; no one would have bet on them to make it to the playoffs. So, their standing of rock bottom in the NHL past the halfway mark doesn’t come as a surprise. As it stands, beforeContinue Reading
While the season is only half over, the Montreal Canadiens are one of the biggest surprises this season. After the tyre fire of last season and some questionable management the team has had the hockey gods smile on them this season. With new Captain Shea Weber out for nearly mostContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – This is our third installment of my NHL Win Efficiency tool! Toronto edged past Nashville to enter first place in our 3rd installment of our Win Efficiency Tool! LINK #1 LINK #2 There have been some surges and action since link 2! 4 of the 8 Top Eight enteredContinue Reading
The Leafs are meeting expectations for most. They’re winning games, scoring goals, and near the top of the standings. They doing it though without William Nylander and for the last while, Auston Matthews. That certainly wasn’t expected. Most thought the Leafs would rack up points, but have issues on D. Continue Reading
The Habs are off to a good start. With all of the recent historical drama you have to give les boys credit. A win is a win is a win which I’m sure Jean Chretien would agree with. And the team has banked some early season wins. That’s the thingContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – This is our second installment of my NHL Win Efficiency tool! LINK to #1 There have been some surges and dramatic falls since October 26th! Without further adieu here’s the TOP EIGHT list for November 5th, 2018! Nashville 13.6 Tampa Bay 9.96 NY Islanders 7.32 * ArizonaContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – I still marvel, over twenty years since I created some of the first stat systems used by a NHL team at how complicated some people turn stats. It’s probably for some of the same reasons I created some of my systems. Hockey is still pretty much anContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Another Ottawa season, another focus on team ownership rather than the on ice product. With the team in turmoil and morale low one might miss some of the few bright spots. There are some good young players that will have opportunities they normally might not have inContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – It’s going to be a sad season in Montreal. Like many others I have no idea why such a legendary team has run itself into the ground. The team just named Shea Weber Captain. Honestly they should be trying to salvage value and be looking to moveContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Oddly enough this will go down as one of Hab GM Marc Bergevin’s best trades. It wasn’t a great trade, and barely was a good trade as the team diminished its asset as it seems bent on doing. Will they be trashing Carey Price and his nearContinue Reading
The Vancouver Canucks are an interesting squad. It seems like they’ve played a lighter game since forever, but the Sedin twins are gone and the team is facing a new era and has yet to truly define itself. This year the squad made some bewildering veteran signings. In the capContinue Reading