Tag Archives: NHL

The Ottawa Senators have me eating my words from earlier in the season. They had two wins in their first 15 games. They were horrible. They were being outscored 5-1, 4-1, 8-5 and were rarely in games....

The Stanley Cup playoffs are finally here. Finally. Hopefully, the road to the Stanley Cup is a lot more thrilling than the road to the playoffs. The playoff races were non-existent. But now we know w...

Jack Eichel's time in Buffalo, though not officially over, seemed doomed before he was even drafted. Let's go back to the night of the NHL lottery and the Buffalo Sabres and Arizona Coyotes were await...

John Tortorella is a free agent looking for work. It's the same position he found himself in more than six years ago when he had his one-and-done season in Vancouver. Back then, Tortorella looked like...

The Washington Capitals and New York Rangers showcased everything that is wrong with hockey. I laughed at the fights but should a sport not be enjoyed for the skill and not enjoyed for the sideshow th...

What do hockey fans want out of the game? Do they want a highly skilled, fast-paced affair with decent goal-scoring and the odd scrap with players' health and safety placed in high importance? Or do t...

Who did it better, the NHL or the NBA? The issue is the NBA's play-in tournament. Both leagues brought in formats in last year's bubble to give more teams a chance to make the playoffs after the regul...

The Canadian Football League isn't the only one waiting on federal and provincial health measures to be relaxed. The National Hockey League is putting contingency plans together for its final four. Of...

I'm ready to bet Gary Bettman is soon walking off into the sunset as commissioner of the NHL. Let's look at the body of work over the last few seasons as he's increased the expansion fee to buy into t...

Coincidence? I think not. When you look at the top of the list of the most games played in the NHL, you'll find Patrick Marleau and Gordie Howe tied. That is, until tonight when Marleau will play in h...