Stephen Ground
Stephen Ground is an author with The Hockey Writers and is co-host of the Two Guys No Cup Podcast. He enjoys studying the numbers and providing fresh looks at various stories.
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Every NHL Team's All-Time Best Goal Scorer
November 12th, 2020 There are many skills that a hockey player can have to make them an asset in the NHL. But you cannot win games without the puck hitting the back of the net, so there's a reason that goal scorers have almost always been the most celebrated superstars during every era. In this article, we will take a look at each franchise's greatest...
Blues Will Need Kostin to Evolve in 2020-21
November 12th, 2020 Whether fans are ready to admit it or not, the St. Louis Blues will be transitioning during the 2020-21 season. Captain Alex Pietrangelo departed for the Vegas Golden Knights. Perennial top scorer Vladimir Tarasenko will enter the season on the Long Term Injured Reserve (LTIR), and after two injury-riddled seasons, will have a long road...
Top 10 NHL Backup Goaltenders
November 2nd, 2020 The Russian hockey legend and 1989 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Vladislav Tretiak once said: “there is no position in sport as noble as goaltending.” Perhaps what Tretiak ought to say is that no position is as noble as the backup goaltender. As much as the 31 NHL starting goalies have a heavy burden to bear, the men who...
Senators Sign Galchenyuk to One-Year Deal
October 28th, 2020 The Ottawa Senators have been one of the most active teams this offseason, and on Wednesday, they went even further. The team signed embattled forward Alex Galchenyuk to a one-year, $1.05 million contract. Galchenyuk spent last season with the Pittsburgh Penguins before being traded midseason to the Minnesota Wild, as part of the...
Blues Fans Choose the Greatest of All Time
October 26th, 2020 For most NHL teams, the question of who is the greatest of all time is not one that is easily answered. Are strictly on-ice measures considered? Is it as simple as choosing the player with the most points or games played? What about goalies? And how do coaches and general managers figure into the equation? Unless your the franchise...
Blues' 2020 Draft Deep Dive: Defenseman Matthew Kessel
October 17th, 2020 When the St. Louis Blues entered the 2020 NHL Draft, right-handed defenseman was one of their obvious team needs, even before team captain Alex Pietrangelo had officially departed for the Vegas Golden Knights. But most expected them to do it sooner than the fifth round. Matthew Kessel - Defense (Pick No. 150) (6-foot-3, 203...
