Facing Off: Weighing In on the World Juniors Larry Fisher | December 21, 2015 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks, to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
NHL Rookies Rising Up and Making Impressions Anthony Fusco | December 16, 2015 Coming into the 2015-16 NHL season, it was widely assumed that first overall pick and generational superstar Connor McDavid would win the Calder as the NHL’s top rookie. All that changed…
Pittsburgh Penguins Christmas Wish List Devin Slawson | December 14, 2015 Believe it or not, Christmas is just around the corner. Word has it, the Pittsburgh Penguins have quite a lengthy wish list this year. The team has been desperately struggling…
Full Player Face Shields Coming to the NHL? Brett Slawson | December 14, 2015 On Wednesday, December 9th, 2015, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Dan Hamhuis was struck in the jaw by a Dan Boyle slap shot. The shot, and the horrific injury which ensued, forced…
Facing Off: Johnston Gone, Stamkos Going? Larry Fisher | December 14, 2015 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks, to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
The Importance of Secondary Scoring Dennis Schellenberg | December 11, 2015 While everyone talks about Patrick Kane’s point streak, emerging rookies taking over the NHL or the high-flying top duo Benn/Seguin, there are less mentioned players who would also earn some praised words,…
Facing Off: Kane for Hart, Holtby for Vezina? Larry Fisher | December 7, 2015 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks, to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
The Art of Scouting Dennis Schellenberg | December 6, 2015 Scouting is the backbone of a “heatlhy“ franchise, one of the success factors for an organization to continuously be a playoff team. Scouts have to foresee the future and evaluate how…
Should The NHL Get Rid Of The All Star Game? Shane Sander | December 5, 2015 Is it finally time to get rid of the All Star game altogether? The NHL All Star Game is entering it’s 61st edition and it might be time to reconsider…
Edmonton Oilers Monthly Analysis: November 2015 Brett Slawson | December 1, 2015 In October, the Oilers season began on a rough, yet entirely to be expected note. Posting a 4-8 record, the Oilers sat fifth in the Pacific Division, not great, but…
Contract, Stats and TOI: The Worst Value Players in the NHL James Tanner | November 30, 2015 We spend a lot of time writing about the best of the NHL, but what about the worst? I hate to be terribly negative, but I thought it would be…
Facing Off: Oilers, Oilers and More Oilers Larry Fisher | November 30, 2015 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks, to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…