Red Wings Grades: Who Passed & Who Failed in 2020-21? Tony Wolak | May 12, 2021 As a whole, the Detroit Red Wings improved this season. But what about the individual players? Prior to the 2020-21 campaign, I outlined benchmarks for Detroit’s young core – goals…
5 Reasons the Dallas Stars Missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs Sam Nestler | May 11, 2021 When the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin this week, the Dallas Stars will not take part. They missed out on the playoffs as they watched the Nashville Predators clinch the…
Reviewing & Reliving the Sabres’ Tough 2020-21 Season Brandon Seltenrich | May 11, 2021 While 16 NHL teams gear up for the Stanley Cup Playoffs to start shortly, the Buffalo Sabres watch from the sidelines for the 10th straight season, as the regular season…
Best NHL Team of All-Time Brackets: 1991-92 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Jacklin | May 11, 2021 The 1991-92 season marked the 75th anniversary of the NHL since its inaugural season and featured a 10-day player strike from the National Hockey Leagues Player Association (NHLPA) against the…
Blues: 3 Draft Picks That Didn’t Work Out in St. Louis Matt Eichhorn | May 11, 2021 The St. Louis Blues have had some of the better luck in drafting prospects when compared to other organizations. Currently, they sit with 14 players that were originally Blues draft…
Kraken Could Get a Foundational Piece From the Predators Adam Kierszenblat | May 11, 2021 The Seattle Kraken will have the opportunity to acquire a foundational piece of their roster from the Nashville Predators during the Expansion Draft. Due to Nashville’s depth on defence, they…
Best NHL Team of All-Time Brackets: 1988-89 Calgary Flames Colby Guy | May 11, 2021 The 1988-89 Calgary Flames are one of the greatest and most iconic teams in hockey history. The team that gifted the world the iconic photo of Lanny McDonald lifting his…
Blackhawks Have Only Themselves to Blame for Self-Destructive Storyline Shaun Filippelli | May 11, 2021 When the Chicago Blackhawks look back on the 2020-21 season, they’ll be left wondering what could have been if they had successfully leveraged that impressive start to their rebuild. Whereas,…
2021 NHL Award Watch: Evaluating the Calder Race Aaron Heckmann | May 11, 2021 This is the third part of a five-part series examining the award races for the major awards (Hart, Selke, Calder, Vezina & Norris) as the season comes to a close.…
Oilers Who Could, Should & Will Get Award Nominations Brian Swane | May 10, 2021 It’s too bad the 2020-21 NHL regular season is only 56 games, because the Edmonton Oilers might just want it to go on forever. With 68 points in 53 games,…
Blue Jackets Changed Forever Thanks to John Tortorella Mark Scheig | May 10, 2021 Dateline Oct 21, 2015. The Columbus Blue Jackets were in an awful place. The 2015-16 season quickly went off the rails thanks to an 0-7-0 start. Confidence was gone. The…
Red Wings Improved in 2020-21 – But by How Much? Tony Wolak | May 10, 2021 After the Detroit Red Wings bested the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 earlier this month, coach Jeff Blashill had high praise for his young team. “We are a much…
