What-If: A Season-Ending Story Larry Fisher | January 22, 2015 Can Jakub Voracek keep up his 100-point pace and win the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer this season? Time will tell, but next to nobody envisioned his…
Western Conference Playoff Contenders and Pretenders Cam Kerry | January 20, 2015 After I broke down who the contenders and pretenders in the Eastern Conference, it’s time to turn our focus to the other side of the continent. The Central division clearly…
Can Devils Rebound vs Sharks? Corey Spina | January 18, 2015 Both the Devils (16-22-8) and Sharks (24-16-6) will be looking to rebound after losses as the New Jersey Devils fell in a poor effort to the Anaheim Ducks 5-1. The…
Eastern Conference Playoff Contenders and Pretenders Cam Kerry | January 18, 2015 As the All-Star break approaches, the NHL playoff race is beginning to heat up. A bad streak of losses, such as the Minnesota Wild are enduring, can effectively ruin the…
West Versus East Makes All the Difference When Canes Contest Canada Jonathan Gardner | January 17, 2015 For many, many years, the Western Conference teams have had a winning record against Eastern Conference teams. According to NHL.com, it’s been that way since the 05-06 season. There are…
Preview: Leafs Head West on Important Road Trip Craig Hagerman | January 11, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a three-game losing streak Friday with a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. It was the team’s first victory and their second game since…
False Narratives: Joe Pavelski’s Impact Decreases at Center Andrew Bensch | January 9, 2015 Many of you already know I’m a big proponent of Joe Pavelski playing his natural center position. Truthfully, the topic of Pavelski centering his own line has well been beaten…
TJ Oshie & Blues Look Forward to 7-Game Home Stand Mike Poepping | January 8, 2015 The NHL’s first star of the week, TJ Oshie, has been on quite the tear over his last 5 games, amassing 10 points (5G, 5A, plus-5) during that time, but it’s…
Canada-Russia: Gold Medal Game Prediction Devin Slawson | January 5, 2015 On the final day of the 2015 World Junior Championships, the medals will be handed out to the deserving teams. It’s been a very interesting tournament so far to say…
Pipeline Reloaded, Doug Wilson Should Pull the Trigger Andrew Bensch | December 23, 2014 Reset & Refreshed Two years ago San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson traded away veterans Michal Handzus, Douglas Murray, and Ryane Clowe all for draft picks. Each trade occurred shortly…
Pep Talk: 5 Ways the Blues can Beat the LA Kings Mike Poepping | December 16, 2014 Pep Talk is a semi-regular series where current Blues playing trends are discussed in a constructive way. Find more musings about your St. Louis Blues by following Mike Poepping on Twitter:…
Current NHL Situational and Open-Play Corsi Joshua Weissbock | December 16, 2014 Last week I had reviewed previous work on open-play corsi and looking at the league averages within specific faceoff situations. The idea with open-play corsi is that winning or loosing…
