Jets’ Extended Training Camp: Which Moose Might Make the Roster? Declan Schroeder | June 1, 2020 Part of the NHL’s detailed return-to-play proposal is the provision to allow the participants of the proposed 24-team playoff format to expand their training camp rosters to 28 skaters and…
Jets Could Make Noise In Proposed Return-To-Play Playoff Format Declan Schroeder | May 25, 2020 Bookies and sports betters are giving the Jets long Stanley Cup odds if the NHL’s return to play 24-team playoff format comes to fruition. Figures released on May 23 by…
Should the NHL Try to Resume Play This Season? Johnny Berman | April 21, 2020 It is now day 41 without hockey, and it’s fair to say that many of us are starting to go crazy. After all, when was the last time that so…
Will Sports Return in 2020? Kings’ Doughty & Big City Mayors vs Trump & Commissioners Nick Abramo | April 17, 2020 It doesn’t take rocket science to figure out that we could be in our homes with no sports to watch — or to play for that matter — for a…
Deja Flu: Pandemic Wiped Out the 1919 Seattle-Montreal Stanley Cup Final Nick Abramo | April 14, 2020 A quick internet search of “Historic Recurrence” gives inquiring minds a shovelful of philosophical theories from those old-timey Greeks such as Polybius and Dionysius. And some great thinkers later on…
1st Round Playoff Predictions After a 68-Game Regular Season Pete Bauer | April 10, 2020 In the first part of this series, I posited that the NHL’s regular season should be truncated to 68 games. Why 68? It’s the number of games that every team had…
Maple Leafs a Source of Positivity in Otherwise Challenging Times Adam Reid | April 7, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the world operates. One can no longer turn on the television or open social media without seeing an updated infection count or new…
Jets’ Top Five Games of 2020 Declan Schroeder | April 7, 2020 The Winnipeg Jets certainly faced a lot of adversity in the 2019-20 NHL season, and when they overcame that adversity, it was often quite exciting. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is…
A 68-Game NHL Season for 2019-20: Western Conference Playoffs Pete Bauer | April 6, 2020 In the first part of this series, I suggested that the NHL end the 2019-20 season after the 68th game (the number of games played by every team at the time of The…
A 68-Game NHL Season for 2019-20: Eastern Conference Playoffs Pete Bauer | April 3, 2020 In the first part of this series, I suggested that the NHL end the 2019-20 season after the 68th game (the number of games played by every team at the time of The…
Wild’s COVID-19 Challenge: Interviewing President Matt Majka Tim McNiff | April 3, 2020 The Hockey Writers’ Tim McNiff had a recent opportunity to speak with Minnesota Wild President Matt Majka on navigating a strange new world without hockey. How do you stay ready…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Matthews, Rubins, Kral & COVID-19 The Old Prof | April 2, 2020 Although the Toronto Maple Leafs have not been busy playing, general manager Kyle Dubas has been busy working. During the past day or two, he’s made several signings to help…