Posts About "Tape2Tape"
Tape2Tape: Patrick Marleau, the Forgotten Leader
September 9th, 2019 It’s a game that favours youth now - at least that seems to be the trend in the NHL these days. Teams are more willing to give opportunities to younger players and bring veterans in on professional tryouts (PTOs) than pay an established player whose career seems to be tailing off. For Patrick Marleau, that was the case in San Jose...
Tape2Tape: Bruins Benefitting From Shift in Officiating
May 7th, 2019 I’m not a conspiracy theorist by any means. In fact, give me the chance to debunk conspiracies and I’ll do my best to do so. That said, there’s something fishy going on with the officiating surrounding the Boston Bruins thus far in the NHL’s postseason. Say what you will about their style of play and the difference between...
The NHL's Department of Player Safety - A Model of Inconsistency
April 21st, 2019 Personally, I think it’s been one of the best years in a while when it comes to supplemental discipline handed down from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety (DoPS). For the most part, they’ve been consistent and relatively fair in terms of who they suspend and for how long. Players like Evgeni Malkin and Connor McDavid even...
Tape2Tape: Canucks' Michael DiPietro and Overcoming Controversy
February 20th, 2019 It was a little over a week ago, on Feb. 11, 19-year-old Michael DiPietro made his NHL debut for the Vancouver Canucks against the San Jose Sharks. A third-round pick of the Canucks (64th overall) DiPietro had already seen one change in colours this season when his former junior club, the Windsor Spitfires, moved the young goaltender to...
Tape2Tape: Is Rittich Worthy of MVP Consideration?
February 17th, 2019 It wouldn’t be fair to say that David Rittich came out of nowhere for the Calgary Flames - after all this is the third season in which he’s appeared in an NHL game. That said, this is the first season in which he’s become a household name for fans of the league. While you still wouldn’t put him amongst the game’s...
Tape2Tape: Marner's Absence & My Annual All-Star Frustration
January 9th, 2019 It seems like we have a conversation about this particular weekend on the NHL’s schedule on a yearly basis - at least I do. I’ve written about previous all-star snubs, whether changes are needed to the NHL All-Star Game and even went as far as questioning whether the NHL should rid itself of the All-Star Game altogether. But...
