Posts About "Tape2Tape"
2020 World Juniors: Controversies & Questions Remain
January 7th, 2020 It’s a tournament that brings the world together over the holiday season - one that unites some of the best junior players from across the world in a best-on-best under-20 tournament so that one country can call themselves the best - at least for the next year. While there seems to be more and more quality competition on a yearly...
Tape2Tape: Should Fines Stem From Thornton-Mrazek Melee?
December 6th, 2019 Goalies walk a fine line when they swing their sticks in an attempt to slash opposing players - whether it be in front of their nets or as they skate by their crease. Often players will retaliate causing a dust up between those on the ice and creating more animosity in a game that already carries a fair amount of that from the second...
Tape2Tape: Did the Canadiens Ruin Alex Galchenyuk?
October 20th, 2019 To ruin something is to reduce to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration. We often talk about how players, coaches or teams can specifically ruin their respective careers or seasons by being unable to put it all together at once and get into the winning column. But it isn’t as often that we discuss a specific team and how they...
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...
