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The NHL’s Most Underrated Superstar

Andrew Forbes | September 19, 2018

A superstar is a high-profile and extremely successful performer or athlete and it’s safe to say that the NHL has a handful of them littered around the league. While all…

Categories Column, Commentary, Pittsburgh Penguins

Should Islanders’ Fans Temper Tavares Frustrations?

Andrew Forbes | July 17, 2018

It was bound to happen. Fans of the New York Islanders are already turning their backs on their former captain – criticizing him for leaving and heading home to Toronto…

Categories Column, New York Islanders

Maple Leafs and Bruins, Cue the Nightmares

Andrew Forbes | April 9, 2018

Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs watched on carefully as the Boston Bruins took on the Florida Panthers on Sunday in the final game of the NHL’s regular season. While…

Categories Boston Bruins, Column, Toronto Maple Leafs

Tape2Tape: Luongo Pays Tribute to Hometown

Andrew Forbes | February 23, 2018

It gave me chills. Listening to Roberto Luongo address the crowd prior to the Florida Panthers’ game against the Washington Capitals was emotional, inspiring and exactly why the netminder is…

Categories Column, Florida Panthers

VOTE: Fighting for First Among NHL’s Top Picks

Andrew Forbes | January 30, 2018

Readers continue to respond and now, we’re down to eight first overall picks from the last 32 NHL Drafts (excluding Nico Hischier). As we head into the third round of…

Categories Column

NHL All-Star Snubs? Who Cares?

Andrew Forbes | January 28, 2018

Like every all-star event in every sport, there’s been conversation after conversation about which players were snubbed of the chance to play in the mid-season classic. For me, it was…

Categories All-Star Weekend, Column, Commentary

Cogliano’s Suspension Exemplifying Inconsistency

Andrew Forbes | January 17, 2018

Eight hundred and thirty. That’s how many games Andrew Cogliano played consecutively before the NHL’s Department of Player Safety (DoPS) suspended the Ducks’ forward for two games – ending the…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Column

Vote Now: NHL’s Sweet 16 of 1st Overall Picks

Andrew Forbes | January 7, 2018

From 32 down to 16, readers have spoken on who they think deserves to be considered the best first overall pick in the NHL since 1985. Now, the second round…

Categories Column, Commentary

Vote Now: The Best NHL 1st Overall Pick

Andrew Forbes | December 19, 2017

Think back on the past 32 years of the NHL Draft. Who is the best first overall pick over that span? It seems simple, doesn’t it? Sidney Crosby is the…

Categories Column, Editor's Choice

Tape2Tape: Can Matt Duchene Live Up to Expectations?

Andrew Forbes | November 15, 2017

It’s been nearly two weeks since the Ottawa Senators, Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators hooked up on the trade market for a three-way deal that included the likes of Matt…

Categories Column, Ottawa Senators

Tape2Tape: Relegation, the NHL’s Problem Solver

Andrew Forbes | November 7, 2017

With tanking among the top hockey stories in recent years with the likes of Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews coming into the league, people have been discussing ways of breaking…

Categories Column, NHL Entry Draft

Tape2Tape: Non-Contact Hockey, A Dangerous Game?

Andrew Forbes | October 26, 2017

It’s an argument that hockey purists will always be a part of – that body checking has a place in the game. But in recent years, that so-called necessity has…

Categories Column, Commentary
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