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The NHL was delayed in announcing their plans for the upcoming season, but we weren’t delayed in being back for another offseason episode! The NHL wants players to defer even more of their money. How will this impact the chances of hockey in 2021? And will this mean less flexibility by the players? Kendall Coyne Schofield joined the Chicago Blackhawks coaching staff in two very well deserved roles. In this week’s flashback, we have TWO bests in our best and worst of the week. Braden Holtby tried to move to Vancouver, but was held back by his tortoises. Why exactly? Nick will find out! ThisRead More →

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With no NHL news we look back at what was in the news in the past! What happened this time in 2019? Which coach was almost fired and which player had just come off an amazing week? The NHL released the Retro Reverse jerseys this week. What were the hits and misses for the latest batch of alternate jerseys? Will this new type of jersey approach be a way of the future for the NHL? The Summer Top 10 list has us looking at the top foods around the NHL, bringing up debates like pineapple on pizza, where queso belongs on the list and theRead More →

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On the heals of last week’s Summer Top 10 List, Auston Matthews was inspired by our mustache theme to do some work of his own. Gary Bettman finally addressed what next season may look like and it’s similar to what has been rumored. New divisions. Bubbles. No bubbles. And even more uncertainty! A collection of players signed extensions, and we share our thoughts on Roope Hintz, Anthony Mantha, Ryan Strome and Ryan Pulock. The Jordan Theory is created, trying to explain the careers of Jordan Staal and Jordan Subban. The Summer Top 10 List takes us to the Top 10 2nd overall NHL draft picks,Read More →

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We’re back and so is the Summer Top 10 List! The OHL is looking into the possibility of being forced to play without hitting this season. What would that even look like? And how realistic is it tat this will happen? The NHL is still looking at what this upcoming season will look like. 48 games? Waiting until after the Olympics? Mitchell Miller was drafted by the Arizona Coyotes. And then when news came out of his past, they stood by their pick and eventually renounced the pick. Is this what the NHL meant by “Listening and learning”? It’s time for the Summer Top 10Read More →

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The dog days of Summer are officially here, even in the winter! With arbitration cases starting to be heard, is there a better way to do them and why is it The Arbitrashow? There are a collection of contracts handed out this week, including Tyler Bertuzzi, Devon Toews, Jake Virtanen, Sam Reinhart, and Connor Brown. Who were the winners of this bunch? The NHL “postponed” the Winter Classic and All Star Game, but promised new and creative events this upcoming season. What new and creative event would we want to have happen? It’s time to debut our offseason segment: The Summer Top 10! This weekRead More →

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They say the secret to great jokes is timing. A few hours after deciding to write about how great it would be for the NHL to open the season with the Winter Classic, this was tweeted: NHL announces postponement of Winter Classic and All-Star Weekend. https://t.co/sOcHxLGDtz #WinterClassic #NHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/eYDzN8WBiC — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 22, 2020 Thanks a bunch NHL. To be fair, I hadn’t envisioned a Winter Classic full of fans (given the current circumstances), rather an outdoor game that was a celebration of the sport as a whole. An event that rather than glorify the excesses (one-time jerseys, I’m looking at you)Read More →

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After the tragic passing of Dale Hawerchuk, I went down a rabbit hole regarding the NHL’s all-time point leaders. In-particular it was with respect to guys like Hawerchuk, Peter Stastny Kent Nilsson, & Marcel Dionne (garnering a new appreciation for their incredible accomplishment) who are amongst the all-time greats, but perhaps because they never won (and played predominantly in the 80’s/early 90’s), don’t seem to be held in as high a regard, or perhaps more accurately, come to mind as readily, to many casual or younger hockey fans. This inevitably got me to thinking about Eric Lindros and where his reputation stands amongst the legendsRead More →

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It is our 300th episode and we are ready to celebrate! But first, the Vegas Golden Knights have signed Alex Pietrangelo to a fitting deal for the top free agent defenseman. This has to make Vegas the favorite now, right? It meant that they had to move Nate Schmidt to the Vancouver Canucks. Will trading him in division come back to bite them? Or, will it even be in division? Bill Foley let it slip that there might be a Canadian division next year? What will hockey look like matchup wise next year? And is it all a ruse to get Canadian teams into theRead More →

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Where the 1960s Amateur drafts were lacking, the following decade tried to make good. The 1970s would see four hall of famers drafted 4th overall (it’s poetic really) and a whole heap of names that we’ve actually heard of. The 1960s brought more teams to the league, and the subsequent drafts presented more opportunities for prospects to get serious ice time than before. The 4th overall pick is oft-forgotten but many found their name forever etched on the Stanley Cup. Let’s take a look at the 4th overall picks from the 1970s: 1970: Rick MacLeish Drafted by: Boston Bruins Embed from Getty Images 846 NHLRead More →

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After a busy week in the NHL, we’re back to review the NHL Draft and the start of free agency. With some many top players at the top of the draft Nick is thrilled with the Lucas Raymond pick, while also surprised that Jack Quinn isn’t a Hughes brother. The Nashville Predators selected Yaroslav Askarov as their goalie of the future and the Minnesota Wild and Winnipeg Jets were big winners. The goalie carousel spun and landed Matt Murray with the Ottawa Senators, Henrik Lundqvist with the Washington Capitals, Braden Holtby with the Vancouver Canucks, Jacob Markström with the Calgary Flames and Cam Talbot withRead More →