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As the the calendar page turns from 2017 to 2018, some teams’ hopes turn from the bright and optimistic hopes of the playoffs to the downtrodden truth that this isn’t going to be their year. Below are teams at/near the bottom of the standings and where they can set their goals for the rest of this season and look ahead to the summer. Buffalo Sabres Embed from Getty Images New year, same old Sabres. Currently sitting at the bottom of the Atlantic division with 29 points and a horrid -43 goal differential their goal should be two fold: First is to decide if Robin LehnerRead More →

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It’s not even been a month since NHL hockey started, but the league’s Department of Player Safety is already busy. Last night, in the Vancouver Canucks’ 6-3 loss to the Boston Bruins; Canucks’ D-man Erik Gudbranson charged into Frank Vatrano. The young Bruin was hit from behind and smashed into the boards. Vatrano was then taken off the ice. Five & a game for Gudbranson. Vatrano to the room pic.twitter.com/X4j9bT2OO5 — Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) October 19, 2017 Gudbranson followed this up by fighting Tim Schaller. The referee then awarded the Canucks blueliner a five minute major penalty and a game misconduct. The Bruins took advantageRead More →

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The Vancouver Canucks are being served chilled this year. With nine straight losses, their record now stands at an abysmal 4-8-1. The year started with a bang after four straight wins in October. Although fans were jubilant, they set an NHL record for never leading during regulation time. After losing 4-2 the New York Islanders last night, it appears change is drastically needed. So when precisely did the rot set in? Well, it could be said that it began during an unproductive offseason which saw Loui Eriksson handed a massive $36 million contract over six years and Jim Benning‘s reluctance to pursue the bigger names ofRead More →