by Anthony Garofalo | Jan 10, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL
What the quarterback means to a football team is what the offensive defenseman means to a hockey team. That is the perfect comparison when analyzing positions across different sports. Both are important pieces to a team and both are necessary to win a championship....
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 10, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Ottawa Senators
Eight games dropped in a row. That’s gotta change if the Ducks want to make the playoffs, and hosting Ottawa, the worst team in the league if standings points is your measurement, is a good way to start the transformation. One thing the Senators don’t have:...
by Anthony Garofalo | Jan 8, 2019 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, Minnesota Wild, NHL
Even though the All-Star Weekend marks the unofficial midway point of the season around the National Hockey League, the true halfway mark comes after a team has played 41 games and turns the calendar to January. For the Boston Bruins, the progress reports are in. The...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 7, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, NHL
Ken Hitchcock ripped his team in the most direct, least subtle post-game presser I’ve seen in my 600-plus game career covering the NHL after the Oilers lost 4-0 in LA on Saturday. In short, he began by saying that only one person even showed up for the game (Darnell...
by Chris Lynch | Jan 6, 2019 | Homepage, New Jersey Devils, Vegas Golden Knights
Las Vegas, NV- No story captivated the hockey world quite like the championship-minded Vegas Golden Knights in 2018. The expansion team won the Pacific Division and the Western Conference in their first year of existence. After hanging losing to Alex Ovechkin and the...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 6, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Apparently, I wasn’t the only one who noticed how poorly the Edmonton Oilers played in LA Saturday night on the way to a 4-0 loss. When their coach, Ken Hitchcock, was asked about his team after the game, he said, “The start? Come on. We had one player show up and...
