by Neal McHale | Jan 22, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, NHL
Whether it was the pre-season trade request or, a rather candid head coach speaking out about his star player. It could have harkened back to the first round of last year’s bubble that saw coach and center verbally jawing at each other on the bench. Whatever it...
by Jason Scales | Jan 22, 2021 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, Inside Hockey, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers
Boston, MA- It took forty minutes and change, but the Boston Bruins finally broke through on five-on-five. And then the floodgates opened. Despite Boston’s offensive outpouring in the third period, the Philadelphia Flyers were equally adept at finding the back...
by Anthony Garofalo | Jan 22, 2021 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, NHL
The thought of silencing the critics can be compared to true elation and euphoria. When the public perception of your production is questioned, you would do anything to keep the negativity to a minimum. The Boston Bruins did just that this past Thursday night. While...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 22, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
Seven times prior to Thursday, Jonathan Quick had found himself playing in goal for the LA Kings on January 21st, his birthday. Four of those, he’d pulled off a win. Three times, he lost. As the Kings and Avalanche started out, it looked like he might go to 4-4. But...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 21, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Minnesota Wild
You stand in goal and hold your team in the game. You look fantastic. Your team wins because of you. This happens twice in a row. The second time, you get a shutout and they win despite having provided the slimmest offensive output possible, 1-0. Your reward? You...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 20, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
Like many teams, the LA Kings have some questions to answer as this season cranks up. Some have already hinted at being resolved. One of those is, “How will Andreas Athanasiou, late of Detroit and Edmonton, fit in? First two games, excellent. Third game, versus...