by Mike Gambill | Oct 4, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks
The preseason is exactly that – the preseason. You hate to be overly dramatic about how well or how poorly a team performs in exhibition games before the official season begins. Teams in other sports may do well in the preseason and tank when it comes time to...
by Angie Carducci | Oct 3, 2022 | Pittsburgh Penguins
A summer that was expected to bring seismic changes for the Penguins ended instead in the unlikely return of the big three. With fresh long-term deals, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang are back alongside captain Sidney Crosby for an NHL-unprecedented 17th season. Add...
by Kevin Greenstein | Sep 30, 2022 | New York Rangers
The New York Rangers have assembled a very talented, young roster, highlighted by a former Norris Trophy winner (Adam Fox), a defending Vezina Trophy winner (Igor Shesterkin), a recent first overall pick (Alexis Lafreniere) and a recent second overall draft pick...
by Robert Marks | Sep 30, 2022 | Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals
Ok. It was just preseason. Or, was it just preseason? On Wednesday night, the Capitals’ Dylan Strome looked like a third overall draft pick (back in 2015) as he scored two goals on five shots with a plus two rating. As a bonus for Capitals fans, his projected...
by Mike Gambill | Sep 28, 2022 | Vancouver Canucks
Hockey is a team sport and being such it’s hard to pin down a key player as being critical for the success off a franchise. That being said, the Vancouver Canucks in 2021-22 started out the season as the NHL nominee for dumpster fire of the year and somehow...
by Brian Kennedy | Sep 27, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks will be featured 14 times on US national TV this upcoming season. Several other teams are tied at that number, and only Minnesota and the Rangers have more national games, at 15. The Ducks didn’t make the playoffs last year, and by most accounts,...
