NHL Power Rankings: All-Star Selections
With the exception of injury replacements, the All-Star rosters are officially out. Tampa Bay is not winning at a torrid pace lately, but they still have a stranglehold at the top of the NHL Power...
View ArticleRanking the top ten Winnipeg Jets’ players so far this season
Blake Wheeler (26) scores against the Calgary Flames. Photo by: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports The Winnipeg Jets sit in first place in the central division over halfway through the season and are...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: Breaking out the orange carpet
It was a huge week for the Philadelphia Flyers. They started the week off by retiring the number of Eric Lindros. After the ceremony, the Flyers went on to win four tight games, three of which were in...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: BrockStar
Did the Calder Trophy race just get interesting or what? Brock Boeser and Mathew Barzal are in a battle for the rookie award, but Boeser was the only rookie to get a bid for the All-Star Game (I guess...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: Expansion history
It was only a matter of time before the 31st NHL franchise did yet another historic accomplishment. The Vegas Golden Knights, which have been the best team in the Western Conference for quite some...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: The other BrockStar
Brock Boeser is spectacular, but he is not the only Brock doing damage. Friday featured one of the most dramatic games of the season, as a 5-2 blowout in Brooklyn turned into a jaw-dropping end of...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: Captain Hatty
The Metropolitan Division looks like one jumbled mess. New Jersey is in first, the Rangers are in last, and the third tri-state region team is being carried by the one guy who likely needs triple-digit...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: Switch in Sweden
Neither the Colorado Avalanche nor the Ottawa Senators are as unstoppable as the Tampa Bay Lightning or the St. Louis Blues, but they were both in the news this week. Why? They were the main components...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: Lightning strikes in California
The California road trip is supposed to be difficult, especially for Eastern Conference teams, because of the heavy travel and the toughness of all three teams. The Tampa Bay Lightning, however, might...
View ArticleQuarter-season bold prediction: the Winnipeg Jets will win the Stanley Cup
Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck (37) is congratulated by forward Mark Scheifele (55) . Photo by: Terrence Lee-USA TODAY Sports Over the history of the NHL, the league has seen heavyweights win...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: What is each team thankful for?
Three years ago, I found myself in Bridgestone Arena. I got to see the Nashville Predators take on the Edmonton Oilers before Connor McDavid was drafted. While the opponent was certainly no...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: Four for “Eight”
The Washington Capitals are making a move to rejoin the NHL Power Rankings top 10, and they are doing it with a familiar source. Alex Ovechkin is no stranger to scoring in bunches, and he did just that...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: 2 Sedin Ks
It was only a matter of time before there were two automatic Hockey Hall of Famers in one family. The Vancouver Canucks have spent the past two decades with the Sedin twins on their roster, and both...
View ArticleFive exciting deals that should happen at the 2018 NHL Trade Deadline
The trade deadline is quickly approaching, but the action has already started. The madness began in November, when Matt Duchene was traded from Colorado to Ottawa, but it seems like Nashville is...
View ArticleWhich Winnipeg Jets would have been in the Olympics
Canada playing Finland at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games at Gangneung Hockey Centre. Multiple Winnipeg Jets could have been in this game. Photo: Kelvin Kuo These Olympics have been the first...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: Hall Passed
Does Taylor Hall have a legitimate case for the Hart Trophy? The New Jersey Devils were not the worst team in the NHL last season, but their offense was bad enough for them to get the top pick in the...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
The trade deadline was extremely underwhelming, with contenders staying put and Erik Karlsson not going anywhere, but there was bigger news in Florida. Following the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.,...
View ArticleQuarter-season bold prediction: the Winnipeg Jets will win the Stanley Cup
Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck (37) is congratulated by forward Mark Scheifele (55) . Photo by: Terrence Lee-USA TODAY Sports Over the history of the NHL, the league has seen heavyweights win...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: What is each team thankful for?
Three years ago, I found myself in Bridgestone Arena. I got to see the Nashville Predators take on the Edmonton Oilers before Connor McDavid was drafted. While the opponent was certainly no...
View ArticleNHL Power Rankings: Four for “Eight”
The Washington Capitals are making a move to rejoin the NHL Power Rankings top 10, and they are doing it with a familiar source. Alex Ovechkin is no stranger to scoring in bunches, and he did just that...
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