Christmas and the Winter Classic is now behind us. On the horizon is the All-Star game in Raleigh at the end of this month. You have today to cast your final votes as voting closes today. It’s time to separate…
It looks like Santa brought the NHL both good gifts as well as lumps of coal. Washington and New York Islanders have been playing their way out of their slumps lately. On the other side, Detroit seems to lose a…
I had not been impressed with how some teams in last week’s rankings performed. Detroit, Washington, and Montreal struggled by losing games last week. I decided to shake things up by putting teams that had not been in the rankings…
Today in Detroit, we received the first significant amount of snowfall this fall This is usually the first sign that warm weather has taken a back seat until spring. This is also the beginning of what appears to be an…
One of the best things I like about writing these rankings is that I really don’t know what team will be ranked where. I do watch as many games on NHL Center Ice as I can during the course of…
Teams are nearing the end of the first quarter of the season. While you can’t win your division, make the playoffs, or win the Stanley Cup at this point of the season, you sure can lose it. And lose it…
Key Offseason Losses:Manny Malhotra, Michael Peca Key Offseason Additions:Nate Guenin, Ethan Moreau, Kyle Wilson, Nikita Filatov Last Season Ranking: 14th, West Offense:It’s all about Rich Nash for the Blue Jackets. One of the most talented players in the league, he…
Now that the whole Ilya Kovalchuk saga is temporary over until New Jersey figures out another strategy for re-signing the superstar forward, there are quite a few unrestricted free agent’s still out on the market. With teams beginning training camps…
With the completion of regular season games today, the NHL released the final schedule for the first round of the playoffs. A complete breakdown of first round matchups as well as the dates and times of each game can be…
Steve Stamkos, the number one overall draft pick by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, struggled to produce just over 40 points in his rookie campaign. Last night against Atlanta, Stamkos recorded goals 39 and 40…