NHL: Anthony Stewart, Clarke MacArthur, and St. Louis Blues among season's...
While Election Day (here in the United States) remains a few weeks away (Nov. 2), the NHL is giving us some early returns to chew on. I don't imagine ...
View ArticleNHL: For the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars and Chicago...
It was a short weekend for me. On Sunday afternoon, I visited the Yale Whale (otherwise known as the Ingalls Rink) to call the Bulldogs' ECAC showdown...
View ArticleNHL: Alex Ovechkin and Washington Capitals will get a measure of revenge...
Before I make my Tuesday night picks, I have to offer my congratulations to veteran Detroit Red Wings stopper Chris Osgood, who became just the 10th g...
View ArticleNHL: Picking Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins and other Tuesday night games
I rang in 2011 with my second perfect week of the season. Of course, that means only one thing: trouble tonight! With 10 games on the schedule, it wou...
View ArticleNHL: Gary Bettman chats on Winter Classic, other topics prior to All-Star...
With the All-Star Weekend upon us, I figured it was a good time to catch up with Gary Bettman. The NHL commissioner will soon be celebrating his 18th ...
View ArticleNHL: Why the Phoenix Coyotes will beat the San Jose Sharks and other Tuesday...
With the All-Star Weekend in the rearview mirror, I'm faced with my biggest challenge of the season: a 12-game return to action. That's a whole lot of...
View ArticleNHL: Mailbag on the Phoenix Coyotes' playoff chances and Peter Forsberg's future
Did you know that since 1945 only two NHL players have scored six goals in a single game? And, believe it or not, their names weren't Wayne Gretzky an...
View ArticleNHL: After Brent Johnson's knockout of Rick DiPietro, a ranking of the best...
For whatever reason (it has to be the equipment, right?), fights between opposing goaltenders get a lot of attention. The Wednesday night bout between...
View ArticleNHL: Why the Philadelphia Flyers will beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, and other...
With the playoff races in both conferences so tight, the games are growing tougher and tougher to pick. That's why I was fairly content with splitting...
View ArticleNHL: Analyzing the Pittsburgh Penguins-Dallas Stars trade and Tuesday night...
Before I get to my regularly scheduled Tuesday NHL picks, I thought I'd weigh in on yesterday's Dallas Stars-Pittsburgh Penguins deal and pass along a...
View ArticleNHL: Why the Dallas Stars will upset the Phoenix Coyotes and other Tuesday...
It's always tough to make picks on the day after the trade deadline. You never know how certain teams will respond to all of the moves. Still, I'll gi...
View ArticleNHL: The New York Rangers should still be able to make the playoffs
The place to be this weekend just might be Calgary. The Flames, currently clinging to the eighth spot in the Western Conference, host a pair of import...
View ArticleNHL: Alex Goligoski gets his time to shine for Dallas Stars, Jarome Iginla...
Recently acquired Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski didn't arrive a minute too soon for Dallas head coach Marc Crawford. The Stars' bench boss hasn't he...
View ArticleNHL: How the Montreal Canadiens will beat the Washington Capitals and other...
Sadly, my prognosticating turnaround was short-lived. After correctly tagging nine of 10 two weeks ago, I fell back to Earth hard last Tuesday, droppi...
View ArticleNHL: John Carlson of the Washington Capitals is the league's best rookie...
You'd have to go back to the tail end of the Original Six era to find the last time that defensemen won back-to-back Calder trophies. In 1963 and 1964...
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