NHL: Matthew Bartkowski, Derek Stepan and other promising youngsters of 2010-11
If you follow me on Twitter -- you should -- you know that I braved a little rainy weather to check out the Ottawa Senators vs. New York Rangers exhib...
View ArticleNHL: Picking games on Tuesday NHL slate
It's just the third Tuesday of the NHL season and I've already slipped below the .500 mark with my weekly prognostications. After splitting two games ...
View ArticleNHL: Henrik Lundqvist, Tim Thomas, Dan Ellis and more are making this the...
It was a trick or treat Saturday night for hockey's masked men. We watched four different skaters convert penalty shots. Trick. The night als...
View ArticleNHL: Picking Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens and other Tuesday games
Is there anyone hotter than me? I think not! Over the past three Tuesdays, I've been deadly accurate, picking 14 of 17 winners. That number would have...
View ArticleNHL: Picking Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins and other Tuesday night games
You have to love that Martin St. Louis, especially when he's bailing me out by scoring a pair of late goals to force overtime in Toronto last week. Ta...
View ArticleNHL: Why the New York Rangers will top the Florida Panthers and other Tuesday...
I thought I was headed for a big week last Tuesday, after hitting on five of the six early games. My good fortune ran out during the later tilts, howe...
View ArticleNHL: Shea Weber, Nicklas Lidstrom, Jonas Hiller and draft process stand out...
The All-Star format might've changed, but the wild score-a-thon was the same as it ever was. The Lidstroms and the Staals combined for 21 goals, inclu...
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: Why the Carolina Hurricanes will beat the New Jersey Devils, and other...
Talk about an All-Star hangover! After enjoying some real good fortune in the first half of the season, I got hit in the face with a cold glass of wat...
View ArticleNHL: Early trade winners and losers, led by St. Louis Blues
The trade deadline is a week away, but that hasn't stopped the league's general managers from acting aggressively to strengthen their rosters or addre...
View ArticleNHL: Picking Tuesday night's winners, including game between Philadelphia...
First things first, I have to give a shout-out to the NHL for slapping a significant suspension on repeat offender Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Pengui...
View ArticleNHL: How the Philadelphia Flyers will beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, and other...
Last week, a pair of shootout losses dropped me from a possible 8-2 mark to 6-4. I really can't complain, though. After struggling through the last fe...
View ArticleNHL: Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau among several coaches who could...
There are just four games on tonight's schedule. That is a strangely quiet Thursday by NHL standards. I'll be watching to see if the New York Rangers...
View ArticleNHL: Rebuilding plans for Eastern Conference teams
The Stanley Cup playoffs get under way tonight. Can I get an "Amen," somebody? Without a doubt, the first round of the Cup chase is my favorite time o...
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