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The “Close, But No Cigar” Team – NHL Players Who Barely Missed Out On Winning The Stanley Cup
Photo: Toronto Star For NHL teams, it’s often ill-timed injuries that derail a team from winning a championship or even making the playoffs. For NHL players, it’s ill-timed trades, placement on waivers, or even contract expiration that causes them to … Continue reading
Milestones In Missouri: Alex Ovechkin Continues Climb Up NHL’’s All-Time Points Ladder
Photo: NHL In Thursday night’s 5-4 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues, Alex Ovechkin scored a goal and recorded two assists for three points in the game. Those three points gave him 1,428 NHL points, allowing him to move … Continue reading
Mid-Season Look at Each NHL Team – Western Conference
Photo: Jeff Vinnick, Getty Images Given that we’ve just completed the All-Star break and passed the unofficial midway point of the 2021-22 season, it’s a good time to take a look at how the other teams in the NHL are … Continue reading
Tom Wilson Skates In 600th Career NHL Game For The Capitals
Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson played in his 600th career NHL game on Friday night against the Blues in St. Louis. He is the third-youngest forward inCapitals’ franchise history to reach the milestone, behind Mike Gartner and Alex Ovechkin.
Numerous COVID-19 Cases Disrupting NHL and Other Sports – Players Pulled From Games
Photo: Calgary Flames Recent COVID-19 outbreaks are currently disrupting the NHL as well as many other sports. The outbreaks have caused the Calgary Flames to postpone three games while the Carolina Hurricanes are also dealing with an outbreak and have … Continue reading
The Latest On The COVID-19 Pandemic And The 2021-22 NHL Season
Photo: AP/Michael Dwyer The 2021-22 NHL season is one that continues to be greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In most cases, hockey venues continue to require patrons to be either fully vaccinated or show proof of a negative COVID … Continue reading
Hockey and All That – The First Month Of The 2021-22 Season
Photo: SI The first month of the 2021-22 season, although an abbreviated first month, has been very eventful. Here’s a summary of the events that have transpired during the month of October and the early part November.
Injuries Decimate Playoff Contenders In The NHL
Photo: Las Vegas Review Journal Several of the teams who were expected to be contenders in the 2021-22 season have spent much of the season dealing with a long injury list and/or long term injuries to key players. This includes … Continue reading
Lars Eller Plays In His 800th Career NHL Game
It was back in November of 2009 when the St. Louis Blues called up a young prospect as an “emergency” because one of their regular roster players was injured. The prospect, Lars Eller, made his NHL debut on November 5, … Continue reading
The 2020-21 Playoff Teams – In Progress Observations
Sporting News Image As the Stanley Cup Playoffs of the delayed and shortened 2020-21 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic have finished two rounds and is about to go into the third round, here are some observations on each of … Continue reading