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Archives for October 2019

Halloween Hockey: One Statistic That Will Scare Each NHL Fanbase

What John Tavares’ Absence Has Taught Us About the Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs Show Progress Despite Loss To Washington Capitals

Which Slow-Starting Stanley Cup Contender Can Turn It Around?

ESPN NHL Power Rankings

On the Road: Well-Traveled Michael Grabner Talks Overcoming Doubt, Injury, Settling In With Arizona Coyotes

Breakout Defenders: Five Under-the-Radar NHL Rearguards Stepping Up This Season

The Rise Of Another Elite Montreal Canadiens Goalie

NHL Trade Bait

Calgary Flames Tobias Rieder Has Had a Tumultuous NHL Career

Philadelphia Flyers: The Unknown Remains With Nolan Patrick’s Recovery From Migraine Disorder

Future Watch: The Top 10 Europeans To Watch At the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

Emma Vlasic Making a Splash With the Connecticut Whale

How Trade To Montreal Canadiens Reignited Max Domi’s Passion For Hockey

Chicago Blackhawks’ Brent Seabrook Not Happy With Being Healthy Scratch

Injuries Keep Mounting For the Anaheim Ducks

31 Thoughts: Clock Ticking For Struggling Calgary Flames

Bringing Back NHL Arena Nicknames

The J.T. Miller Move Looks Like a Winner For the Vancouver Canucks

The San Jose Sharks Need To Find a Solution To Their Goaltending Issues Before It’s Too Late

From 1 To 300, Connor McDavid Is In the Company Of NHL Greats

Los Angeles Kings: What Is Wrong With Jonathan Quick, And Can He Turn It Around?

Columbus Blue Jackets: John Tortorella’s Power Play Comments Are Concerning

Former NHLer Scotty Upshall Signs With HC Ambri-Piotta In the Swiss National A League

Jesse Puljujarvi Piling Up Goals In Finland: ‘He’s On the Right Track’

USA Hockey Increases Penalty For On-Ice Slurs

2019 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge: 9 Players To Watch

Toronto Maple Leafs Have To ‘Play Differently’ If They Want To Win Cup: Alex Ovechkin

Nashville Predators Re-Sign Roman Josi

Pittsburgh Penguins Finally Starting To Get Healthy

Don’t Trust Anyone Over 30 (To Win the NHL Scoring Title)

Ken Holland Understands Frustration Of Detroit Red Wings Fans

CBS NHL Power Rankings

Ottawa Senator Bobby Ryan Discusses His Contract, Says It Works For Him

Why San Jose Sharks Coach Peter DeBoer May Be On a Short Leash

Washington Capitals: John Carlson ‘(Has) Been Our Horse For a While,’ And Now He’s the Frontrunner For the Norris Trophy

Ottawa Senators’ Nick Paul Finally Finding Confidence Thanks To Mentality, Meditation — And Red Lobster

NWHL October Recap

Evgeni Malkin Back At Pittsburgh Penguins Practice, Targets Saturday Return

Amid Struggles In San Jose, the Sharks Are Leaning Hard On Brent Burns

San Jose Sharks’ Goaltending Gamble Isn’t Paying Off

NBC NHL Power Rankings

Edmonton Oilers Are Ken Holland’s NHL Team But Sometimes He Still Sees Red

Despite Hot Start, Lack Of Scoring Depth Has Edmonton Oilers Playing With Fire

Barry Trotz Has Transformed the New York Islanders Into the NHL’s Stingiest Team

Everything Is Awful For the Detroit Red Wings Right Now But This Is Exactly How It Needs To Be

Winnipeg Jets’ Adam Lowry Suspended Two Games

TWC NHL Power Rankings: Week 4

Can NHL Fans Behave Themselves?

Philadelphia Flyers Goaltending Is the Key To a Successful Season

Todd McLellan: Dismal Trip Showed Some Los Angeles Kings ‘Can’t Play In the League Right Now’

KHL Week In Review

Former Montreal Canadiens Defenceman Andrei Markov Returning To KHL

Buffalo Beauts’ Cass MacPherson Is an ‘Iron Woman’

Toronto Maple Leafs Early Season Thoughts

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Keys That Could Generate Long-Term Success

The Continued Struggles Of the Edmonton Oilers Bottom Six

Bringing NHL Feuds To Centre Stage

Who Has Been the Most Surprising Player For Each NHL Team To Start 2019-20?

Vancouver Canucks’ Quinn Hughes Not About To Settle Being the Other NHL Brother

Chicago Blackhawks Have Plenty Of Problems Right Now

‘It Was a Very Sad Day’: Teemu Selanne Reflects On Trade From Winnipeg Jets In New Memoir

Heritage Classic Perfectly Recaptures Pond Hockey Vibes

Swiss Hockey Update: Bern, Ambrì, Lugano, Zug, Biel

Kazakh Star Bulbul Making History In the NWHL

Toronto Maple Leafs Captain John Tavares Will Miss At Least Two Weeks With a Broken Finger

What’s Up With Attendance In Canadian NHL Markets These Days?

Winnipeg Jets Still Searching For Identity And Consistency

Neal Pionk Exceeding Winnipeg Jets’ Expectations

Is the Edmonton Oilers’ Buzzworthy Start For Real?

Mike Hoffman Red Hot For Florida Panthers

Why Tom Fitzgerald Won’t Solve All the New Jersey Devils Problems

Matt Duchene Making a Difference For Nashville Predators

NHL Power Rankings: 31 Disturbing Developments Edition

Why Tom Fitzgerald Won’t Solve All the New Jersey Devils Problems

Swiss NLA — Get To Know the 12-Team League

Boston Bruins Have the Best Goalie Duo In the NHL

Colorado Avalanche On Fire: 5 Straight Wins

31 Thoughts: Taylor Hall Contract Status Looms Over Slow-Starting New Jersey Devils

Slow Start From Sergei Bobrovsky Shouldn’t Alarm the Florida Panthers

New York Rangers’ Artemi Panarin Is Worth Every Penny

In Contrast To Past, Young NHL Players Paying Attention To CBA Issues

Stigma Around Ottawa Senators Ownership Creating Concerning Low Attendance

New Jersey Devils Move Assistant GM Tom Fitzgerald Into Assistant Coach Role

The Toughest Team There Ever Was

Special Teams Take Center Stage As Ottawa Senators Continue Rebuild

Ned Colletti’s Baseball Lessons For NHL Scouting

Seattle’s NHL team Releases Initial Club Ticket Prices

Swedish Ice Hockey Association And Women’s National Team End Stalemate, Training Camp Set For November

Is There Any Reason To Believe This Season’s Buffalo Sabres Are the Real Deal?

New Jersey Devils, Dallas Stars Among Five NHL Teams Struggling Early, Open To Trade

NHL Power Rankings: How Much Worse Can Things Get For the New Jersey Devils?

Dallas Stars’ Early Record Raising Concerns

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Consistent Depth Is Key

Detroit Red Wings Need To Solve Depth Issues

The Los Angeles Kings Can’t Keep Starting Jonathan Quick, But Moving His Contract Is Starting To Look Impossible

Calgary Flames Goalie David Rittich Emerges an NHL Starter

Analysis: NHL Rivalries

The NHL Changed Shot Location Data And It’s Breaking Projection Models

Jaroslav Halak Became the 66th NHL Goalie Who Faced 14000 Shots In His Career (Link To Slovak Article)

The Story Behind That Infamous Tweet About Robert Kraft And the Ottawa Senators

Champions Hockey League: Who’s In the Last 16?

U.S. Women’s Hockey Team Welcomes Canada For Week-Long Event

In Somewhat Surprising Move, Toronto Maple Leafs Send Down Rasmus Sandin

St. Louis Blues: Jordan Binnington Is Ready To Prove You Wrong

NHL Power Rankings: Week 2

Edmonton Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl Modeling Game After Two-Way Star Pavel Datsyuk

Montreal Canadiens’ Defense: More Questions Than Answers

NHL Power Rankings: Early Season Surprises And Slow Starts

Middling Minnesota Wild’s Awful Start To NHL Season Could Be a Turning Point

The NHL’s Best And Worst This Week: Are the Buffalo Sabres For Real This Time?

Buffalo Sabres’ Victor Olofsson Sets Rookie Power Play Scoring Record

New York Islanders Lack Structure, Energy In First 5 Games

Turning Pro Vs. Playing College Hockey: Which Is Better?

KHL Weekly Round-Up

New-Look Vancouver Canucks Finding Ways To Win That Last Season’s Team Didn’t

Five Veteran NHLers Who Need To Pick Up the Pace

Buffalo Sabres: Why Isn’t Rasmus Dahlin Playing More?

New Jersey Devils ‘Lacking Confidence’ After Fifth Straight Loss

Ottawa Senators Postpone Search For President Of Hockey Operations

Can Alexander Romanov Save the Montreal Canadiens?

Petr Cech Marks Hockey Debut With Winning Shootout Save For the Guildford Phoenix

National Women’s Hockey League Kicks Off the Most Controversial Season In Its History

Euros Represent Half NHL Rookies

Hockey Night in Canada? More Like Hockey Night In Toronto

Carolina Hurricanes Becoming the “Never Give Up” Team

Winnipeg Jets Not Rushing Dustin Byfuglien Into Decision On Future

Ottawa Senators To Retire Chris Phillips’ Number 4

After Alex DeBrincat Signs Extension With the Chicago Blackhawks, Is Dylan Strome Next?

Ottawa Senators Ownership Problem Is an NHL Problem

World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend: Having Fun In Hockeytown

Los Angeles Kings: Moving Past Complacency, Identifying Benchmarks In the “Refresh”

Leaner Sportsnet Adjusts Course At Midway Point Of Game-Changing NHL Rights Deal

Rasmus Sandin Shows Maturity On the Fast Track To Toronto Maple Leafs

Ottawa Senators Preach Simplicity As Rebuild Begins In Earnest

Toronto Maple Leafs Have No Excuses In 2019-20

Dominik Kubalik Eyes Dream Debut As Chicago Blackhawks Play Philadelphia Flyers In Prague

NHL’s New Faceoff Rules: ‘Offensively, It’s the Best Rule Ever. Defensively, It Sucks’

Calgary Flames Sign GM Brad Treliving To Contract Extension

Toronto Maple Leafs New Faces Impress On Opening Night

How Elias Pettersson Is Adjusting To Spotlight With Vancouver Canucks

Jonathan Drouin Must Step Up This Season For the Montreal Canadiens

Columbus Blue Jackets Look To Swedish Players For Scoring Punch

Buffalo Sabres Coach Ralph Krueger ‘Going One Game At a Time’ On Starting Goalie

Buffalo Sabres Ready For Return To League Basement

AHL, PHPA Ratify New Five-Year CBA

2019-20 NCAA Players To Watch

NHL Opening Night Rosters For 2019-20 Season

San Jose Sharks’ Evander Kane Suspended Three Games

Who Are the 31 NHL Teams’ Captains, Alternate Captains For 2019-20 Season?

Mark Stone Ready To Lead In First Full Season With Vegas Golden Knights

NHL Top Candidates In 2019-20: Jack Adams Award

Montreal Canadiens Opening the Door For Youngsters This Season

Winnipeg Jets Try To Put Early Adversity Behind Them

New York Islanders Continue To Do Things Their Way — Sometimes Boldly

IIHF 2019 Semi-Annual Congress Wrap-Up

NCAA Preseason Top 10