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Archives for February 2021

Minnesota Wild: Kirill Kaprizov Deserves More Attention For Insane Rookie Year

Winnipeg Jets’ Resiliency Contributing To Team’s Success In Close Games

Examining Mika Zibanejad’s Stunning Slump For the New York Rangers

Areas Of Concern For the Calgary Flames

Pavel Zacha Has Finally Defined His Role For the New Jersey Devils

Nashville Predators Need To Re-examine Defensive Pairings

Rasmus Dahlin ‘Embarrassed’ By Buffalo Sabres Season

How 2021 NHL Draft Uncertainty Is Impacting Players Differently

Charlottetown Islanders Latest QMJHL Team Shut Down Over Covid Rules

Montreal Canadiens Struggles Embodied In Carey Price Struggles

Without Special Teams, the Montreal Canadiens Will Not Be a Contender

How Winnipeg Jets Winger Kyle Connor Became One Of the NHL’s Best Finishers

It’s Time To Be a Little Concerned About the St. Louis Blues

2020-21 Arizona Coyotes Inconsistency Puzzling

Nashville Predators Still Actually Have Positives During Disappointing Season

It’s Time For the Buffalo Sabres To Start From Scratch

PWHPA Keeps the Momentum Going

Quebec Junior Hockey Teams In New Brunswick Set To Return From 3-month Absence

Boston Bruins Forwards Need Secondary Scoring Boost

Vladimir Tarasenko’s Impending Return Could Be Perfect Tonic For Goal-shy St. Louis Blues

Are the Winnipeg Jets Legit Cup Contenders?

Facing Grueling Schedule And the Specter Of Injuries, Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill Insists On Taking Things Day By Day

Three NHL Coaches On the Hot Seat: Who Needs To Step Up?

Can the Edmonton Oilers Ride Mike Smith To Success?

The Florida Panthers Haven’t Made a Real Playoff Run In Decades. That Could Change This Year

Top 3 Surprise Teams Of the 2020-21 NHL Season

Ottawa Senators Flashing Tantalizing Signs Of Bright Future

Ottawa Senators’ Josh Norris Is Making His Case For the Calder

Montreal Canadiens Fire Head Coach Claude Julien, Associate Coach Kirk Muller

Carey Price’s Declining Play a Complicating Factor For Montreal Canadiens

Covid: NHL Postpones San Jose Sharks Game vs. Vegas Golden Knights

Washington Capitals’ Goaltending Picture Gets Even Murkier

Interesting Decisions Loom For the Edmonton Oilers Defense

Dallas Stars In Desparate Straits In Florida

How the St. Louis Blues’ Injuries Are Affecting Them

New York Islanders Growing Pains Not Cause For Concern

NHL Power Rankings: 1-31 Poll, Plus a Stat That Defines Every Team’s 2021 Season

Flyers-Bruins At Lake Tahoe Is Most Watched NHL Regular Season Game In NBCSN History

Minnesota Wild’s Penalty Kill Getting a Lot Of Practice And It Shows

After Surprisingly Quick Start To Season, New Jersey Devils Faltering

P.K. Subban Is Struggling In All Facets Of the Game for the New Jersey Devils

Buffalo Sabres: Three Players That Will Need To Step Up In Jake McCabe’s Absence

Inside the Art Of the Goalie Goal: How the Successful Few Achieved One Of the NHL’s Rarest Feats

Iowa Wild Game Postponed Due To Covid

The DEL’s Little Engine That Could

American Hockey Fans Salivating Over Potential New NHL Television Deal

Detroit Red Wings: GM Steve Yzerman In Favor Of Postponing the NHL Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Bryan Rust Is Legit

Call It a Revenge Tour, But Vets Are Leading the Los Angeles Kings Back To Contention

31 Thoughts: When Will the 2021 NHL Entry Draft Take Place?

TWC NHL Power Rankings 2021: Week 6

The San Jose Sharks Facing Glum Future

Jakob Chychrun Has Emerged As Top Defenseman For the Arizona Coyotes

How Temporary Realignment Has Impacted the NHL Standings So Far

The Edmonton Oilers Depth Forwards Are Showing Signs Of Life

Time To Fear the New York Islanders

Is Victor Hedman the best hockey player in the world? We asked Victor Hedman

Vegas Golden Knights Getting Plenty From Their Pricey Roster

NHL Rivalries Come At a Premium In Upcoming Playoffs

Thoughts On Every Canadian NHL Team At the Quarter Mark Of the Season

As NHL Deals With Covid Crisis, Is On-ice Transmission To Blame?

NHL Power Rankings: 1-31 Poll, Plus Stocks To Buy Or Sell For Each Team In 2021

Columbus Blue Jackets: Jack Roslovic Thriving With Hometown Team

The Chicago Blackhawks Need To Keep Dylan Strome Involved

New York Rangers Outworked And Overmatched Points To Problems Behind the Bench

Tahoe Outdoor NHL Games Could Lead To More Picturesque Sites

AHL Palm Springs Hockey Team Will Be Ready For the 2022-2023 Season

Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly Believes That the NHL Will Play Out the Entire Season

The Future Is Now For the Vegas Golden Knights’ Defense

Marc-Andre Fleury Regaining Control Of Vegas Golden Knights Net

Vegas Golden Knights: Chandler Stephenson Perfect Proof Of Why Change Of Scenery Works

Ten NHL Players Having Disappointing Starts To the 2020-21 Season

Visualing Team Scoring In the NHL So Far In the 2021 Season

The NHL vs. COVID: Latest Updates On Postponements, Rapid Testing, Playoff Plans, Financials

Are the Florida Panthers For Real?

Some Thoughts On the Edmonton Oilers Defence

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Bryan Rust Shakes Up Offense

Toronto Maple Leafs: Is Alex Galchenyuk Destined To Be the NHL’s Travelling Man Forever?

Kirill Kaprizov Having Major Impact On Minnesota Wild

The Ottawa Senators May Be Bad But They Are a Hell Of a Lot Of Fun To Watch

Breaking Down the New York Rangers Struggles On Offence

Detroit Red Wings: Robby Fabbri Stepping Up In Tyler Bertuzzi’s Absence

Three ways the Buffalo Sabres Can Turn Things Around In 2020-21

31 Thoughts: Tavares, Gagner Blazing a Trail In Minor Hockey Involvement

Hockey Has a Gigantic Goalie Problem

Asiago Hockey Win the Italian Championship

Why the NHL’s Canadian Division Is Controlling Covid Better Than U.S. Teams

NHL Game In Dallas Postponed Amid Winter Storm, Power Outages

NHL First-Quarter Report: Top 10 NHL Players By Position

Ottawa Senators Suffer Huge Loss With Matt Murray’s Injury

NHL Power Rankings

NHL Power Rankings: Statistical Surprises

TWC NHL Power Rankings 2021: Week 5

NHL Game In Dallas Postponed Amid Winter Storm, Power Outages

The Secrets To Chicago Blackhawks Defenseman Duncan Keith’s Longevity

San Jose Sharks: The Albatross Of Erik Karlsson’s Contract

KHL: Week In Review

2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship: Back On the ice

NHL Covid Protocol Related Absences

Montreal Canadiens Need To Retool Their Breakout

Arizona Coyotes Forward Johan Larsson Has Been Suspended For Two Games

Here Are the Ugliest Contracts In the NHL Today

Washington Capitals Need To Take Advantage Of Time Off

Dallas Stars Had Slumps Like This In Their Run To Stanley Cup Final

Pittsburgh Penguins Defensive Personnel Getting Healthy And Interesting

New York Rangers: Adam Fox Is Amazing

A Further Condensed Schedule For the New Jersey Devils

Detroit Red Wings: A New Year But Same Issues Leading To Similar Results

Finland’s Heavy Metal WJC Inspiration

What Do All the NHL’s New Covid Protocols Mean?

The NHL Seems To Be Ignoring Dangerous Hits From Behind

Toronto Maple Leafs Seeing Major Improvements On Defense

Toronto Maple Leafs Quarterly Report Card Gets Mostly Positive Marks

NHL Moving Forward With Outdoor Games Next Weekend

Montreal Canadiens: Don’t Reach For the Panic Button Yet

The Most Overrated NHL Players In the League Today

Arizona Coyotes Offence Driven By Four Players

San Sharks Have Things To Fix As Young Guns Rise To the Occasion

Ontario Approves Home Games For AHL’s Toronto Marlies, Belleville Senators

Western Hockey League Granted Approval To Host Hub Center In Regina

NHL Adding Game-day Rapid Covid Testing

NHL Needs To Tighten Up On Covid Protocols Following Tomas Nosek Debacle

NHL Covid Protocol Related Absences

Minnesota Wild Cleared By NHL To Return To Team Activities

Columbus Blue Jackets Could Soon Have Fans At NHL Games

Tampa Bay: Amalie Arena To Gradually Begin Reopening To Fans

Tensions Rising: NHL Multigame Series Ratchet Up Animosity

Can the Pittsburgh Penguins Save Their Season?

Vegas Golden Knights Getting a Big Boost From Their Young Guns

Anton Khudobin Needs To Rediscover His Magic With the Dallas Stars

NHL Power Rankings

Is Something Up With the NHL’s Play-by-play Data?

2020-21 Vancouver Canucks Slow Start Requires Front Office Shakeup

Los Angeles Kings Hoping Teachable Coments Can Make Gabriel Vilardi a Star Pupil

Ottawa Senators’ Derek Stepan Experiment Was Never Meant To Be

Five NHL Players Who Need Fresh Starts On New Teams

New York Islanders’ DNA Was Forged a Decade Ago

Mason Appleton Settling In To Winnipeg Jets Lineup And Hockey Home

WHL’s Red Deer Rebels To Be Housed At Home Arena For Duration Of 24-game Season

Large Stadiums, Arenas In New York Can Reopen To Fans: Live Sports, Music, Shows Can Return

Toronto Maple Leafs: Auston Matthews Playing At Godly Level Behind Elite Start

NHL: Could This Be the Year Of the Florida Rivalry?

Like It Or Not, Agree Or Disagree, the NHL Is Unlikely To Hit Pause Button On 2020-21

Unique Season Forges New Bonds Among NHL Officials, Players

Nick Ritchie Is the Boston Bruins’ Not So Secret Weapon

Buffalo Sabres’ Captain Looking Forward To a Potentially Compressed Schedule

NHL Power Rankings: 1-31 Poll, Plus What We Love About Each Team In 2021

31 Thoughts: What Hextall, Burke Hirings Say About the Penguins

Goalies Gone Bad: 10 NHL Netminders Who Could Use a Do-over

New York Rangers: Alexis Lafreniere’s Early NHL Struggles a Familiar Sight

Alps Hockey League: Arena Collapse In Sterzing

Pittsburgh Penguins Hire Ron Hextall As General Manager

Ron Hextall Hire Could Bring Massive Shift In How Penguins Are Built

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Young Players Key To Future

NHL Covid Protocol Related Absences

How Montreal Canadiens’ Jeff Petry Is Defying Aging Curve With Norris-worthy Effort

Surprising Arizona Coyotes Have Fans On the Edge Of Their Seats

Arizona Coyotes Need a Consistent Clayton Keller

Vancouver Canucks Need To Get Back To Basics

Los Angeles Kings’ Decimated Lineup Has Contributed To a Miserable Month

Columbus Blue Jackets Mikko Koivu Announces Retirement

How Technology Is Shaping the Future For the NHL

Five Candidates To Coach Team Canada At 2022 Winter Olympics

Canadian AHL Schedule Released

NHL Covid Protocol Related Absences

More NHL Games Postponed, Minnesota Wild Continue To Grapple With Covid Outbreak

NHL Announces Target Start Date For 2021-22 Season

Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid And Leon Draisaitl Shoot For 100-point Shortened Seasons

Florida Panthers Off To 2nd-best Start In Franchise History

Power Rankings: Tampa Bay Lightning Continue To Strike

NHL Power Rankings: One Eye-popping Stat From Every Team

NHL Power Rankings: Big, Bad Bruins Take Over

NHL Power Rankings: The Good And Bad Edition

TWC NHL Power Rankings: Week 4

The Chicago Blackhawks Seem To Be The Real Deal

Can an Under .500 NHL Team Make the Playoffs This Season?

Vancouver Canucks On the Brink Of Collapse

Detroit Red Wings: Anthony Mantha Healthy Scratch Is Ludicrous

New York Rangers Coach Sees Signs Of Mika Zibanejad Getting Ready To Break Out

Breaking Down the Arizona Coyotes Salary Cap Misery

KHL Week In Review

NHL Shifts Protocols As Covid Takes Its Toll

Some NHL Players Unhappy With New Rule Aimed At Curbing Spread Of Virus

Colorado Avalanche Games Postponed Through At Least February 11th Due To Covid Protocols

NHL Covid Protocol Related Absences

NHL Updates Protocol After Damage Has Been Done

Boston Bruins: Charlie McAvoy Living Up To His New Status As Go-to Guy

Philadelphia Flyers’ James Van Riemsdyk Looks Like His Old Self Again

The Vancouver Canucks Aren’t a Playoff Team In 2020-21

Trade Requests Suddenly Trending For Some NHL Players

NHL Power Rankings: The Good And Bad Edition

Olympic Winter Games: One Year Until Beijing 2022

Projecting Canada’s 2022 Olympic Hockey Team

Doug Armstrong: ‘We’re Not Picking an All-star Team’ To Play For Canada

Ontario Not Ready To Say When, If Provincial AHL Teams Will Receive Approval To Play

Remainder Of NWHL Season Suspended Due To New Positive Covid Tests, Safety Concerns

NHL Considering Postponing 2021 NHL Entry Draft

NHL Covid Protocol Related Absences

Buffalo Sabres Furious At NHL For Withholding Information

Toronto Maple Leafs Look To Improve Play At Even Strength

The Tampa Bay Lightning Are Skating It Back By Sliding Just Under the Salary Cap

Nashville Predators: Early Season Standouts And Surprises

Ottawa Senators’ Tim Stuetzle Is Here To Stay After Suiting Up For His Seventh Game Of the NHL Season

Ottawa Senators’ Penalty Kill Needs a Serious Overhaul

Latvia Sole Host For the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship

Detroit Red Wings Can Expect a Boost As They Hit the Road

31 Thoughts: Why Sabres Postponements Are Cause For Concern

Women’s Hockey Fans And Players Deserve Better From the NWHL

No EIHL Season For 2020/21

Postponements Have NHL Headed Toward Scheduling Crunch

NHL Covid Protocol Related Absences

New Jersey Devils Dealing With COVID Games Postponed Through February 6th

AHL, PHPA Agree On CBA Modifications For 2020-21

Postponed Vegas Golden Knights Games Rescheduled

How the Washington Capitals Weathered an Early Covid Storm And Are Poised To Be Top Stanley Cup Contenders Play

Montreal Canadiens’ Roster Depth Key To Early Season Success

Stars’ Inability To Avoid Penalties Could Prove More Dangerous In Upcoming Dallas Matchups

New York Islanders Happy To Be Back Home But Need Their ‘Collective Game’ To Turn Things Around

New York Rangers Need More Changes On Defense To Contend

Buffalo Sabres Still In Thick Of Playoff Race Despite Recent Sloppiness

NHL Power Rankings

TWC Power Rankings 2021: Week 3

Connecticut Whale Withdraw From NWHL Lake Placid Tournament

NCAA: 2021 Hobey Baker Nominees Announced

KHL Week In Review