Phew, okay. There was a lot of news in the span of about 90 minutes on Tuesday morning. The day began with some terrible news coming down regarding three TSN radio stations located in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Hamilton. The stations were erased from the history books in a matter of moments. In Vancouver, Bell literally [...]
I bet you thought you wouldn't hear from me again on this platform. But, surprise! I'm on the Ramblings docket for the next two Wednesdays as a final goodbye. https://twitter.com/Hockey_Robinson/status/1356300092014092288?s=20 As I mentioned on Monday in my tweet and will do so many times, it was extremely difficult to decide to leave DobberSports. This is [...]
John Klingberg has been on another level to begin the 2021 season. A tallied an unassisted powerplay marker in regulation and then set up the OT winner with incredible patience to give Dallas the win on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/NHLGIFs/status/1354279707265654784?s=20 The two-point night extends his season-long point streak to three games and six points. And outside of [...]
BREAKING: Jack Hughes is in fact good and not bad because as an 18-year-old he didn’t live up to ridiculous expectations Okay, I’ll tone it down a bit as we move through these Ramblings. But seriously, the 2019 first-overall pick looks like a completely different player as a sophomore. He grabbed two goals and an [...]
The time has come, the time is now. NHL hockey it’s time to go pow! Okay, maybe I was never a poetry major but the sentiment remains. By the time you read this, we’ll be beginning a stretch of 116 straight days of NHL hockey. That’s right, January 13th to May 9th will provide us [...]
Things are certainly cooking now. We’re a couple of days into all 31 teams’ training camps. Everyone and their dog is either in the best shape of their life or stuck in some sort of quarantine purgatory. Either way, it's exciting for all involved. Okay, maybe not for the guys stuck in their hotel room, [...]
A couple of big items of news came out over the last couple of days. Both involving the Chicago Blackhawks. First, it was announced that Team Canada captain, Kirby Dach had successful wrist surgery and will be out 4-5 months. That's a big old yikes. The Hawks took a risk sending him to the WJC [...]
The Fall freeze is officially over. After weeks of inactivity, the league has awoken and the signings are coming fast and furious now. After re-signing center, Mikael Granlund on Tuesday, the Nashville Predators backed that up by signing UFA forward, Erik Haula. https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1341783054566780928?s=20 The one-year deal worth $1.75M is not prohibitive in any way - [...]
The news came down on Monday that Oscar Klefbom would miss the entire 2021 campaign. For reference, I’m no longer calling it the 2020-21 season because I believe in semantics. This is, obviously, a massive hit to a blueline that could ill afford to take such a punch. If there was ever any question regarding [...]
For this iteration of the Ramblings, I’m going to do something different. Instead of talking about a million little things, I’m going to talk about one thing: The World Junior Championships. As the NHL season appears to be inching closer to commencing (hopefully on January 13th), the top U20 event in the world will be [...]
