The NHL has extended its Lockdown phase another two weeks. That’ll take us until the end of April. This remains unsurprising and will continue to occur as the league will not want to cancel the season until they absolutely must. It’s strange to see the different possibilities being heralded by different sports and those in [...]
Over in the Canucks Twitter universe, there’s a March Madness-style bracket going on that pits a variety of who’s who from the Vancouver media, former-pros, and fan sphere. I was happy with a run to the Sweet Sixteen before bowing out to The Athletic's, Wyatt Arndt, aka The Stanchion. Now, here’s where it gets fun. [...]
The NHL has extended the teams' self-quarantine until April 15. The league is breaking off section in two-week chunks. And with the way the US is trending, we’ll be seeing that period extended a few more times. No surprise the NHL has again pushed back the period of self-quarantine to April 15. Bill Daly [...]
Quarantine Update: I’m not going to mince words here, things are getting done around my place. With all these newfound hours in the day without sport or socializing or basically anything, my wife has been finding projects everywhere. It's been a nice distraction. I have also been eating my weight in peanut butter pretzels. So [...]
I’ve been playing and watching hockey for over 25 years. I began writing about the sport in 2015. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a situation where I didn’t know what to say. That has all changed. With the impacts that we as an entire society are facing at the hands of COVID-19, my [...]
Morgan Rielly returned to action on Tuesday night to face the Lightning after a lengthy lay off. It was a welcomed sight for fantasy owners as he could provide an immediate impact on playoff lineups. He may even help the Leafs too. I guess. Rielly skated 21 minutes while seeing time on PP2. Tyson Barrie [...]
The Penguins seemingly forgot how to score last week. It was especially dreadful for the owners of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. The two combined for just a single assist in three contests. Fortunately, a date with the gutted Senators was just what the doctor ordered. Three points apiece for Sid, Jason Zucker and Bryan Rust. [...]
Wednesday afternoon saw the trading bonanza continue as the Vegas Golden Knights procured the services of veteran defender, Alec Martinez from the LA Kings in exchange for 2020 and 2021 second-round selections. The Golden Knights get: A former offensive defender to play on the left-side who brings all sorts of experience. Martinez is a two-time [...]
Apparently, GMs didn’t get the memo that Trade Deadline isn’t for another five days. Because once the ball got rolling with the Islanders overpaying for Andy Greene on the weekend, the momentum has spread throughout the league. On Tuesday alone, we saw four different trades. Let’s take a quick look at their fantasy relevance. New [...]
In an extremely frightening event, Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the St Louis Blues bench during action on Tuesday against the Ducks. Medical personnel was hastily called over and he was stretchered away from the field of play. Obviously, this was a traumatic moment for players on both sides and the decision was made to postpone [...]
