Hockey Rambling

Though Boston had to deal with injuries earlier in the season, they easily overcame those and have largely been healthy since. That ended when Jake DeBrusk was injured in the Winter Classic and was set to be out a month. He was back in a normal jersey at practice on Monday: https://twitter.com/mattyports/status/1625153561851043840 The team would [...]

It’s worth noting that the only two teams that were fresh – i.e., they were not on the tail-end of a back-to-back situation – both won their games. All of Sunday’s losses were by teams playing for the second day in a row. The Oilers gave Stuart Skinner the start, which was expected because Jack [...]

A Jakob Chychrun trade might be forthcoming, although it didn’t happen on Saturday night. Chychrun was made a healthy scratch by the Coyotes for “trade-related reasons.” Not long after the game start in the HNIC second-intermission 32 Thoughts, Jeff Marek stated that a trade was not imminent with any of the Oilers, Maple Leafs, or [...]

Vladimir Tarasenko needed very little time to make an impact with the Rangers, scoring a goal just 2:49 into his Rangers debut. Tarasenko finished with two shots in just under 13 minutes of icetime, but more importantly he seemed to click on a new loaded top line with Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad. This seems [...]

The last few years have taught us all to be used to seeing shocking news in the NHL on a near-daily basis, but what we saw from Calgary on Thursday pushes the boundaries of what we’re used to seeing in the league: Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson was hit by a car while on his [...]

As of Wednesday afternoon, the Florida Panthers were three points out of a playoff spot but had three more gamed played than Pittsburgh, the team in the final Wild Card slot. They were four points behind Washington with the same number of games played. They need a healthy roster if they want to make a [...]

Post-All-Star break the rest of the season comes up on us quickly. This isn’t the mid-way point of the year, it’s the two-thirds mark. The trade deadline is less than a month away, and coming up in just another five weeks is the start of the H2H playoffs. Once we get into March, the potential [...]

The month of January was a good one for the Colorado Avalanche. They went 8-5-0, good for 10th in points percentage across the league. They also finished 10th by expected goal share at 5-on-5, a big improvement over the weeks prior, and all this helped them climb into a playoff spot. The 2022 Stanley Cup [...]

The 15th annual Midseason Guide was released three weeks ago. Pick it up here! Second-half projections, prospects, free agents, trade block, advanced statistical analysis and more! This is probably only relevant for a couple more days, now that the All-Star Break is wrapping up, so gobble up the information while you can! * Bo Horvat [...]

In case you decided to make other plans on Saturday, the Atlantic Division defeated the Central Division 7-5 in the All-Star Game final on Saturday. Dylan Larkin scored a hat trick in the final game for the Atlantic Division. Playing in his home rink, Matthew Tkachuk was named the game MVP with four goals and [...]