Hockey Rambling

Panthers 3, Bruins 2 (Panthers lead series 3-1) What a difference a week can make. Last Monday, the Bruins had stolen both Game 1 and home-ice advantage in their second-round series with the Panthers. Three-straight losses later and Boston is on the brink of elimination, heading to enemy territory for a do-or-die Game 5.  After [...]

There were two games of playoff pucks on Saturday: Game 4 of the NY Rangers/Carolina series, and Game 3 of the Colorado/Dallas series. Hurricanes 4, Rangers 3 (Rangers lead series 3-1) Brady Skjei’s goal with just over three minutes left in regulation gave the Hurricanes the lead for good in Game 4, preventing a Rangers [...]

Two games of playoff pucks on Friday. Let’s get to it. Panthers 6, Bruins 2 (Panthers lead series 2-1) After a fight-filled Game 2, the two teams were on much better behavior in Game 3, combining for just 16 penalty minutes. However, 12 of those minutes were from the Bruins, and the Panthers made them [...]

New York took a stranglehold of their second-round series with a 3-2 overtime win in Carolina. The Rangers are now up 3-0 in the matchup and have a chance to close things out Saturday night back in Raleigh. Alexis Lafreniere and Artemi Panarin both had a goal and an assist with the latter tallying the [...]

Travis Green was introduced as the new coach for Ottawa on Wednesday. I wrote about his time in Vancouver and why he could be good for the top Senators skaters in the fantasy game. It is a very interesting offseason ahead in Ottawa and, by happenstance, I wrote about their 2023-24 season and their future [...]

The NHL’s draft lottery yesterday was anti-climactic, with the San Jose Sharks winning the first overall selection, and the Chicago Blackhawks winning the second overall pick – exactly where they were slotted before the lottery. That means no teams changed position, not even Detroit, who always seems to find a way to drop. https://twitter.com/wyshynski/status/1787979897362637252 It’s [...]

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness announced his retirement on Monday. Bowness was Winnipeg’s coach for these last two seasons, leading them to the playoffs twice. He had a Cup Final run with Dallas in the 2020 Bubble Playoffs but was never able to lift the Stanley Cup. Regardless, he seems to be held in [...]

We had two games on Sunday, with one being Game 1 of the second round between Carolina and the NY Rangers, and the other being Game 7 between Vegas and Dallas. NY Rangers vs Carolina The Rangers won 4-3 in a tight game, where Carolina went 0-for-5 on the power play and the Rangers went [...]

First off, I know you’re dying to read about that Game 7 unless you’re a Leafs fan. However, I have to start with an update from the man himself. From Dobber’s X account: Long overdue update I was recovering well from my March 13 transplant. March 29 - all good, progressing well. But then things [...]

There were two games of playoff pucks on Friday. Vancouver advances to the second round, while Nashville’s season comes to an end. Meanwhile, Vegas forces a winner-take-all Game 7 with Dallas on Sunday. Canucks 1, Predators 0 (Canucks win series 4-2) It wasn’t an overtime goal, but it almost seemed that way. Pius Suter scored [...]