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The coaching carousel continues as the Las Vegas Golden knights replaced Gerard Gallant with Peter DeBoer today. I’ve had harsh words for a few coaches this year so I’m gonna say it – anyone needing a better coach should probably…
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Happy New Year Hockey Community! I’ve been off for a bit, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day both fell on a Wednesday. I had a great Hockey weekend, attending the Leafs Vs. the Islanders on Saturday and then watching Canada…
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Wednesday NHL Roundup! Taylor Hall was traded from the New Jersey Devils to the Arizona Coyotes for three prospects, a conditional first rounder and a third round pick. The Devils also retain 50% of Hall’s salary. I’m a bit skeptical…
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I have been moderately remiss in posting of late as my Hockey Fandom has been slightly wounded. I love Hockey. I hate Hockey’s internal politics. The spate of Coach firings extending all the way to the corner has painted the…
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Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock was fired last week – just after I posted so I didn’t get a chance to address it. I’m pretty glad I missed that deadline because that story seems to have exploded into a…
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The NHL’s Hall of Fame just inducted Hayley Wickenheiser, Guy Carbonneau, Sergei Zubov, Vaclav Nedomansky, Jim Rutherford and Jerry York. Congratulations to all of this year’s deserving entrants. I enjoyed this year’s inductees so much more than last year when…
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Some very interesting heroes and villains in this week’s NHL. The Boston Bruins should generally be considered a villain, so their continued dominance over the Eastern Conference can be called a victory of evil over good. The duo of Connor…
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So the New York Islanders have rattled off 7 wins in a row. Is anyone out there an Islanders fan that can tell me why? I like Mat Barzal, and I know they have a great unheralded D-corps. That’s not…
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Whooops! This’ll be the “a day late and a buck short” edition of the Roundup, I wrote it yesterday and forgot to post it. Still, last night saw a very light NHL schedule including a very irrelevant tilt between bottom…
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The Oilers are 5-0-1, Leon Draisatl and Connor McDavid are tied for the league lead in goals and “The Real Deal” James Neal leads the league in goals. Did you predict that before the season started? No, you didn’t you…
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