HW Video Game Week: NHL 2001
My all time favorite and why not? Future Wild player on the cover and the first time the Wild were featured on the EA franchise. Christmas of 2000 was a happy time in the Dexster household. After years...
View ArticleSummer Thoughts: What About A North American Hockey Champions League?
With the continued growth of following European soccer among American sports fans, North America's hockey leagues should borrow an idea from Europe's biggest club tournament.Early August is the worst...
View Article2014 Season Review: Tanner Pearson
Tanner!Tanner Pearson Corsi, 2013-2014GPCorsi RelativeCorsi OnExpected CorsidCorsi2013-1425-0.411.07610.0191.057 PositivesTanner Pearson didn't impress me much during his first call-up in November - he...
View ArticleWho Cares?
Oh great, the Stanley Cup is backThis has been a boring as fuck off-season for the Kings."Oh, but the Kingswon the Stanley Cup and you could see what each guy does with it on his day. Don't be...
View ArticleTop Three Forward Trend Charts and a Former Oiler on the Rise
Here's the second part of my look at the Ducks forwards using some nifty charts and stuff.This is the opposite side of the post I did a bit ago outlining some bottom line forward players (here). We...
View ArticleThe time Brad Marchand single-handedly made the Kings look silly
Brad Marchand beat five Kings all by himself, a feat good enough for No. 9 on our list of the top 10 goals of the 2013-14 NHL season. Let's break it all down frame-by-frame and get some thoughts from...
View ArticleFresh Links: Showcase Edition
A couple of Providence Bruins will be featured at the Rookie Showcase. In Bruins news you can use: Alexander Khokhlachev and Anthony Camara will participate in the NHLPA Rookie Showcase. [WEEI] Of the...
View Article7 Astounding Images From The 90's To Help You Rethink The Sharks-Kings Series
Are you ready to have your mind fucking blown?Game 1: "Groovy baby, YEAH!"via 38.media.tumblr.comGame 2: "SHOW ME THE MONEY!"via media0.giphy.comGame 3: "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTHvia...
View ArticleStaff Report Cards : Patrick Kane
It's Showtime!!All situations5 on 5 on-iceEV5 on 5GPGAPTOI/60S/60Sh%PenDCF%CF%Â relGF%GF%Â relSh%Sv%PDOZS%ZS%Â relEVTOI%PPTOI%SHTOI%QoC TOI%QoT TOI%Regular...
View Article2014 Season Review: Jonathan Quick
We almost titled this "Jonathan Quick's Not-So-Awful Year."Jonathan Quick - Statistics as a...
View ArticleKings Fans Are Very, Very Smart
And they know how to read real good, too.I'll let you in on a little secret, I wrote some things above about Kings fans, but they're not true. I was being sardonic. But, as I learned yesterday, Kings...
View ArticleFriday Caps Clips
Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: Sarge gets his day with the Cup, a Penguin takes note of the sudden gaps in his blueline, a Dima-Sasha summit in New York and more.Your savory breakfast...
View ArticleCatch-all Statistics Part II: The Devils Best
Last week we reviewed what catch-all statistics are. This week we see how the Devils performed using them. We look into what Devils performed best and how they did in relation to the rest of the...
View ArticleThe Noon Countdown: Sarge and Stanley
Counting down the days until the 2014-15 season with a fond look back at the ol' double nickel.55 - Number of days remaining until the Caps open the 2014-15 season. But it's also......the number worn...
View ArticleLA Kings' Top 25 Under 25: #23 - Patrik Bartosak
Thanks for single-handily ending European goalies in the CHL, Patrik. Jerk.Patrik Bartosak is a Czech-born goalie who has spent the past three seasons playing in the WHL, one of the three leagues in...
View ArticleArizona Coyotes Preseason Countdown: 38 Days
Today's Preseason Countdown remembers a great two-way player while opining a bit on the importance of strong depth lines.The Arizona Coyotes love their grinders. These are guys that may not impress on...
View ArticleWilderness Walk: Back in Civilization Edition
I've been out blazing some new trails on the North Shore in beautiful Grand Marias for the past week. Completely off the grid, aside from an occasional wifi location with some of the slowest interwebs...
View ArticleSunday's Coyotes Tracks - Lord Stanley's Ice Bucket Challenge
Darryl Sutter takes the challenge with the Stanley Cup, Canada wins gold and a FFH book recommendation in today's edition of Tracks.Coyotes NewsArizona Coyotes Preseason Countdown: 37 Days - Five For...
View ArticleQuick Strikes for Monday, August 18
Anschutz Entertainment Group, former owners of the Los Angeles Kings, are partners in one of two sports venues planned for Las Vegas, Nevada. [Las Vegas Sun] David Parkinson has designed hockey...
View ArticleLA Kings' Top 25 Under 25: #22 - Jean-Francois Berube
This year's Martin Jones?!?! (Nah, maybe next year.)A year after narrowly missing the Top 25, the Los Angeles Kings' new #3 goalie checks in at number 22.RankPlayerDOBNationalityDraftVote TotalLast...
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