Not long ago, the Penguins were hopelessly out of playoff contention with precious little time remaining in the 2023/2024 NHL campaign.  Pittsburgh was either seven or eight points out of the second wildcard or the third seed in the Metro Division, depending on which slot seemed more realistic for the most optimistic fan at that… read more

Auston Matthews might score 70 goals this season. Seventy goals. That hasn’t been done since Selanne/Mogilny in 1992-93. In reality, he may not score 70, but he can get real close. The two candidates for the Hart Trophy right now, are Nikita Kucherov and Nathan MacKinnon from Tampa, and Colorado respectively. I’ll break down all… read more

Toronto Maple Leafs v Boston Bruins: 4-1 L Coming into this game, I thought they would play with a little more urgency. As soon as the puck dropped, it was Boston’s game. They controlled play, and did not give the Leafs much room to work with. With a Swayman/Woll matchup, we have two goalies that… read more

The Pittsburgh Penguins, an extremely successful and popular NHL franchise that has seemingly had hockey’s top stars every year since 1984, aren’t used to selling anything at the trade deadline other than Stanley Cup playoff tickets. Unfortunately, the 2023/2024 season has been one of reckoning for the Penguins. After narrowly missing the playoffs for the… read more

With the trade deadline wrapped up, we can now cover all the trades the Maple Leafs made, grade them, and really figure out if they could have done more. Defense was the one main thing that the Leafs really needed to add into their lineup. They could have done A LOT better. Maple Leafs Acquire… read more

The Montreal Canadiens played their 3rd game of a 4-game road trip last night against the Nashville Predators in the Bridgestone Arena. As the Habs were looking to end a 2-game slump from back-to-back shootout losses and finally pick up 2 points in the standings. However, this wouldn’t be an easy task as they were… read more

Toronto Maple Leafs v Vegas Golden Knights: 6-2 L I went to the game with high hopes, since the Leafs had come off a big 7-3 win last week against the same club. I think all Leafs fans knew that Vegas would be coming back with a vengeance and that’s exactly what happened. Both teams… read more

The Montreal Canadiens started off their 1st game of a 4 game road trip against one of the top teams in the National Hockey League The Florida Panthers. The Panthers were coming into this game with a 2 game winning streak and a record of 8-2 in their last 10 games. While the Habs just… read more

In the spring of 2009, I sat down to watch an NCAA regional final matchup between Pitt and Villanova. The Panthers entered the 2008/2009 NCAA Tournament as a number-one seed and made it to the Elite Eight for the first time since it was actually called that. I was stoked. There was no doubt in… read more

There is no doubt in my mind that if your a Montreal Canadiens the last few weeks have been something you would want to forget. As since returning from the All-Star Game the Montreal Canadiens have been struggling as they have lost the lost 5 game in the row, and they were looking to end this… read more