Expectations for Blackhawks’ Jason Dickinson in 2024-25
On Jan. 9, 2024, I went to the United Center to watch the Chicago Blackhawks play the Edmonton Oilers. In the doldrums of the season, expectations were not high for…
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Expectations for Blackhawks’ Lukas Reichel in 2024-25
Pressure comes with the territory when you are a first-round pick at the NHL Draft. That pressure only grows after you have had time to dip your toes into the…
Forget the Youth, Older NHL Teams Win Stanley Cups
Sometimes I can be a curmudgeon, especially when it comes to the “youths.” Sure, I am only 27, but I am nearly a decade removed from high school so I…
Have the Tampa Bay Lightning Improved Over the Offseason?
Will the Tampa Bay Lightning be better this season than the team they were when they lost to the Florida Panthers in Round One? Fellow writer Harrison Smajovits and I…
Lightning Letting Stamkos Walk Was Tough But Wise Decision
Twenty-eight days have elapsed since Steven Stamkos signed a four-year, $32 million contract with the Nashville Predators. I think, but I am not sure, that enough time has passed for…
ESPN’s NHL Coverage Is Far From What Was Promised
This is a piece I have been sitting on for some time. Actually, it has been three years to be precise. In March 2021, the NHL announced that it would…
Lightning GM Confident Team Has Another Stanley Cup in Them
The Tampa Bay Lightning franchise and its fans have become accustomed to success. For seven straight seasons, the team has qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. During that span, the…
Lightning GM Confident Team Has Another Stanley Cup in Them
The Tampa Bay Lightning franchise and its fans have become accustomed to success. For seven straight seasons, the team has qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. During that span, the…
Lightning GM Confident Team Has Another Stanley Cup in Them
The Tampa Bay Lightning franchise and its fans have become accustomed to success. For seven straight seasons, the team has qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. During that span, the…
Hellebuyck, Demko & Bobrovsky Named Vezina Trophy Finalists
Connor Helleybuck, Thatcher Demko, and Sergei Bobrovsky were named finalists for the Vezina Trophy, awarded every season “to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position.” The finalists…