NHL: Picking Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins and other Tuesday night games
I rang in 2011 with my second perfect week of the season. Of course, that means only one thing: trouble tonight! With 10 games on the schedule, it wou...
View ArticleNHL: Picking Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres and other Tuesday night games
After some not-so-busy Tuesdays during the first half of the season, I'm faced with my second consecutive 10-game slate. I did okay last week, hitting...
View ArticleNHL: Gary Bettman chats on Winter Classic, other topics prior to All-Star...
With the All-Star Weekend upon us, I figured it was a good time to catch up with Gary Bettman. The NHL commissioner will soon be celebrating his 18th ...
View ArticleNHL: Mailbag on the Phoenix Coyotes' playoff chances and Peter Forsberg's future
Did you know that since 1945 only two NHL players have scored six goals in a single game? And, believe it or not, their names weren't Wayne Gretzky an...
View ArticleNHL: After Brent Johnson's knockout of Rick DiPietro, a ranking of the best...
For whatever reason (it has to be the equipment, right?), fights between opposing goaltenders get a lot of attention. The Wednesday night bout between...
View ArticleNHL: Why the Philadelphia Flyers will beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, and other...
With the playoff races in both conferences so tight, the games are growing tougher and tougher to pick. That's why I was fairly content with splitting...
View ArticleNHL: Early trade winners and losers, led by St. Louis Blues
The trade deadline is a week away, but that hasn't stopped the league's general managers from acting aggressively to strengthen their rosters or addre...
View ArticleNHL: Analyzing the Pittsburgh Penguins-Dallas Stars trade and Tuesday night...
Before I get to my regularly scheduled Tuesday NHL picks, I thought I'd weigh in on yesterday's Dallas Stars-Pittsburgh Penguins deal and pass along a...
View ArticleNHL: New York Islanders' Michael Grabner and Chicago Blackhawks' Corey...
It's been an interesting season for rookies. We've seen several freshmen make their respective marks at different times during the season. In fact, t...
View ArticleNHL: Logan Couture of the San Jose Sharks is the NHL's top rookie
The NHL freshmen in the class of 2010-11 are deep into their second semester, having battled their way through 60 or so games. In the final quarter of...
View ArticleNHL: The New York Rangers should still be able to make the playoffs
The place to be this weekend just might be Calgary. The Flames, currently clinging to the eighth spot in the Western Conference, host a pair of import...
View ArticleNHL: Alex Goligoski gets his time to shine for Dallas Stars, Jarome Iginla...
Recently acquired Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski didn't arrive a minute too soon for Dallas head coach Marc Crawford. The Stars' bench boss hasn't he...
View ArticleNHL: How Boston Bruins will beat Montreal Canadiens and other Tuesday night...
After a couple of very mediocre weeks, I finally rebounded by nailing 9-of-10. I think Charlie Sheen would call that "Winning!" In fact, if that darn ...
View ArticleNHL: Picking Tuesday night's winners, including game between Philadelphia...
First things first, I have to give a shout-out to the NHL for slapping a significant suspension on repeat offender Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Pengui...
View ArticleNHL: How Buffalo Sabres will beat Tampa Bay Lightning and other Tuesday night...
Did you catch the Boston Bruins-New York Rangers game Monday night? That was a crazy comeback by the home team. When New York rookie defenseman Michae...
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