Geek of the Week: Pretty Fly (For a Nikolaj)

By |2021-03-20T17:03:59-04:00March 21st, 2021|Geek of the Week|

Danish-born winger Nikolaj Ehlers was primed to be a hockey player from a young age. He moved to Switzerland at a young age and began playing and fine-tuning his game under his father Heinz. During his time in Switzerland, his team played overseas in the Quebec International Pee-Wee tournament, which was surely a great chance [...]

Ramblings: Avs Acquire Backup Goalie; Radulov, Hintz Perpetual GTDs; Shutouts from Driedger, Campbell, Khudobin (Mar 21)

By |2021-03-21T01:40:52-04:00March 21st, 2021|Hockey Rambling|

Early Saturday, the Sabres traded goalie Jonas Johansson to the Avalanche for a sixth-round pick. Honestly, when cartoon Elliotte Friedman tweeted out the trade with the last name only, I thought Marcus Johansson at first (yes, I do realize he’s with the Wild now, I just hadn’t finished my coffee yet). Then I realized the [...]

Ramblings: Bruins Games Postponed, Fading Freddy, Lehner Returns (Mar 20)

By |2021-03-20T01:43:14-04:00March 20th, 2021|Hockey Rambling|

With five players now in COVID protocol, the NHL has cancelled the Bruins’ next two games. These include today’s (Saturday’s) game against Buffalo and Tuesday’s game against the NY Islanders. David Pastrnak, Jake DeBrusk, David Krejci, and Craig Smith have joined Sean Kuraly on the COVID protocol list. Unless you’re talking about top-tier options like [...]

Ramblings: Same Old Sabres, An Avalanche of Shots, Barrie Piling on Points, Drysdale Debut (Mar 19)

By |2021-03-19T01:37:55-04:00March 19th, 2021|Hockey Rambling|

There was some concern that the Boston/Buffalo game would be postponed after both teams cancelled their morning skates due to COVID protocol, but they ended up playing anyway. Even with vaccinations increasing by the day and many arenas welcoming fans back in limited capacities, this near-miss serves as a reminder we are still very much [...]

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