Does Vegas have 2 goals on 3 shots? Just tuning in... that’s it, that is the whole GDT.. first period nearing completion ..read more

Seriously, what more can this guy do? | Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images Period 2 coming up. Skinner letting in a few meh goals. Remember, he’s a rookie backup and everyone is praising Holland for Ekholm. What seems to have been forgotten is that our starter is unplayable and we are relying on a rookie to play 80% of the remaining regular season games and then to win 16 more in playoffs. I love Skinner but it’s a big ask ..read more

Was really hoping he was traded to a contender | Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a late one tonight. 10:30 EST start. This may seem outrageous however, I’d suggest to get used to it because playoff games start at 10 EST and they always start late. So this should feel like dryland training for the playoffs! Coyotes are a fake team designed to take on cap space for the other teams. Most recently it was Jakub Voracek going there to LTIRetire. They definitely didn’t get what they wanted for Chychrum. They always have nice pieces but are always in a rebuild. Oilers have been flyi ..read more

Is it a battle of former Leaf goalies tonight? Should see at least 10 goals if so. | Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Welcome back! Tonight is the Sharks and there are a few reasons I’m fascinated with this one: I was in charge of our Mock Draft and drafted Martin Kaut... at the time everyone said I was nuts and he’d be a bust. Well, you were probably right! But I will cheer for him to the end. Campbell may be the starter and that’s always fun! Reimer may be starting tonight and in his honor: I’d go to the 10 minute mark when the Leafs are up 4-1. It’s rare I post Leafs highlights but ..read more

4 years later and RW is still weak! | Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images EDM lineup at Seattle: Kane-McDavid-Hyman RNH-Draisaitl-Foegele Janmark-Bjugstad-Yamamoto Kostin-Shore-Ryan Nurse-Ceci Ekholm-Bouchard Kulak-Desharnais Skinner — Jack Michaels (@EdmontonJack) March 18, 2023 Ekholm has been an unbeliveable add. I don’t like our RD side at all though. Our LD side is doing some heavy lifting. And here is a fun tweet from us that I feel is worth discussing: ICYMI -- In 4 GP with the Carolina Hurricanes, JP: ~13:25 ATOI 63.25 CF% 62.65 FF% 58.50 xGF% Outscored 0-1 at 5v5. 0.957 ..read more

Photo by Lawrence Scott/Getty Images Leon Draisaitl’s powerplay production has reached new heights this season, and is a major reason why he hit the century mark. Scoring another two goals on Tuesday night against Ottawa, 27-year old Leon Draisaitl reached the 100 point mark for the fourth time in his career. He currently ranks third in the league this season with 44 goals and seventh overall with 56 assists. Draisaitl now has 716 points in 624 career NHL games - and has established himself as one of the top-end forwards in the league. His productivity in the regular season and playoffs has hi ..read more

Photo by Lawrence Scott/NHLI via Getty Images Regular season, even-strength, penalty kill, playoffs. Ryan McLeod is the kind of depth player that’s going to increase your chances of winning games.  Couple thoughts on Ryan McLeod, who is getting some attention for the mistake he made in Toronto on Saturday that led to a goal against. McLeod has been solid for the Edmonton Oilers this season as a centerman. He’s 23, averaging about 14 minutes per game, in a predominantly third-line role. And he’s got nine goals and nine assists at even-strength (5v5) - a rate of 1.76 points per hour, which ..read more

No explanation needed... it’s the Leafs. The only fanbase more toxic than ours! Also, the same fanbase that constantly starts ‘McDavid will go to TO’ lies! So, in that vein, I cannot wait to see Auston Matthews in Arizonza after his contract expires next season! I hope he gets the same as Hyman because they are tied in goals. Go Oilers ..read more

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Can we finally start referring to the Edmonton Oilers as cup contenders? The Oilers are currently sitting fourth in the Pacific division, having secured 80 points in 66 games – a points percentage of 0.606 that ranks in sixth in the western conference. They’re currently the highest scoring team in the league, average 3.82 goals per game – driven largely by their powerplay scoring which ranks first in the league and their even-strength (5v5) scoring rate which ranks sixth. And it was their inability to prevent shots, scoring chances and ..read more

You wanna be the best, you gotta beat the best. Bruins are the absolute gold standard this season. I'm not sure Ekholm or nurse would crack their top 4. I'm positive Drai and McDavid would. That may be all for our forwards though. To me it feels like the start of a brilliant Skinner run and a great time to start figuring out the forward line combos and d pairings. Sounds like Kane is back. I say we win 3-2 ..read more