At some point this weekend in beautiful California, the Edmonton Oilers will get screwed over by any and all of the Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, bad luck, the black and white stripes, Jack White ...
When I was writing “On the Clock” the toughest group to make interesting were college defensemen who did not contribute heavily on offense. The NCAA lists plus/minus, but not “even-strength goals-for ...
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl had assists and skated miles, even on a night when they don’t go supernova their presence is key. McDavid’s pass on the Arvidsson goal was pure witchcraft, ...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (at five-on-five) averaged 2.38 takeaways per 60 minutes a year ago. He is at 0.84 this season. He still gets to lots of plays, but not as many as he used to and it’s a concern.