NHL: Picking Nashville Predators vs. Phoenix Coyotes and other Tuesday night...
Clearly, I can't pick games that are played on Wednesday night. Last week, because of an extremely light Tuesday night slate, I ventured into Wednesda...
View ArticleNHL: As December dawns, Sergei Bobrovsky and Logan Couture are top rookies
Two months in, this is proving to be a very deep, competitive class of freshmen. I don't see mega-stars; but there are a bunch of very good hockey pla...
View ArticleNHL: Picking Tuesday's night's games, plus 10 things to know
I'm playing catch-up today. I'm just back from calling a wild matinee between twin state rivals Vermont and Dartmouth at Thompson Arena in Hanover, N....
View ArticleNHL: Why the Boston Bruins' Tim Thomas can win the Vezina trophy, and other...
After watching an absolutely dreadful performance by the Toronto Maple Leafs (an embarrassing 7-0 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garde...
View ArticleNHL: Why the New York Rangers will top the Florida Panthers and other Tuesday...
I thought I was headed for a big week last Tuesday, after hitting on five of the six early games. My good fortune ran out during the later tilts, howe...
View ArticleNHL: Shea Weber, Nicklas Lidstrom, Jonas Hiller and draft process stand out...
The All-Star format might've changed, but the wild score-a-thon was the same as it ever was. The Lidstroms and the Staals combined for 21 goals, inclu...
View ArticleNHL: Why the Phoenix Coyotes will beat the San Jose Sharks and other Tuesday...
With the All-Star Weekend in the rearview mirror, I'm faced with my biggest challenge of the season: a 12-game return to action. That's a whole lot of...
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: Why the Carolina Hurricanes will beat the New Jersey Devils, and other...
Talk about an All-Star hangover! After enjoying some real good fortune in the first half of the season, I got hit in the face with a cold glass of wat...
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: 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 the Philadelphia Flyers will beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, and other...
Last week, a pair of shootout losses dropped me from a possible 8-2 mark to 6-4. I really can't complain, though. After struggling through the last fe...
View ArticleNHL: Rebuilding plans for Eastern Conference teams
The Stanley Cup playoffs get under way tonight. Can I get an "Amen," somebody? Without a doubt, the first round of the Cup chase is my favorite time o...
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