When I set out to make this list of the top 50 best players in the NHL today I thought I’d given myself plenty of wiggle room. I figured once I’d gotten beyond 35 or so the challenge would be finding enough good players to complete the list. Instead I found myself at...
If you had asked me the night before the playoffs started who the early Conn Smythe trophy favorites would be up after the first round and a half the list would have included names like Alexander Ovechkin, Ryan Miller, Jonathan Toews, Sidney Crosby, Henrik Sedin and...
Last night fans in Montreal were partying like their beloved Habs had just won the Stanley Cup, and for good reason. The Canadiens pulled an upset for the ages, dispatching the heavily favored Washington Capitals in 7 games to advance to the second round of the NHL...
*** Update *** – The puck went off Bill Guerin’s pants, so he got credit for the goal. Crosby is still stuck at #49. If you had told me even at the beginning of this year that Sidney Crosby would be the first player in the NHL to reach the 50 goal plateau...
Hockey writers are going to have some tough decisions this year when it comes to voting on the NHL awards. However, no decision is going to be tougher than picking the Hart Trophy winner for 2010. Every year there are several worthwhile candidates, but most seasons...
