The Avs are tired and time needs managing moving forward
The streak is over for the Colorado Avalanche; 15 games of picking up points, winning 13 of them, but the run is no more. The cynical people out there will… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 10 – Enter The Artist
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks trades and the upcoming deadline. Analysis of the big trade (Lucas Wallmark,… Read more »
Blackhawks complete six-piece trade with Florida Panthers
The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forward Brett Connolly, defenseman Riley Stillman, forward prospect Henrik Borgstrom and a seventh-round draft pick from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Lucas Wallmark… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks purchase Rockford IceHogs, announce BMO Harris Center renovations
This morning, Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz and several others announced that the Blackhawks were unanimously approved to buy the Rockford… Read more »
Colorado Hockey Rinkcast S1 Ep11 — The Rink Colorado’s Craig Jones
Staff writer Craig Jones joins the podcast to discuss Philipp Grubauer’s career season, the success of the defensive group and what could happen before next week’s NHL trade deadline. Please… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks lose ground, sign two, trade for one in busy week
The Chicago Blackhawks’ playoff chances took another hit this week after they could only muster two points over three games. After splitting back-to-back home games with the Carolina Hurricanes, the… Read more »
No, the Eagles are not playing with an ECHL lineup
I have recently seen a lot of people mocking the Colorado Eagles for running an ECHL lineup. I should probably just ignore them, but these are the very people who… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 9 – Big Boy Hockey
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Ray Napientek, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks and some more broad NHL topics. Blackhawks have some success vs… Read more »
RECAP: Chicago wins a pair from Florida, falls to Nashville
The Chicago Blackhawks entered their pair of games against the Florida Panthers having lost three straight games and looked to right the ship. With only a three-point lead for the… Read more »
Martin Kaut has arrived!
This is going to be short and sweet, largely because I have written about Martin Kaut so many times in the past, including here and here. As a first-round draft… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks lose three in a row against division’s top teams
In a make-or-break month for the Chicago Blackhawks, the team faced arguably their stiffest competition of the season by facing off against the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning… Read more »
Colorado Avalanche trade deadline needs and a possible partner
This article began its life as a three-pronged look at what the Colorado Avalanche need to do to address the three different areas of their team. However, on Saturday, the… Read more »
Is Hunter Miska an NHL-level goalie?
In the game between the Colorado Avalanche and Anaheim Ducks on March 16, Hunter Miska was Colorado’s starting goalie, yet was not the finishing goalie. He only played one period… Read more »
Colorado Eagles: Red-hot in Texas, Jean-Luc Foudy, and what comes next
After a rough start, the Colorado Eagles are now at 6–6–2–0. I thought it was time for a quick season recap and a discussion of some of the highlights (and… Read more »
ANALYSIS: March collapse and trade deadline musings
The Chicago Blackhawks have hit a wall of sorts. They are 3–6–1 in their last 10 games, and the Columbus Blue Jackets are nipping at their heels, now two points… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 8 – Trade Deadline Incoming
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks’ misfortunes in Florida and the upcoming trade deadline. What do we… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs: Tomkins brilliant, Josiah Slavin signs entry-level contract
What can cure an ailing season? How about some goalie wins and a new signing? With what can only be described as a trying year for the Rockford IceHogs, the… Read more »
Avalanche Consistency Stars For the Week
As a hockey fan you will have heard commentator after commentator talk about consistency and how important it is for teams, especially when they have their sights set on the… Read more »
RECAP: Chicago sneaks out lone victory in three underwhelming efforts
The “Jekyll and Hyde” Chicago Blackhawks stormed into Dallas this past week looking like a playoff team in their three-game series against last season’s Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning,… Read more »
ICYMI: Week of March 12 — Avalanche news and more
Colorado Avalanche news Between The Pipes — March 8: Raj and Springer had lots to say about Philipp Grubauer’s performance and the Avalanche’s goaltending situation overall. It is worth a… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs: Hogs playing better while searching for consistency
Despite the constant fluidity of their roster changes, the Rockford IceHogs have had their best three-game stretch to date, going 2–1–0 heading into the weekend. The IceHogs began the week… Read more »
RECAP: Avs dominate Yotes in homestand but only take two points
These two games may well prove to be the strangest two of the season to write about. The Colorado Avalanche completely dominated the Arizona Coyotes across six periods of hockey,… Read more »
Why Erik Johnson holds the expansion draft keys for Colorado
The upcoming Seattle expansion draft is guaranteed to pose tough questions for teams who are deep in the NHL. The Colorado Avalanche are one of those—when healthy, of course—and when… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks take three of six possible points in weekend against the Lightning
In what was arguably the best mini series of the NHL season thus far, the Chicago Blackhawks scrapped together three points in three games against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ideal?… Read more »
Avalanche earn point in 5–4 overtime loss, split series with Ducks
The Avalanche were back in Denver this weekend after a mini west coast trip that ended with a split with the San Jose Sharks. The bad news is that star… Read more »