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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, each team’s nationality mix
In keeping with the international spirit of the big event, this week for the power rankings we’ve broken down the roster of each club in terms of nationalities represented, along with some fun facts for each. Some caveats: A player must have appeared in one game to make the breakdown, and the countries are according […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey forecaster: Dec. 20 to Dec. 26
As of Friday morning, there are 74 NHL players from 17 different NHL teams listed in COVID-19 protocol. That’s a little more than 10 percent of the league based on a 23-man roster. This isn’t a fantasy epidemiology column, so I’m not going to speculate on what’s to come, or whether this is the peak […]
Continue readingSeattle Kraken expansion draft protected lists, available players
The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]
Continue readingAfter COVID-19 retesting, affected players from St. Louis Blues, Vegas Golden Knights cleared to play
Wednesday’s retests confirmed that the originals were in error, the league said, and all players involved were made available for their next games. For the Blues, that meant Wednesday night against the Colorado Avalanche for Game 2. Though the names of St. Louis’ players involved in the retesting were not released, there were four Blues […]
Continue readingSt. Louis Blues enter Round 1 without top scorer David Perron due to COVID-19 protocol
The Blues will, however, again have forward Vladimir Tarasenko, who was sidelined the last six games of the regular season with a lower-body injury. Perron appeared on the league’s “players unavailable due to COVID protocol” list starting Saturday. St. Louis has two other players on the list: forward Nathan Walker and defenseman Jake Walman. Asked […]
Continue readingThe NHL’s best and worst this week: Patience pays off for Bill Guerin and the Minnesota Wild
On Nov. 17, the Minnesota Wild fell to last place in the NHL. With just seven wins in their first 20 games, no team had fewer points (16) than Minnesota. But even as the losses piled over the first six weeks of the season, Guerin stood pat. Fans were calling for the Wild to fire […]
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