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  • Game of the week: February 4-10

    Now that all the bye weeks are behind us, the next big event on the NHL calendar is the trade deadline at the end of the month. The activity leading up to that date will be majorly influenced by the next couple weeks’ games, including these tilts: NHL SCHEDULE: February 4-10 TIME (ALL TIMES EASTERN)…

  • March 2 – Day 142 – Metropolitan grind

    It’s Friday, so live it up at your local rink! No matter if you’re watching the NHL, AHL, ECHL, NCAA, juniors or any other league, any hockey on a weekend is good hockey. Like most nights, the action begins at 7 p.m. when Montréal visits the New York Islanders (RDS/TSN2), followed half an hour later…

  • 2018 Trade Deadline Preview: Metropolitan Division

    1. Washington Capitals– 31-17-5 (67 points, 53 GP) After spending a couple of months figuring themselves out and weathering the storm that’s been Braden Holtby‘s second-to-last career worst season (his 2.76 goals against average and .915 save percentage in 39 games played are better and the same as his 2013-14 2.85 GAA and .915 SV%…

  • February 4 – Day 116 – The ocean is a dangerous place

    This is it guys: the last day of the year that football can get in the way of hockey. It’s almost over. Unfortunately, today’s football game just so happens to be the biggest of the year, so the NHL isn’t trying to compete too much with only three matinees on the schedule. The action begins…

  • Merkle’s Weekly Bumblings: Week 7

    Player of the Week: William Karlsson The kid the Jackets bribed Vegas to take in the expansion draft is making Jarmo Kekalainen and John Davidson sweat, and CBJ fans like myself weep. Karlsson’s 13 goals in 22 games this season already far surpass his previous best effort of 9 in 81 games with Columbus 2…

  • November 22 – Day 50 – Decision day, beta version

    The big day is finally here! If stats are right – and, I mean, they usually are – the way the standings read after tonight’s action should include 78 percent of this April’s postseason participants. Making this evening even more exciting, today is the second day of the 2017-’18 season that features the maximum 15…

  • Chicago at St. Louis – Game 5 – Kane’s overtime winner forces Game 6

          It may have taken double overtime, but a Patrick Kane backhand has sent this series back to the United Center with the opportunity for the Blackhawks to force a Game 7. The first period was not much to talk about.  Only 10 combined shots were fired between the two teams, with only…

  • December 10 – Day 64 – Return from hiatus

    Hello again friends! As you may have noticed, I was forced into a month long writing hiatus due to a major project for school, for which I am extremely sorry.  For those that care, you will be pleased to know that (1) I completed my senior project and (2) I think it went marvelously!  Due to that,…