Stadium Series Review #2

The Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 Saturday night at Coors Field with Brad Richards scoring the game winning goal in the third. This is what happened in fast paced game. The Red Wings struck first with Thomas Tatar getting his own rebound for a nice goal. The Avalanche would respond with Nathan Mackinnon scoring with a nice wrist shot from the top of the circle. The Avalanche would take their first lead with Tyson Barrie scoring with a nice little dangle to beat Petr Mrazek. Gustav Nyquist had a nifty no looker backhand to tie up the game for the Red Wings. Darren Helm had a weird looking pass to Justin Abdelkader who was right there to give the Red Wings their second lead of the game. Alex Tanguay scored a one timer to tie up the game, but that would be the last goal for the Avalanche. With one minute remaining Brad Richards put it in with nobody near him, and Darren Helm put it away with an empty netter. I'd say this game was a huge success for the NHL and for the fans. It was fast paced and was a close game unlike the Wild and Blackhawks, but the Avalanche did lose their first outdoor game, but they played well, and for the Red Wings they got out of a mini slum and should be making the playoffs again. Was this a good game? Could the Avalanche have won? Will they get another outdoor game? stay tuned.... P.S I am doing a trade deadline review after the trade deadline so stay tuned for that!

Andrew Ladd Trade

ANDREW LADD HAS BEEN TRADED TO THE BLACKHAWKS. I'm not kidding they have traded Marko Dano and a 2016 1st round draft pick for former Jets captain Andrew Ladd. This deal is perfect for the Blackhawks since they needed this first line left winger to play with Toews and they finally got him. For the Jets the get a future potential star and a draft pick which always helps. This is a risky move for the Blackhawks since Marko Dano might have become something good for the Hawks, and they have once again traded their first round pick at the deadline. The Jets bad side is that they are going to most likely tank it for the year, but that means they can draft high and maybe get Austin Matthews, but don't count on it. I think the Blackhawks will be serious threats in the playoffs now and once Hossa comes back hopefully it should work out. I would say the Blackhawks won this trade now, but in the future the Jets will probably really benefit from it. The Blackhawks are a "now" team and the Jets are a "soon" team. Who won the trade? Will Ladd work well with the Blackhawks? Will Dano become a star for the Jets in the future? stay tuned....

Little out for Season

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpsAECZStp0 Winnipeg Jets second leading scorer Bryan Little was injured recently against the Tampa Bay Lightning and will be out for the season with a fractured vertebrae. The hit was from Anton Stralman and it wasn't good looking. The thing is the Jets have to get rid of Andrew Ladd their leading scorer and now their second best scorer is out so this just makes the already disappointing season even worse. The good news is Ladd will be gone and Little is injured they can tank and draft high. The thing is, they are not a rebuilding team and they just have to fight through this and see what happens. Another bad thing is that Little is 28 years old and in his prime so this year was a half waste. Little is an underrated player who has been getting more than 20 goals a season and this could affect that in the future. It's a long road ahead for the Jets as they face the trade deadline with Andrew Ladd an now Little out, their playoff chance seems to be slim. Will the Jets win without Little? Is he going to be affected by this next year? What will the Jets do? stay tuned....

Stadium Series Review #1

As a Blackhawks fan this was a hard one to watch, the Wild killed the Hawks 6-1 and Kane was the only one to score for the Hawks. First Matt Dumba scored early on in the game, than Thomas Vanek barely scored to make things worse for the Hawks. Nino Niederreiter scored in the second period to put it away. I couldn't watch it after that, but Jason Pominville scored about halfway through the period to put salt in the wound. The third period starts and Ryan Carter scores to make it 5-0. Luckily for the Blackhawks Patrick Kane scored to get them on the board, but Erik Haula scored and that was it. Jason Zucker suffered a head injury after taking a hit from Blackhawks defenseman Michael Rozsival, and he got a game misconduct for the high hit. Overall the game was one sided and the Wild really stepped it up for the big stage they were on. The Blackhawks are now 1-3 in outdoor games and the Wild are 1-0, but the Hawks may be in the Winter Classic next year against the Blues rumors have told. The next Stadium Series game is the Red Wings and Avalanche on February 27th at Coors Field. Was this an entertaining game? Did the Blackhawks lose because of Hossa's injury? Will the Wild be in any more outdoor games? stay tuned....

Ducks are Back

The Anaheim Ducks have come from the grave to 9th in the league, 5th in the conference, and second in the Pacific Division. Right now these guys are on a 4 game winning streak and are 8-1-1 in their last ten. Once again Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry are leading the way for their team and Frederik Anderson and John Gibson are mostly splitting the job. Everything is just working for these guys now and they really have a shot at winning it all, but they have to deal with the Kings and Sharks this season since they are all really close to each other in the standings. I'd say they are going to make the playoffs, but not win the cup and not go to the Western Conference Finals. I say this because they have too many older forwards and that could really show in the playoffs. They do have a nice young defensive core and it could be like the Blackhawks last year who lead them to victory. All that matters for the Ducks is that they're winning again and have a chance this year. They have to keep this up in the playoffs since they have to face the Los Angles Kings to beat, but it should be a close finish. Are the Ducks for real? Will they continue this? Are they now Stanley Cup contenders? stay tuned....

Gostisbehere Point Streak

Flyers rookie defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere is on a 13 game point streak, and I hope I don't jinx it again like I did with Patrick Kane. This is very impressive especially since he is a defenseman and they don't usually produce as much. He got a goal against the New Jersey Devils to extend it to 13 games and I'd say this will last for a little while. Not to mention this is the longest point streak by a rookie defenseman in the NHL. The Flyers needed something good to make this season worth something since they once again may not make the playoffs so he can be a good player to help get this team back to the playoffs. Also the game against the Devils was crazy with Gostisbehere'g goal, Gudas's dirty headshot, and Blandisi's embarrassing dive. Anyways Gostisbehere is doing great right now and this is amazing for a defenseman to do. Will the streak continue? Is he the real deal? Can he beat Patrick Kane's? stay tuned.... (P.S sorry if this post was bad, I don't know anything really about Gostisbehere......sorry)

Hossa Injury

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L49nD2U83B8
Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa is injured and will be out for "a couple of weeks" Now that we sort of know how long he'll be out the Blackhawks may have to make a move at the deadline. First things first the hip check from Anaheim's Hampus Lindholm wasn't pretty, but it wasn't dirty so it doesn't seem all that bad. The hit was at Hossa's leg and then he fell down and slid into the boards, but that's not where the injury came from. This is really going to hurt the Hawks since they can't put Kane on the first line since that'll ruin their amazing second line so the Hawks need a replacement. The worst thing is that the Hawks don't have a true first line left winger since Shaw isn't consistent enough, and now they don't have a 1st line right wing. Luckily the trade deadline is coming so they can maybe trade for Andrew Ladd for Dano and a second or something to get a left winger, but that means Shaw will have to move to right wing or vise versa. The Hawks need to do something about this or the rest of the season will be rough and they could drop in the standings, but they should be able to pull through. Will this injury have a huge effect? Will the Blackhawks be fine without him? Will Hossa recover in time for the playoffs? stay tuned....