BY Mike Rifkin Connor McDavid is without a doubt the best Hockey player on the planet. McDavid has led the Oilers to back to back Stanley Cup Final appearances, losing both to the Florida Panthers. When we judge athletes today, we usually judge them on the amount of championships they’ve won, not the individual accolades.Continue reading “Connor’s Challenge”
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Yaroslav Askarov Landing Spots
By Mike Rifkin The Nashville Predators have been one of the most aggressive teams in free agency. Bringing in Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei. The best move in my opinion was extending goaltender Juuse Saros to an eight year 61 million dollar contract. Saros last season was 35-24-5 with a 2.86 GAA andContinue reading “Yaroslav Askarov Landing Spots”
What Comes Next : Colorado Avalanches (Rifkin Statement Address)
By Mike Rifkin The Colorado Avalanche are a very good hockey team, and that’s stating the obvious. President of Hockey Operations Joe Sakic and General Manager Chris Macfarland have done an outstanding job putting together an excellent nucleus led by Nathan Mackinnon (who should win the Hart Trophy). The Avs steamrolled the Winnipeg Jets inContinue reading “What Comes Next : Colorado Avalanches (Rifkin Statement Address)”
NHL Playoff Players Under Pressure
By Mike Rifkin With the NHL regular season coming to an end and all the playoff teams being set. Here is a look at players under the spotlight this postseason. 3) Stuart Skinner – Oilers – What was said about Georgiev can also be said for Skinner. The Oilers and Avalanche both have generational playersContinue reading “NHL Playoff Players Under Pressure “
Rock Bottom
By Mike Rifkin On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins blew a 4-0 lead over the Colorado Avalanche and lost 5-4 in overtime. The loss makes the Penguins 2-6-2 over their last ten games, and they sit nine points out of the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference and 11 points out of third placeContinue reading “Rock Bottom”
HART DISCOURSE
BY MIKE RIFKIN The NHL season is coming down the stretch, and with every team having around 20 games left in the season teams are fighting for playoff spots. But the other thing that is very much in a big discussion is who is the front-runner for the Hart Trophy as the league’s MVP. SoContinue reading “HART DISCOURSE”
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF PREVIEW: WESTERN CONFERENCE
By: Mike Rifkin Central Division Prediction: Avs in five (2) Stars vs. (3) Wild: These two teams split their four regular-season meetings. Roope Hintz led the way for the Stars by having four goals and seven points in the four meetings. Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin, both of whom had bounce-back seasons combined for fiveContinue reading “STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF PREVIEW: WESTERN CONFERENCE “
Stanley Cup Finals Preview
By : Mike Rifkin The only thing between the Tampa Bay Lightning and making history are the Colorado Avalanche. The Lightning are looking to be the first team since the New York Islanders in the 1980s to win three consecutive Stanley Cups, while the Avalanche are looking for their first Stanley Cup since 2001. TheContinue reading “Stanley Cup Finals Preview”
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