Go Pete!

By Daws Butler | Mar 26th 2012 | 1 min read |

Devils bolster defence by recalling Peter Harrold from Albany – The Hockey NewsThe New Jersey Devils have recalled defenceman Peter Harrold from...

Logjam Monday: Good, Bad, Points-Blown

By Daws Butler | Mar 26th 2012 | 9 min read |

Good: CHI, PHX and ANA lost. (The Ducks are out, but a loss for them is always worth celebrating.) Bad: n/a Tonight: LAK/VAN (Go Kings), DAL/CGY (Go S...

Yes, the Kings are in 3rd, THREE POINTS OUT OF 11TH!

By Daws Butler | Mar 22nd 2012 | 1 min read |

Not to be a Negative Nancy or anything. GOOD: LAK won, COL lost (Kings are now even with the Avs in ROWs), CGY half-lost, DAL lost. BAD: LAK won in sh...

Western Logjam: tonight's games

By Daws Butler | Mar 22nd 2012 | 1 min read |

LAK/STL (go Kings!) BOS/SJS (go Bruins!) COL/PHX (go regulation!) VAN/DAL (go Canucks!) CGY/MIN (go Wild!) Three points separate six teams. And Chicag...

Kings Since Deadline: 2nd in goals per game, 3rd best record in NHL

By Daws Butler | Mar 21st 2012 | 4 min read |

Columns are sortable. GDG = goal-differential per game. GP REC GF GA W% GPG GAA GDG PIT 10 9-0-1 41 21 0.950 4.10 2.10 2.00 CHI 10 8-1-1 34 24 0.850 3...

Monday Logjam: Points Blown

By Daws Butler | Mar 19th 2012 | 11 min read |

Here’s this week’s games for the logjammed teams. Four of the seven will make the playoffs. Opponents in parentheses are outside the logja...

Yes, the CBA allows Radulov to return to the NHL without clearing waivers

By Daws Butler | Mar 19th 2012 | 3 min read |

The league and the NHLPA have agreed that Alexander Radulov will be allowed to return to the Predators without clearing waivers. Is this the right cal...

"Duck Season - Fire!": Points Blown Standings

By Daws Butler | Mar 17th 2012 | 12 min read |

KEY: Q = my standings, default sorted by points-blown (explanation of points-blown here). NHL = the official standings, via NHL.COM. PRJ = projected p...

Western Logjam: Glass Half Empty, Glass Half Full

By Daws Butler | Mar 16th 2012 | 8 min read |

Glass Half Empty: Sharks won. Flames won. Kings are in 11th, behind everyone else with a prayer to make the post-season. Glass Half Full: Coyotes lost...

How I Think This Will All Play Out

By Daws Butler | Mar 15th 2012 | 5 min read |

Colorado Avalanche Tough opponents: NJD, NYR, CGY, PHX, VAN, SJS, VAN, CGY, NAS Less tough: CBJ If they’re lucky, they’ll manage 3-3-3 out...