SMC 12-20-2015
A good hot cup of coffee to get the sleep out of one’s eyes and the chill out of the air!
Colonel Klinkhammer made a cameo then went to the infirmary. I appreciate the effort mein commandant!
Jonathan Bernier making it a statement game against the LA Kings with a 5-0 shutout. It will be interesting to see when James Reimer gets back in action.
Sabres played the Blackhawks tough going to a shootout before losing 3-2. It seems like the Hawks should never lose with the way Patrick Kane is going this season.
The Calgary Flames have been playing great of late by winning 7 in a row before losing to the St. Louis blues 3-2 on Saturday. They beat some good teams in that streak too.
In case you haven’t noticed, Vladimir Tarasenko has woken up something fierce with 9 points in 5 games. He has a 5-game goal-scoring streak!
The Rangers were good to get off to a solid start to begin the season because they have looked like garbage the past 12 games or so.
Over the last 10 games the Rangers aren’t the worst NHL team at 3-5-2. The Montreal Canadiens are a bit worse at 2-7-1 but they aren’t playing with Carey Price in net where the Rangers have Henrik Lundqvist playing.
I know the Anaheim Ducks are in last place in the entire Western Conference, but did you know that they are only 3 points behind 3rd place in the Pacific Division?
That Pacific Division is going to be a dogfight until the end.
Pittsburgh is fading. They have changed the coach already. Some players will be the next to part ways.
Carolina’s Jeff Skinner was on a torrid scoring pace of late but didn’t register a point on Saturday against The Pens. He didn’t even get a shot on goal. Hot or cold. Or injured. That’s Skinner’s M-O.
What is going to happen with Columbus’ Ryan Johansen? He’s safe for the holidays. Or is he?
Patrick Sharp was cold for a while but Saturday’s game just might be the beginning of a hot spell for the streaky winger.
Pekka Rinne finally got a win after 3 straight losses, and losing 6 of last 7. So unlike Rinne to go into a long dry spell.
I guess it’s time to start taking Arizona a bit more seriously. I mean we are almost at Christmas time and they are playing solid hockey and sit in a playoff spot.
In an Edmonton-Colorado matchup, you would expect a lot of scoring. Well, Saturday night saw Colorado live up to their end of the commitment with a 5-1 victory.
Taylor Hall did have 8 SOG in the loss so you know he was playing at a high level.
You just have to admire the way Claude Julien has gotten the Boston Bruins to respond this season when it looked like everyone was giving them up for dead.
The Kings are leading the Pacific Division by 9 points over San Jose. That’s not how they usually do things in LA.
Merry Christmas, happy Boxing Day and A Happy New Year to all our readers! See you in the New Year and may all your fantasies come true!