Where Goon meets Glitz, from the Ice to the Armchair, balanced and objective hockey analysis and reporting.
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St. Louis Blues: 2012 Never Ends
I was very critical and down on the St. Louis Blues offseason heading into the 2023-24 campaign. The Blues (who said farewell to head coach Craig Berube before all was said and done and replacing him with Drew Bannister, initially on an interim basis before removing that tag) were the highest ranked team out… Read more
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Seattle Kraken: Rebuilding the Survey Corps
I predicted that the Seattle Kraken were going to have a hard time repeating the success of their sophomore season in last year’s article, and Seattle regressed as expected. The Kraken’s main point of regression came in goal scoring, as they dropped from 289 to 214, but their defense and goaltending once again improved,… Read more
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The Gaudreau brothers’ shining moments in maroon and gold
At mostly separate times, with their only coinciding season being 2013–14, brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau served as absolute adrenaline shots for the Boston College Eagles. “Johnny Hockey”, despite his small stature, appeared to be a prodigy that was destined for greatness after dominating both the high school circuit with Gloucester Catholic in his home… Read more
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Damien’s Deliberations: A returning centerpiece
Tollbooth Willie would call me unoriginal, but one of my favorite transactions this offseason was the Dallas Stars re-signing Matt Duchene to another one-year, $3 million contract. The 34-year-old is coming off of a stellar season with the Dallas Stars, who fell short to Edmonton in the Conference Finals. The Stars led the league… Read more
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San Jose Sharks: Steps in the Right Direction
The San Jose Sharks 2023-24 campaign can be described with a lot of different words, but the one that I would like to use is embarrassing. Yes, everyone in and around the hockey world knew that the team was living up to their arena’s nickname and fully embracing a tank, but getting their doors… Read more
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New York Rangers: Locked in, but with an attempt at a minor yet essential change
The 2023–24 New York Rangers took a jump up from the previous year under the guidance of Peter Laviolette, with him successfully implementing the changes we in this brand anticipated him conducting after taking the reins from Gerard Gallant. They captured the Presidents’ Trophy and made their way to the Eastern Conference finals; however, they’d… Read more