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From NHL.com          In a way, the NHL has been drifting away from former players as GMs, though some do remain. One of the best general managers in the game was a former player, and he\’s now hired by the Red Wings. Steve Yzerman spent his entire 22 season hall of fame career in Detroit,Continue reading “Detroit Red Wings 2019-20 season preview”

         Good goaltending proved to be the answer to the Stars\’ issues. Ben Bishop was nothing special in his first year, but was a Vezina finalist in his second year, and Anton Khudobin had a good season as a backup. Getting inconsistent goalies Kari Lehtonen and Antti Niemi out of the crease over the lastContinue reading “Dallas Stars 2019-20 season preview”

From NHL.com           Major success in the NHL normally means the Stanley Cup, but the Blue Jackets will take a second round appearance. They hadn\’t won a playoff series in their nearly two decade existence, until 2018-19, when they took down the mighty Tampa Bay Lightning, who tied the record for most wins in aContinue reading “Columbus Blue Jackets 2019-20 season preview”

From USA Today       A skilled Avalanche team always had the chance of making the playoffs for the second consecutive season. But with just 90 points? Thanks to a terrible Western Conference, the Avs were able to capture the second wild card spot, and face the Flames, who had 17 more points than them. ButContinue reading “Colorado Avalanche 2019-20 season preview”

         It has been five years since the Blackhawks last won a playoff series. That playoff series happened to be the Stanley Cup finals, as Chicago won their third cup of the decade. In 2018-19, they missed the playoffs for the second straight season, but they moved in the right direction. Their two superstars fromContinue reading “Chicago Blackhawks 2019-20 season preview”