The Kid Is Alright Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - November 7, 2025November 7, 20250 Arseny Gristyuk versus Ivan Demidov. It’s the first-ever NHL Cruiserweight bout between the two highly touted and gifted rookie right wingers. At one time, they were teammates in The KHL while playing for St. Petersburg. But now, times have changed. Thursday night at Prudential Center, the New Jersey Devils hosted the
Steven Stamkos – – A Born Leader Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 8, 20210 Going back to 2008, when Steven Stamkos was picked first overall, the Tampa Bay Lightning had new hope. Their 2004 Stanley Cup run was in the rearview mirror, and a new player was selected. Was he selected to lead them? Probably, he’s always had those capabilities. “You knew once we got
Facing A Sweep; Ducharme is Making Changes Hockeyology by Karine Hains - July 5, 2021July 5, 20210 Tonight, the Canadiens will try to stave off elimination when they take on the Lightning in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final. Montreal will no doubt want to avoid the humiliation of a sweep and the ultimate insult, the Stanley Cup being won on their own ice in front
Changes Might be Coming For the Canadiens Hockeyology by Karine Hains - July 4, 2021July 4, 20210 At this morning's practice, the Habs worked solely on their power play for 30 minutes and fans will be glad to hear that a couple of changes have been made to the units. Most importantly, Gustafsson is no longer on the first unit, he's made way for Jeff Petry who's
The Morning After For Montreal Hockeyology by Karine Hains - July 3, 2021July 3, 20210 The Canadiens must have woken up with quite the hangover this morning, after last night’s mistake galore they find themselves on the brink of elimination and it’s time for Dominique Ducharme to find some solutions. The rookie coach has his work cut out for him, the Lightning is quite a
Lightning Center Ross Colton Plays An Important Role Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 30, 2021June 30, 20210 Ross Colton was drafted in the fourth round in 2016. At that time you never know if a player drafted in the middle of the draft will play in the NHL. The hope is there and Al Murray and his staff have beaten the odds before, but still, there is
Five Keys to The Canadiens Stanley Cup Playoffs Success Hockeyology by Karine Hains - June 27, 20210 The Canadiens’ run to the Stanley Cup has looked like a magical one, with things falling into place, piece by piece, and they are now within reach of the ultimate goal, Lord Stanley’s Cup. To get the fairy tale ending though, these five points will have to go the Canadiens’
Suzuki and Caufield Have Chemistry Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - May 30, 2021May 30, 20210 Sometimes when you have two young, dynamic skaters it can cause problems for the opposition. It’s not always about how much they’re scoring, sometimes it’s about chances, and eventually, those turn into goals. We all saw the Suzuki-Caufield chemistry on the Suzuki OT goal in Game 5, how it happened, and
10 Flyers Thoughts on Game 4 Hockeyology by Anthony Mingioni - August 19, 2020August 19, 20200 The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-0, taking a three games to one series lead in their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Series. Here are some observations. The Flyers again deployed the Michael Raffl-Nate Thompson-Tyler Pitlick line to start the game, the same unit that got the assignment in Game Three.
10 Flyers Thoughts on Game Two Hockeyology by Anthony Mingioni - August 15, 2020August 15, 20200 The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Montreal Canadiens 5-0 on Friday afternoon, tying their Best of Seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Series at one game each. Here are some observations. 1) If the second period of Game One was a blueprint that interim Canadiens head coach Kirk Muller (after head coach Claude
