Why Elias Pettersson is the Calder Winner if the Season Ended Today

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by Russ_Cohen - February 18, 20190

As usual, there are some great rookies in the NHL this year. In net Jordan Binnington (Blues) and Carter Hart (Flyers) have ignited their fan bases. In Buffalo Rasmus Dahlin and in Dallas, Miro Heiskanen has excelled. But in Vancouver, Elias Pettersson has been the choice from the preseason until

Heritage Classic: Oilers Ground Jets in Road Victory

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by Jonathan West - October 24, 2016October 24, 20160

For the 14th time over the last 13 years, the road team prevailed yet again in an NHL outdoor regular season game. The league leading 5-1 Edmonton Oilers forced a split at the weekend Heritage Classic in Winnipeg by blanking the Jets 3-0 on Sunday afternoon. 24 hours earlier the

The 2017 Calder Vote Might Be the Hardest In Recent Memory

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by Russ_Cohen - October 11, 2016October 12, 20162

Having voted on more than a few NHL Awards ballots here is my early list. My criteria has no analytics, preseason doesn’t count, they have a clean slate. Pavel Zacha didn’t play enough to care last season. The list has nothing to do with who is the better long-term player.

2016 NHL Draft My Top 30 Rankings Version 4.0

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by Russ_Cohen - June 24, 2016November 24, 20180

1) Auston Matthews - 6-2, 210 - C - When he goes in deep with the puck. Nobody stops him when he streaks down the ice and then he can shoot or pass. He’s unselfish. Swats away pucks with great force on defense. He’s generational player. Players stand up on

2016 NHL Draft My Top 30 Rankings Version 2.0

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by Russ_Cohen - April 27, 2016June 3, 20160

Now that the Meldonium scandal has died down. Here are my latest rankings: 1) Auston Matthews - 6-2, 210 - C - When he goes in deep with the puck. Nobody stops him and then he can shoot or pass. He’s unselfish. Swats away pucks with great force on defense. He’s