After going more than a month with a handful of players at a maximum out in accordance with the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, the league is now facing a new challenge: the growing number of Vancouver Canucks players being put on the list (and subsequent games that need to be rescheduled).  What started as one game postponed March 31 after two players and a member of the coaching staff went on the COVID-19 list has now grown to four postponed games […]

The 2021 Buffalo Sabres are one of the worst hockey teams of the 21st century. But how do they compare to the worst teams of all time?  Though they finally won Wednesday night, ending a streak of 18 consecutive losses (0-15-3) that tied the 2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins for the longest losing skid in NHL history, they went right back to their losing ways Thursday night with a 3-2 overtime setback against the New York Rangers.  The Sabres wake up Friday with a 7-23-6 record, […]

Jim Rutherford shocked the hockey world last week when he abruptly resigned as Pittsburgh Penguins general manager seven games into the season. Pittsburgh won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017 under Rutherford, who said he was leaving for personal reasons. He was considered an aggressive trader who made moves before the deadline to keep the Penguins as contenders. Patrik Allvin was named interim GM, but the team is looking for a full-time general manager. The Penguins' core (Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin […]