#2 St. Louis Blues (49-22-11, 109 pts) vs. #7 San Jose Sharks (43-29-10, 96 pts) Forwards David “Inglorious” Backes’ numbers dipped a bit from last season, but he’s one of only seven NHLers to score 20 goals and collect 200 hits. He’s also one of six in the 20/100 club. David Perron returned in December …
… Adding fuel to the fire…?
With Boston’s 4-1 loss to Carolina last night, the four conference finalists from last season (Boston, San Jose, Tampa Bay and Vancouver) are a combined 6-13-3 in this young season. All four are in the bottom third in the leagues in standings, although it is still early and there is plenty of time to turn …
Last season: 48-25-9 105 pts, 1st Pacific, 2nd Western Conference Additions: Brent Burns, Jim Vandermeer, Michal Handzus, Martin Havlat, Ben Guite, Andrew Murray, Colin White Losses: Jamal Mayers, Ben Eager, Devin Setoguchi, Charlie Coyle, Scott Nichol, Niclas Wallin, Kyle Wellwood, Kent Huskins, Ian White, Dany Heatley Offense: There was a bit of a shake up at the Tank this …
Here are some thoughts on some of the potential rule changes being looked at in the NHL Research And Development Camp: Hybrid Icing: Safety is the main issue that gets addressed here (Remember Kurtis Foster’s injury?), without taking away from the game. Easily something I think that should be implemented in the game. Although some …