Category Hockey
Week 19 of the Nerdy 30+1: Chelsea Knackered and Phan-Oof
As we get closer to the trade deadline, every team across the league will need to figure out whether they have any shot at making the playoffs or not. Sure, they can go ahead and look at the standings and think they have picked up enough overtime losses to keep them going. But really, they […]
Week 18 of the Nerdy 30+1: Something’s Bruin
31. Buffalo (82-game standings points pace: 61 points, Last Week: 31) 30. Ottawa (Pace: 72 pts, LW: 30) 29. Arizona (Pace: 53 pts, LW: 29) 28. Vancouver (Pace: 72 pts, LW: 27) 27. Detroit (Pace: 79 pts, LW: 28) 26. Florida (Pace: 82 pts, LW: 26) 25. New York Islanders (Pace: 88 pts, LW: 24) […]
Weeks 16 & 17 of the Nerdy 30+1: Grand Central and Flushed Out Oil
Since there were no power rankings last week, I have decided to give you all double the content this time around. And with that, two teams have now eliminated from playoff contention. Now that the All-Star break has come to an end, it’s time to look forward to the Olympics trade deadline and postseason as […]
Week 15 of the Nerdy 30+1: Check Mate and Babbling Babcock
Before we get to another edition of the Nerdy 30+1, I think we really need to talk about Kid Rock. For starts, let’s ignore the obvious issues here for a second by asking this simple question that should be applied to all sports leagues that want to stay relevant when it comes to hiring half […]
Week 14 of the Nerdy 30+1: Bergiving and Cody Franchise
So as we pass the halfway mark of this NHL season, the only thing I can conclude about the league as a whole is that everything is just weird. What makes it weird, you ask? Welp, Vegas going from an idea to the second best team in the sport certainly is a good starting point. […]
Week 13 of the Nerdy 30+1: Stanley Parked and The Chances of Being Struck By Lightning
Welcome to the first week of the NHL season for 2018. The New Year was introduced with joyous hockey being played at Citi Field for the NHL Winter Classic and even if enough people think the gimmick is getting stale, I still find a way to enjoy it. My issue with outdoor hockey games is […]
Week 12 of the Nerdy 30+1: Jet Setting and Duck-ing for Cover
31. Arizona (82-game Standings Points Pace: 47 points, Last Week: 31) 30. Buffalo (Pace: 58 pts, LW: 30) 29. Ottawa (Pace: 70 pts, LW: 29) 28. Detroit (Pace: 75 pts, LW: 28) 27. Florida (Pace: 82 pts, LW: 27) 26. Montreal (Pace: 78 pts, LW: 26) 25. Anaheim (Pace: 86 pts, LW: 25) 24. Vancouver […]
Week 11 of the Nerdy 30+1: Clipped Wings and Tryin’ in T’ronta
Within the span of a week, every team in the NHL has played over 33 games, also known as 40% of the season. Since the league has surpassed another one-15th slice of the NHL schedule, another team has to be eliminated from playoff contention. Among the first observations when looking at this season as a […]
Week 10 of the Nerdy 30+1: Net-Neutral and Golden Years
Welp, we had another week of hockey that has just passed us by and two points of fact are happening as the season has gone along. First, there are too many bad teams. Second, there are not enough really good teams. Consider that we haven’t even hit the halfway point in the regular season and […]
Week 9 of the Nerdy 30+1: Deep Dissed Pizza and Coronation Street
As we approach the month of December this NHL season, league officials must be coming into the office with their chests held high when reports are coming out that Seattle has approved the construction of a new multi-purpose sports arena. This opens the door for them to become the 32nd NHL franchise by as soon […]
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