Category: Hockey
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Philadelphia Flyers Cannot be Stopped
The Philadelphia Flyers are playing well and crashing the boards more than ever. It is mainly their offense attacks that have teams budging for answers.
For example, the Flyers recently promoted their 2025 first round, sizable pick, Porter Martone, to ice and has collected a goal off a rebound and chase away on net, so far. And where GM Daniel Briere and Keith Jones deserves credit is to draft supreme good talent and pair it with their current.
So much for the Cutter Gauthier fallout. Gauther is leading the Anaheim Ducks with goals converted and are on the same brink as a playoff push as the Flyers. But, the biggest difference has not been Gauthier.
It has been the team orchestra willing to nail down critical notes one-by-one. The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New Jersey Devils and Jack Hughes in their last game and are taking no backseat.
They want the Stanley Cup!
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Bob Motzko’s Season Gets Worse
Bob Motzko’s season (11-22-3) just got worse. Off the heels of Frozen Four appearances and runner-up finishes (2023), Motzko came close to what was preciously his which is the National championship at Minnesota.
The two sides agreed to mutually part ways after failing with the current crop of prospects. There was a total collection of 15 All-Americans and 3 Olympians coached by Motzko. Minnesota’s last men’s title was in 2003, the year Motzko was still an assistant coach.
He fought absolutely hard to reach the level of Brad Frost’s program who was also released by Minnesota. During 2023, Motzko had the championship in the palm of his hand but Quinnipac won in the last 10 seconds of overtime.
With him gone, there is now talk 2025 title winning coach Pat Ferschweiler might succeed Motzko.
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Analyzing the Auston Matthews Injury
Auston Matthews is out for the season after tearing his MCL to Radko Gudas. Gudas, being notorious for that kind of exposure, has a hefty punishment to play, that is less violence.
Gudas will only be serving a five game suspension but everyone knows how detrimental it is to lose a star such as Matthews. Czech Republic’s Gudas was waved away for his physicality on Sidney Crosby during Milan.
It should teach NHL commissioner Gary Bettman from what is right and wrong. Normally, in the minor leagues, this stuff always blows away strong with an injury or two.
Matthews was dealing with a lower body injury to start the season and now it is going to cost him his career in Toronto. Toronto currently ranks far off the playoff grid and project to trade Matthews by season’s end.
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The Devil Screams New Jersey
The devil screams New Jersey all because of New Jersey Devils general manager, Tom Fitzgerald. After one playoff win, Fitzgerald went ahead and executed moves such as Andre Pat, Dougie Hamilton, Jacob Markstrom, and more.
Markstrom has recorded 13 W, 3.27 GAA, and .827 SV%. He was recently acquired in a trade that assumed confidence in multiple other players such as Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes, Nico Hischier, and Timo Meier.
Fitzgerald has the subject of one that needs to be settled. This was once a promising core and now it is currently in last place of the NHL Eastern Conference.
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Philadelphia Flyers Taking One Game at a Time
The Philadelphia Flyers are taking one game at a time. They are feeding off each other in so many ways and coming together for a feel-good purpose of the NHL Playoffs.
It was just recently announced that Christian Dvorak signed a five-year deal worth, $25 million and adding to that, they are building for tomorrow. For years, it was about the future, but now they have a purpose.
They have a purpose, with Daniel Briere’s strength of confidence, to go out and win puck hockey. This is not two season’s ago, a team abandoned by Chuck Fletcher.
These players want to play with each other and not go anywhere but Philadelphia. The ultimate deciding factor will come this postseason whether the Flyers must move on from several of their talent.
For now, the Flyers will continue to prepare in the Metropolitan division to succeed with a 22-12-7 record and put their past feelings aside by claiming a playoff spot for the first time in five years.
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Milan Celebrini
It is officially the Celebrini show! It was announced Macklin Celebrini made the Team Canada roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. It is good for him, quite add, but people in NHL circles, know just how great Celebrini is.
Call in Jonathan Toews and Sidney Crosby to name a few. Toews, Crosby, and others have never made Team Canada in their teens, and that is not a perpetual understatement.
As fans are starting to see with Celebrini, Matthew Schaefer and Connor Bedard, teens can perfect incredible stuff on the ice. Fortunately for Celebrini, he received a phone call from an executive of Team Canada and the St. Louis Blues, Doug Armstrong.
Armstrong delivered the news and based off Celebrini’s remarks, he could just remember the conversation he had with his parents, Rick and Robyn, following the news about Milan Cortina.
Drew Doughty leaves no doubts that Celebrini can play freely and to the aid, like with the San Jose Sharks. With a -15 team goal differential, Celebrini is hitting a high plateau of +13 difference. He is also trailing just Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid in current NHL points (62).
Toews is the only Triple Gold club winner and has hugely extolled the play of Celebrini. There are so many endless factors to the prestigious truth and greatness of Celebrini and Team Canada.
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Woah, Colorado Avalanche!
The Colorado Avalanche are coming. They are coming to steal lunch money, sing trick-or treat, or run through the trenches which the Avalanche have this season.
This season, the Avalanche possess a 29-2 record and show no signs of stopping heading into the new year. They are led by the eventual Hart and James Norris candidates Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.
They are also led by two net minders in goal, Scott Wedgewood and MacKenzie Blackwood. Wedgewood has been the biggest difference maker, earning a whopping 17 wins, 2.13 GAA, and .919 SV%.
It is also no big coincidence that Martin Necas and Brent Burns have been coming up huge. The new bench depth has not taken a seat to MacKinnon and Cale Makar and have proved dividends, otherwise.
There is an apparent shift on Doppler 5 and it appears headed towards a Colorado Avalanche! Let’s just hope the Colorado Rockies can swoop things up, as well.
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Edmonton Oilers Acquire Tristan Jarry
The Edmonton Oilers have acquired Tristan Jarry for Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second round pick.
Jarry returns to his home country as he, also, played for the CHL Edmonton Oil Kings and led them to the Memorial Cup. He is off to a fantastic start this season.
Jarry has a 9-3-1 record to go with 2.66 GAA and .909% save percentage (top-15). This deal makes absolute sense for the Pittsburgh Penguins since Kyle Dubas managed to extend Jarry inadvertently.
Much can be said for the consignment of where this leads. The Oilers are off its worst start since entering the Stanley Cup race and they need Jarry more than Skinner right now.
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