Niklas Hjalmarsson

Embed from Getty Images The Chicago Blackhawks appeared down and out, trailing three games to one and having just lost two straight at home to the St. Louis Blues. This was a team that has played 72 post-season games in four years after a Stanley Cup in 2013, a trip to the Western Conference Final in 2014 and another two-month battle to win…

NHL Power Rankings Week 8 http://gty.im/492474020 This week, there was a mid-week break for the American Thanksgiving Holiday. Some teams had a shortened schedule, while others were business as usual.  There were a couple of monstrous jumps with the Arizona Coyotes making a significant climb and the Minnesota Wild toppling down the power rankings…

http://gty.im/478674742 Edmonton Oilers fans are hoping that this is the day they will always remember Friday, June 26, 2015 as the day their club drafted future Conn Smythe winner Connor McDavid. For the last year or so, the hockey world has been keeping an extremely close eye on the boy who has been touted as the next Wayne Gretzky or Sidney…