Bartnick’s musings on the first weeks of the NHL season

It’s Daylight Savings Time. Halloween is over. Darkness is upon us. The light you see is from my television watching. I’m watching a ton of hockey, as usual. ESPN Multicast is amazing. It saves wear n tear on the remote. … Continue reading

Bartnick’s take over the sweaty summer

August is the NHL’s only month of summer. Front offices are relaxing because their work is done until training camp. It’s time to hand out their grades. The grades are based if the roster improved compared to the one that … Continue reading

Joe Bartnick’s take on the NHL Trade Season

The longest trade deadline in NHL history recently concluded. Beginning January 30th with Bo Horvat being dealt to the Islanders to James van Riemsdyk staying put on March 3rd. The actual deadline day had little drama but the week leading … Continue reading

Bartnick’s 2022 Trade Deadline Report Card

LOS ANGELES – The 2022 NHL Trade deadline was slow to get rolling, but quickly picked up steam. Nearly 30 trades were completed with 40+ player changing sweaters and cities. The only surprises were the quiet teams. Well, that’s not … Continue reading

The 2021-22 NHL season, and the Dropkick Murphys are here, again

The National Hockey League opens this evening. The opening will be more like what we all want and remember. It will hopefully feel a little like the before times. It will also hopefully remind of the now times and PPE … Continue reading