#Bobby Orr

The NHL just wrapped up the 2023 Winter Classic and is now looking ahead towards the 2023 NHL All-Star game in South Florida. That means we are officially in the second half of the season, and we are getting ever so close to the 2023 NHL Draft. The consensus number 1 overall pick to go in this year's draft is Connor Bedard and he has already made…

The year 2022 is one both the San Jose Sharks (11-19-6, seventh Pacific) and the Philadelphia Flyers (11-17-7, seventh Metropolitan) would rather forget. Both teams have lost far more games than they have won. While not mathematically out of the playoff picture just yet, it's clear that, barring a miracle, this is the last time these two teams will…

The notion that never seemed to make sense in the big picture: The idea of the always reserved O.G. Anunoby growing into an NBA star of any kind. He has been the quiet man playing his quiet game in an overly noisy NBA for years. He doesn't say much for attribution. He doesn't care to create controversy on social media or anywhere else. He even…

In every sporting fandom, debate rages over who the best players are, whether it's Jordan or James, Brady or Rice, or Federer versus Nadal versus Djokovic. Canadian ice hockey fans are fortunate to have so many NHL greats come from their country, so the dispute here is about which Canadian hockey player is the best. Canada has two national sports,…

The last time the Bruins started a season 6-1 was the 1969-1970 NHL season. What happened in the 69-70 season, you might ask? Well - Bobby Orr was the NHL MVP, Phil Esposito made his first All Star Game, and the Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup four games to zero, thanks in part to Orr's famous overtime goal. Well, they're 6-1…

The pre-season is all about debating your takes, predictions and rankings heading into a new season. There aren't any meaningful games being played yet, which leaves tons of space for debating things both big and small, until we see how it actually plays out on the ice. So, with that, we canvassed 13 Sportsnet hockey insiders for their opinion on…

The NHL pre-season also brings with it prediction season. I always get a kick out of whipping up my hottest of takes and watching the frenzied replies trickle in on social media. Bring'em on. So let's dive into prediction season with a fantasy hockey twist. Here are my 10 boldest takes for the 2022-23 fantasy campaign. Makar amassed 117 points in…

Which rookies are expected to challenge for the Calder Trophy in 2022-2023? Owen Power and Mason McTavish have opened as co-favorites to win the 2023 Calder Trophy Track which rookies are trending up and which are trending down during the 2022-23 NHL campaign The Calder Trophy is presented annually to the NHL rookie who is deemed to be the most…

There is a lot of uncertainty heading into this Boston Bruins season. Star players are recovering from injuries and Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci are returning for a campaign that might be their curtain call. The salary cap situation that is, at best, frustrating and at worst paralyzing. As a result, predicting how the Bruins' season will go…