#Paul Coffey

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 Toronto Maple Leafs look to extend their streak without a regulation loss to 16 games. Toronto is 12-0-3 over the last 15 games with the 1.87 goals-against average the best in the league during that stretch. This is the fifth consecutive time that Toronto is favored against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden after being listed as the favorite…

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…

Hockey fans learned to "believe in miracles" 42 years ago when the U.S. men's hockey team upended the Big Red Machine and iced the USSR in the 1980 Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. The 4-3 USA victory has justifiably reached mythic status. The all-amateur American team had been assembled just a few months prior. The Soviets were a full-time unit,…

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…

To mark the beginning of the 2022-23 regular season, NHL.com is running its first installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Norris Trophy, awarded annually to the top defenseman in the NHL as selected in a vote by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. After winning the Norris Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy and…

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…