As we hit the quarter poll of the NHL season it’s time to go inside the numbers and what he have found for some teams is truly disturbing. The Edmonton Oilers (3.73), Calgary Flames (3.71), Florida Panthers (3.19) and NY Islanders (3.14) are at the bottom of the NHL Goals Against stats chart.
Edmonton has surrendered [...]
Some pretty disturbing numbers around the NHL
November 19, 2013 By
NHL players no longer excited by trips to play California teams
November 19, 2013 By
Last Saturday, the Lightning suffered their first loss to a Western Conference opponent when they were rocked 6-3 by the Phoenix Coyotes. Starting tonight in Los Angeles, the Lightning begin a stretch of three games in four days through California that will see them conclude the trip with back to back games in San Jose [...]
AUDIO: West Coast Bias on NHL Network Radio – November 17, 2013
November 18, 2013 By
Fresh on the heals of six games played throughout North America earlier in the day, West Coast Bias once again took to the NHL Network Radio airwaves on Sunday night. We packed a full two-hour show with special guests, highlights and discussion – primarily focused on the Western Conference.
Along with my co-host Jonathan Davis, we [...]
Lightning arrive in LA after getting manhandled in the desert
November 18, 2013 By
Teams around the league are quickly learning that trips through California and Arizona aren’t much fun these days and they certainly aren’t easy.
Over the weekend, the Tampa Bay Lightning became the latest victims of the grueling swing, dropping a 6-3 contest to the Coyotes. Now, they arrive in SoCal, ready for games this week vs. [...]
AUDIO: West Coast Bias on NHL Network Radio – November 10, 2013
November 11, 2013 By
West Coast Bias was back at the Honda Center in Anaheim this week, broadcasting live on NHL Network Radio – and it was two hours of non-stop hockey talk, primarily about the Western Conference.
Along with my co-host Jonathan Davis, we covered all the key games of the weekend, spoke with Eric Stephens of the Orange [...]
Comeback Coyotes at it again, crushing the Caps
November 10, 2013 By
While much of the attention in the Pacific Division is going to the three California teams, their neighbors in the Arizona desert are trying mightily to grab some headlines too. Seemingly never out of a game so far this season, the Coyotes were up to their old tricks again on Saturday night against the Washington Capitals. Down [...]
Ducks pass a test, as Lindolm scores and Penner leads NHL
November 7, 2013 By
After a grueling road trip, the Anaheim Ducks returned home on Wednesday night and picked up right where they left off. With a 5-2 thumping of the Phoenix Coyotes, Bruce Boudreau’s club now sports a 13-3-1 record, producing a league-best 27 points.
The game had all the chatter of a playoff match-up coming in, with [...]
AUDIO: West Coast Bias on NHL Network Radio – November 3, 2013
November 4, 2013 By
Along with my co-host Jonathan Davis, we packed another two hours of hockey talk into this week’s episode of West Coast Bias over on NHL Network Radio. Joining us for some of the fun was former goaltender Kelly Hrudey of Hockey Night in Canada, plus veteran official (and author) Kerry Fraser.
One of the key highlights [...]
Instant Quotes: Kings and Coyotes talk 3-1 Phoenix win
October 29, 2013 By
Comments from both locker rooms following the Coyotes 3-1 win over the Kings in Phoenix on Tuesday night…
- Coach Dave Tippett on the overall game: “There were lots of shots at the net but I thought we just competed harder defensively. We were harder in front of our net, we just competed like we were [...]
AUDIO: West Coast Bias on NHL Radio – McKenzie, Nickson and Roenick
Even with only two games on the schedule, there was still plenty to talk about around the NHL on Sunday night. West Coast Bias was back on the NHL Network Radio airwaves for more than two hours and we had three special guests to help us along.
TSN’s Bob McKenzie was on in the first hour [...]