I am a huge fantasy sports fan who has also spent 15 years as a freelance sportswriter. I started with football in 2009 as a last-minute fill in and now play about 50 football leagues a year. I started baseball in 2012 as well and am considering other sports too. I'm married to my lovely wife and we have an adorable two-year old son who could be a starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. We make our home in the northern part of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
by: Andrew Nordmeier
The Jets looked like they had it all put together for a playoff berth. Carolina faltered, the Jets made up ground and held a good lead in the division. Then the Washington Capitals won 16 of their final 20 games to snatch the #3 seed away from the Jets. Please, blog, may I have some more?
The Buffalo Sabres shuffled their way to the cellar of the Northeast Division in 2013. It’s not that bad of a place to be given that the other four teams in their division all made the playoffs. Please, blog, may I have some more?
In the first seven days we took a look at the Western Conference teams that missed the playoffs. Over the next seven days we’ll take tour of the Eastern Conference teams that wound up sitting on the couch. Please, blog, may I have some more?
The Calgary Flames found themselves getting hosed quite often last season. The goaltending situation was a mess and Calgary got hammered on a few nights too despite having the 11th best offense and top-15 special team units on both the power play and penalty kill. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Will the real Edmonton Oilers please stand up, please stand up? The team that nobody could figure out is up next in our 30 Teams in 30 Days series.
Team Name: Edmonton Oilers
Record: 19-22-7, 3rd Northwest, no playoffs
Player of the Season: Taylor Hall led the team with 16-34–50 and 14 power-play points. Please, blog, may I have some more?
by: Andrew Nordmeier
No Offense, No Defense, No Chance. It’s the Story of the 2013 Colorado Avalanche.
Team Name: Colorado Avalanche
Record: 16-25-7, Fifth in Northwest, No Playoffs
Player of the Season: PA Parenteau put up 18 goals and 25 assists with 13 power-play points (6G,7A) and yet had a -11 rating last season. Please, blog, may I have some more?
by: Andrew Nordmeier
The Jackets came so close to the playoffs it was frustrating. They had an incredible year on defense but it was the offense that left them on the outside of the playoffs looking in. Please, blog, may I have some more?
by: Andrew Nordmeier
There are Stars in the sky but there were no Stars in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2013 following a .500 season. Dallas missed the playoffs for a fifth straight year and the Stars have cleaned house with a new general manager and coach. Please, blog, may I have some more?
The second installment in our series takes a look at the Nashville Predators. They found themselves as the prey more often than the Predator in 2013. Full stats are at the bottom of the article. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Today, we’ll take a look at the Phoenix Coyotes as the first team in our 30 Teams in 30 Days series as we start to look ahead to the 2013-2014 season. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Hey everyone. After the grind of a compressed season, we’ve taken a little time off here but will get back to work this week with our review of the season. We’ll look at studs, duds and sleepers. Please, blog, may I have some more?
Nail Yakupov recorded his first NHL hat trick in the Oilers’ final game of the season. Yakupov was all the offense Edmonton would need in a 7-2 thrashing of the Canucks. Please, blog, may I have some more?
