Soups on Hockey

Why the concept that rebuilding doesn't work is ridiculous. Nobody is advocating for bad management, look at what is happening with Montreal and now Detroit that they have the right coach behind the bench.

Lot's that I get into on this over 2 hour edition of the SOH Big Show! Rebuilding apparently works again just two weeks after it was declared terrible, Doug Armstrong doesn't rebuild and yet that decision isn't nearly as awful as his goaltending selections have been for Team Canada as the nation prepares to be embarrassed yet again at the 4 Nations, things are falling apart in Vancouver so who will be the first to go? Miller? Pettersson? Or perhaps Tocchet?...Plus I give you my latest power rankings, PLUS I give you my current top 32 prospects list for the draft in June, and Oilers chatter is spread throughout the show. Like I said, it's a lot!

NEW YEAR NEW ME...Just kidding, I'll likely still lose just as much with these picks as I ever have. But here are 7 picks for tonight's games that I actually really like. May you have the best of luck with them, don't blame me if they suck. You've been warned PLENTY at this point!

Canada is out at the 2025 WJC. Again, to the Czechs. Again, in the quarter-final. Something needs to change with Hockey Canada and this broken program.

Says it all in the title.

It is the gold standard of World Junior teams in general, and still 20 years later they are held in the highest regard. There isn't even a debate to be had. Whenever anyone is asked who is the greatest World Junior team of all time, the answer is 2005. That team, and to a lesser extent, that tournament, is the topic of this edition of the Retrospectives.

30 years has passed since the first lockout in NHL history, which means 30 years has passed since the first World Juniors version of the dream team took the ice. All hands on deck from what was an excellent 1993 draft class, and a team that for a decade was recognized as the best team the tournament had ever seeen.

These suck. 2-5 the last two times out, meaning I'm only 4-10 of late. Not good. 7 of the best bets that I could come up with for this Saturday's slate of games, let's hope my luck starts to turn right here, let's do it, fucking rights, LFG!!!!!!!!!

Likely won't happen, I am terrible at picking games.

On this latest episode of the BS, I'm talking the Kakko trade, the Carrier trade, the shit show going on with the Rangers, the shit show going on with the Sabres, the shit show going on with the Predators, Dom being a coward, how ridiculous the Avs play by play team are, the Canadian World Junior team, the lines I'd run for Canada at the 4 Nations, and of course the Oilers (mainly talking about both Skinner's again).

Will I be like Santa, or Satan? Tis' the season, but last time out I was 2-5 and cost people money. That's more Satan like, and I'm striving to be Santa like, even attempting to pack on those kind of pounds so it's more authentic.