Tim Chiasson

Halifax • Canada • 33 Years Old • Male

Carolina Hurricanes Could Benefit From Special Teams Changes

The Carolina Hurricanes are dominating the NHL playoffs at 5v5, but their special teams play has left much to be desired. Carolina’s weakness in the playoffs has been their penalty kill and power play units struggling to find success. The Hurricanes poor special teams play nearly wasted a dominating possession performance against Washington. Tampa found out just how damaging special teams... Read More »

Carolina Hurricanes Finally Getting Results They Deserve

Have the Carolina Hurricanes turned a corner? Or have they simply been playing this good all year without results? Spoiler alert: it’s the latter. Let’s start at the beginning of the year and go through the 31st of December. The Hurricanes controlled 56.33% of shot attempts at 5v5 through the first 38 games of the year, yet they only sported a 16-7-5 record which put them 7th worst in th... Read More »

Sebastian Aho Is A Superstar So Start Paying Attention

After a rookie season that saw him put up 49 points in 82 games, Sebastian Aho has elevated his game during his sophomore season to superstar forward level. Aho is currently on pace for 66 points during his second NHL season at the ripe age of twenty years old. Impressive stuff from a player that many don’t pay attention to, and probably haven’t since he entered the league. Let’s face i... Read More »

Fixing Carolina's Goaltending Disaster

Let’s get one thing straight: the Carolina Hurricanes goaltending has been putrid. The Canes poor netminding is the number one contributor to their position as only the final wildcard spot. That’s right – the Hurricanes should be higher. So let’s take a look at how to fix that problem. Out of 50 goalies who have played at least 500 minutes at 5v5, Scott Darling ranks 8th worst with... Read More »

Vegas Golden Knights Are Auctioning Off Your Children

The Vegas Golden Knights have sent out a message to the rest of the league: they're going to have some fun with expansion. From Elliotte Friedman's latest 30 Thoughts post: [quote]1. Initially, the plan was to give Las Vegas 48 hours with the protected list before the expansion draft. That is being increased to 72. At the GM meetings, the Golden Knights’ George McPhee let everyone know tha... Read More »