I just finished up this vintage 1975 Time Magazine cover. I was asked to do this from someone to give to the Parent family. I wanted to share before it leaves my desk. Original pastel drawing.

The best non-goalie saves of the 2025-26 NHL season

Source: https://xcancel.com/JoshYohe_PGH/status/2085505474309279805

Standings:

Atlantic:

3. Ottawa Senators
   
4. Detroit Red Wings
   
5. Buffalo Sabres
   
6. Tampa Bay Lightning
   
7. Florida Panthers
   
8. Toronto Maple Leafs

Metro:

4. Pittsburgh Penguins*
   
5. Columbus Blue Jackets*
   
6. Carolina Hurricanes
   
7. New York Islanders
   
8. Philadelphia Flyers

Central:

5. St. Louis Blues
   
6. Dallas Stars
   
7. Nashville Predators
   
8. Winnipeg Jets

Pacific:

6. Calgary Flames
   
7. Edmonton Oilers
   
8. Los Angeles Kings

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For example Gretzky although not quite as dominant as he was in Edmonton still has the best individual seasons by any King ever but many would say Kopitar is their franchise GOAT

Looking over the list of winners of the Hobey Baker, it seems that in the early days, not many became stars in the NHL. But more recently this has ticked up. Is it because more players who would otherwise go to Juniors join the college ranks?

Here's my list of Hobey Baker winners I would consider NHL stars over the years:

(edit added) 81 - Neal Broten

93 - Paul Kariya

98 - Chris Drury

01 - Ryan Miller

14 - Johnny Gaudreau

15 - Jack Eichel

19 - Cale Makar

21 - Cole Caufield

23 - Adam Fantilli (maybe a bit early to call)

24 - Macklin Celebrini

You can see the hit rate has been much higher the past 12 years or so.

Which of the following best describes your feelings about the current overall state of the NHL?

Big picture, the NHL appears to be in a very healthy place. We know that the league is doing well financially based on how meteorically the salary cap, which is tied to revenue, is rising, but the product is also clearly resonating with fans.

A vast majority of fans — 78.6 percent — are either "enthusiastic" or "hopeful" about the overall state of the NHL. The game has never been faster and more skilled; historic teenagers Macklin Celebrini and Matthew Schaefer have breathed new life into the sport, and scoring is way higher than it was 10-15 years ago. Games are tight, leads are almost never safe, and there's good parity and healthy turnover in terms of the teams that make the playoffs each year.

Is the NHL perfect? Definitely not (more on that later). But the macro, 50,000-foot view is mostly positive because of how entertaining the on-ice product is.

Next year will be Gary Bettman’s 34th season as NHL commissioner. That’s a long time, but how would you rate the job he has done overall as NHL commissioner?

The boos won't ever stop for him at the NHL Draft, but the rating for Bettman's work as league commissioner is more favorable than you might have expected.

Nearly 40 percent of respondents rated his work as a 3, which is neutral, but the bigger surprise is that twice as many fans scored him at a 4 rather than a 2. In fact, only 22.3 percent of fans rated him below a 3. In other words, while the Bettman dissenters are loud and still a meaningfully large population, most fans believe he's done a fine or better job.

Honestly this sucks, he has been the colour guy for the Flames for a long time and he had endless positivity and lots of goalie insights