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A Golden Knights Fan Guide to the San Jose Sharks
April 25th, 2018 As fans of the Vegas Golden Knights become comfortable viewers of Stanley Cup playoff hockey, it'll be helpful to know a bit more about their upcoming opponent, the San Jose Sharks. The Hockey Writers are here to help. We'll go over the roster, give you a feel for the team...
Flyers’ Monday Must Read: End of the Road
April 23rd, 2018 Welcome to the last Philadelphia Flyers Monday report of the 2017-18 season. What a run it was for the team, going from a 10-game losing streak to making the postseason. The Flyers had MVP candidates, Selke Trophy candidates and, once again, disappointment from their...
Oilers & Hurricanes Could Be Perfect Trade Partners
April 23rd, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes have a couple players of interest to the Edmonton Oilers — namely, Justin Faulk and Jeff Skinner. A right-shooting, puck-moving, power-play quarterback and a strong-skating sniper, respectively. Likewise, the Oilers have a couple assets that...
10 Potential Names for a New Seattle NHL Franchise
April 22nd, 2018 Today we look at some options for new Seattle NHL team names, a more difficult task than days gone by. Sports back in Grandpa's heyday were so much easier than they are today. Case in point: team monikers. Back then, franchise names were so simple, so logical that...
In Defense of Canadiens GM Bergevin’s Season
April 22nd, 2018 The knife twisted in just a little deeper when ex-Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban got his third Norris Trophy nomination as the league’s best defenseman. If the disastrous season wasn’t enough, Habs fans are no doubt suffering even more over the news. Even...
The Corpse of the Anaheim Ducks
April 22nd, 2018 After Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoff series between the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks, I wrote, “The San Jose Sharks didn’t so much outplay the Anaheim Ducks in Game 1 of their opening-round playoff series, they outpoised them.” After Game 2, I wrote...
Jets Fans' Best Chants
April 22nd, 2018 There are a few things true about Winnipeg Jets fans: 1) Jets fans are loud. 2) Jets fans are passionate. 3) Jets fans are pretty darn imaginative when it comes to chanting and chirping at opposing teams' players. Their creativity was on full display Friday night...
Bruins Right Where Maple Leafs Want?
April 21st, 2018 A handful of teams have already advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and the Boston Bruins could join those teams tonight. All it's going to take is one more victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Boston Garden. As the two Original Six franchises...
Where Do the Sharks Put Thornton?
April 20th, 2018 The San Jose Sharks have the best pure playmaker of his generation sidelined with an injury. Joe Thornton had surgery in late January to repair his right medial collateral ligament and it is unknown when he will return. There were whispers he may come back late in the first...
Karlsson & Tavares for Fast-Tracking Rangers?
April 20th, 2018 In speaking to Larry Brooks of the New York Post, New York Rangers top exectuive Jim Dolan dropped a number of proverbial bombs, effectively confirming that the Rangers’ rebuild won’t be a lasting one. Among his comments were remarks regarding Alain Vigneault—the...
Jets Can Manage Without Morrissey
April 20th, 2018 The Winnipeg Jets' blue line is set to be tested again in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series with the Minnesota Wild. They'll be without the services of Josh Morrissey, who was slapped with a one-game suspension Thursday for cross-checking Eric Staal in Game...
Rask Trade Haunting Maple Leafs
April 19th, 2018 When the Toronto Maple Leafs traded top goaltending prospect Tuukka Rask to the Boston Bruins in 2006, there were obvious risks attached to the move. Related: Tuukka Rask is an Elite Goaltender Rask, taken in the first round just one year prior to the deal, looked like...
Devils Pushed to Brink of Elimination
April 19th, 2018 Two nights after scoring five goals in a Game 3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning the New Jersey Devils only managed to get one goal and were pushed to the brink of elimination following a 3-1 loss in Game 4. They had scored first to take the early lead, but that only...
