Bruins’ Playoff Success Banks on Production From Second Line Carrie Salls | August 8, 2020 Boston Bruins alternate captain David Krejci centered one of the best lines in the team’s recent history when the Czech pivot and wings Milan Lucic and Nathan Horton steered it…
Penguins Playoffs Post-Mortem: Price, Defense & Lingering Questions Nick Horwat | August 8, 2020 It had been five months since the Pittsburgh Penguins played a meaningful game of hockey, and after just one week, they have to wait another few months until they play…
3 Keys to Canadiens’ Qualifying Series Win – Defence, Youth & Price Trege Wilson | August 8, 2020 The Montreal Canadiens did the unthinkable when they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 in their best-of-five qualifying series. They won Game 4, 2-0, to clinch their spot in the playoff…
Blue Jackets Game 4 Notes: 3 Empty-Net Misses and 3:33 Bring a Game 5 Pete Bauer | August 8, 2020 Is a 3-0 lead the new “most dangerous lead in hockey”? For the second straight night, a team lost a three-goal lead, then lost the game in OT. This time…
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Keefe, Matthews & Spezza’s Leadership The Old Prof | August 8, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs had to collect themselves twice in about 24 hours. First, after Thursday’s loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, they had to try to pull themselves together…
Oilers Overcome by Blackhawks Veterans in Series Loss Christopher Kelsall | August 8, 2020 The Chicago Blackhawks proved the old adage once again that anything can and often does happen during the National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs. They eliminated the high-octane better-ranked Edmonton…
Golden Knights Outshoot and Outwork Blues in Round Robin Eddie Rivkin | August 8, 2020 Seven days into the Stanley Cup tournament and WOW, this new format really has produced some spectacular hockey! Let’s start with the upsets. In both conferences, the 12th-seeded teams knocked…
Blue Jackets Still Have Reason To Hold Heads High Mark Scheig | August 8, 2020 Did that just really happen? Or was this all a crazy dream? It’s the next day and I’m still not convinced this is real. Somehow, we will have a Game…
Kirby Dach Headlines Saskatoon Blades Alumni Inside NHL Bubble Jonathan Hodgson | August 8, 2020 For the first time ever, the dog days of August have arrived in the NHL. The excitement for hockey’s return after a hiatus of more than four months extends beyond…
Jets’ Brief, Disappointing Playoffs Filled with “What Ifs?” Declan Schroeder | August 8, 2020 Well… that certainly wasn’t worth the wait. After four-and-a-half months of waiting for the NHL to resume from its COVID-19 season suspension, and a ton of hype from many media…
New York Islanders Advance to Stanley Cup Playoffs Jon Zella | August 8, 2020 The New York Islanders officially advanced to the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal after they defeated the Florida Panthers 5-1 in Game 4 of the Qualifying Round. This is the first time…
4 Takeaways from Jets’ Season-Ending Loss Josh Kim | August 8, 2020 Less than 48 hours after being pushed to the brink of elimination, the Winnipeg Jets took to the ice in a do-or-die Game 4. Still without the likes of Mark…
