Posts About "Atlantic Division"
Leafs Should Be Licking Chops for Lightning
April 6th, 2018 The Toronto Maple Leafs have been locked into the third Atlantic Division playoff spot for what seems like forever. Now, with just one game to go in their 2017-18 National Hockey League season, they seem destined (assuming the Boston Bruins continue their strong play and finish first) to play the Tampa Bay Lightning in round...
Bruins Limping Into Playoffs (Literally & Figuratively)
March 16th, 2018 You knew this was coming. It took three months to come back for seconds, but the injury bug is once again feasting on the Boston Bruins. For three glorious months, the club was healthy, happy and hungry. They weren't just winning games either, they were blowing opponents out of the building. Tremendous chemistry had developed as a...
Could Bruins Benefit From Flawed Playoff Format?
March 8th, 2018 The NHL's playoff format is heavily flawed; there's no denying that. It gives as much weight and sway to geography as it does actual results, frequently pitting two behemoths against one another in the first round while two featherweights have a pillow fight, all in the name of the ratings boost that comes along with a good rivalry...
Bruins & Canadiens Rivalry Unmatched in NHL
January 17th, 2018 For the first time since his firing 344 days ago, Claude Julien will coach a game within the confines of the TD Garden. He will do so as the head coach of the legendary Montreal Canadiens franchise, unparalleled in their mystique, aura and success. When the puck drops Wednesday night, the Boston Bruins and their fans will be facing...
NHL Atlantic Division Trends: Who's Up & Who's Down?
July 24th, 2017 "The 2017-18 NHL season will commence in less than eleven weeks," he repeated to himself while hyperventilating into a paper bag.... We're officially in the "Hockey Dead Zone," several weeks into free agency and still months away from training camp. Though that may seem like a lifetime away as the summertime thermometer continues to...
Senators Accomplish Much by Doing Little
July 21st, 2017 As the saying goes, sometimes the best moves are the ones you don’t make. For the Ottawa Senators, it couldn’t be more relevant. Rather than overpay for players like Kevin Shattenkirk, Karl Alzner or Martin Hanzal in a bid to keep pace with or artificially widen the gap between their divisional opponents, the Sens have stood on...
