Posts About "Stanley Cup Playoffs"
Sabres Survive Senators in Overtime - Reliving the May 5, 2006 Classic
May 5th, 2020 The 2005-06 season was a very memorable one for Buffalo Sabres fans. Coming out of the NHL lockout, the team was not expected to accomplish much with a low payroll and the second-lowest highest-paid player in the league. They were a young team, led by co-captains Daniel Briere and Chris Drury along with Teppo Numminen and Mike...
Top 5 Longest NHL Games in the Post-Expansion Era
April 9th, 2020 The atmosphere, the do-or-die mentality and, in the end, the reception of the most iconic trophy in sports: there's nothing quite like playoff hockey. All the way from Game 1 of the first round to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, the drama never seems to cease, and nothing heightens that drama like overtime. Montreal Maroons...
Remembering What Made Mario Lemieux the Greatest
September 5th, 2019 Equal parts exhilarating and devastating, sports are quite simply unpredictable. Ask the city of Pittsburgh. This week 25 years ago, Penguins fans experienced both emotions at the same time. Riding back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and looking like a team destined to three-peat, Mario Lemieux stepped to the podium at a sudden press...
Penguins’ 13 Seasons of Playoff Memories: Round 2
April 29th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins hold the longest active streak for consecutive playoff appearances in the NHL with 13 seasons under their belt. Though they failed to advance to the second round in the 2019 Postseason - as did other favored teams like the Washington Capitals, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Vegas Golden Knights - there have been plenty...
Penguins’ 13 Seasons of Playoff Memories: Round One
April 9th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins hold the longest active streak for consecutive playoff appearances in the NHL with 13 seasons under their belt. However, the fate of that streak hung in the balance until the 81st game of the 2018-19 regular season, and facing the New York Islanders in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs remained a...
Stars Cannot Afford to Miss on Their Next Coach
April 21st, 2018 A month and a half ago, it seemed like the Dallas Stars were poised to be players in the Western Conference playoff picture, with a team that was finally rounding into form after a gritty 2-1 win against the St. Louis Blues at the American Airlines Center. How times have changed - the Stars suddenly collapsed into an eight-game losing...
2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds and More
April 9th, 2018 The regular season is complete. The 16-team playoff table has now been set. The Stanley Cup playoffs kick off Wednesday, Apr. 11. It’s the best two months in all of sport, where every shift, every check and every play matters. It’s when real players perform their best, wins make players forget about pain and heroes are...
Bruins Have Nothing to Fear in Round One
April 8th, 2018 The Boston Bruins are headed for their second consecutive postseason and sit in a position of strength with home ice guaranteed in the first round. However, entering the final weekend of the regular season, there’s still uncertainty around who they will face in their first matchup of the 2018 NHL playoffs. The Bruins, with an extra...
The 2010 Flyers Should Inspire the Current Crew
March 19th, 2018 The Philadelphia Flyers magic run to the 2010 Stanley Cup Final had it all. We all know the story of how they made the playoffs on the last day of the regular season in a shootout victory over the New York Rangers. They went on to make the Stanley Cup Final by beating their rival, the New Jersey Devils, achieving a miracle series...
The 2018 Stanley Cup Contenders
March 16th, 2018 The battle for the Stanley Cup kicks off in less than a month, on Wednesday, April 11. While there are still several teams battling to secure a playoff spot in the Western Conference, teams in the East are fairly well decided. Best Odds to Win the Stanley Cup This season, three of the four 2016-17 division winners–the Montreal...
Bruins & Leafs Rivalry Revived in Playoffs?
March 13th, 2018 March Madness is setting in across the nation. But even while sports fans are experiencing their annual college basketball craze (including myself; I've got Gonzaga winning the national championship), there's still plenty of "madness" in the NHL to enjoy as we hit the middle of March. The 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs are only a month away...
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...
Dissecting the Boston Bruins' Stanley Cup DNA
February 22nd, 2018 Implacable. Unflappable. Unassailable. These three words come to mind when I think of the 2017-18 Boston Bruins. Tuesday's epic third period comeback versus the Edmonton Oilers was merely the latest installment of the team's unwavering desire and ability to get the job done. Up a goal, down a goal, on home ice or in someone else's...
