NHL News
The Stanley Cup Final Starts Tonight
Sorry, I’ve been away from the blog for so long… The real business go down tonight! The Stanley Cup Final Starts between the Lightning and Canadiens. After 868 regular-season games and 79 playoff contests, two teams remain. The first installment of the grand…
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Video: New York Islanders Even Series 1-1 with Boston
An unlucky bounce off a skate put the puck on Casey Cizikas’ stick, setting him up for the breakaway goal against Tuukka Rask to end overtime for the Islanders against the Bruins.
Maple Leafs playoff run ends in heartbreak once again after Game 7 loss to Canadiens
19,754 days since a Cup. 0 days since blowing a 3-1 series lead. 6,251 days since winning a Playoff series. 464 days since losing to an AHL Zamboni driver. 33 days until setting the record for the longest Stanley Cup…
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Negotiations between Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Oilers break down
After a stunning first-round sweep at the hands of the Winnipeg Jets, the bad could soon get worse for the Edmonton Oilers. Appearing on Sportsnet 960 in Calgary on Friday, insider Elliotte Friedman dropped a bomb: “That’s a negotiation that went…
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Another year where Connor McDavid can’t add a Stanley Cup to his trophy case, but his day will come
Connor McDavid is going to pick up his second career Hart Trophy this summer and, in the process, force a smile. Or hide a tinge of something. Don’t get me wrong, the Oilers superstar center should be proud as hell of…
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Fleury becomes first NHL goalie ever to play in 15 straight postseasons
Marc-Andre Fleury accomplished an impressive feat just by suiting up as the Vegas Golden Knights’ starting goaltender in Game 1 against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. The veteran became the first netminder in NHL history to play in 15 consecutive postseasons. He broke a tie with…
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Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl doing what no others have done before
What Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have combined for over a two-year period with the Edmonton Oilers is remarkably rare and historically improbable. Last year, Draisaitl won the NHL scoring title and the Hart Trophy as most valuable player. McDavid…
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What NHL executives are saying about a potential Jack Eichel sweepstakes
And so now we ask the question: Which team will be responsible for paying the remaining $50 million on Jack Eichel’s contract? That’s really where the conversation must start if you’re a team thinking of calling the Sabres this offseason….
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Rick Tocchet unlikely to return to Coyotes
Rick Tocchet is likely coaching his final games with the Arizona Coyotes, TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports. “My sense is that Rick Tocchet’s days with the Arizona Coyotes are probably over at the end of this season,” Dreger said Thursday on…
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