Playoff Krejci is a real phenomenon.Image: Getty We are moving on to the semi-finals of the NHL conference, which will actually bring us into what looks like hockey season, as players usually start arriving for informal reasons for camp before the end of August and beginning of September. Now, of …
Read More »3 keys: Stars vs. Avalanche, Game 1 of Western Second Round
No. 3 Stars vs. No. 2 Avalanche 8 pm ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS The Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars will meet in a postseason series for the first time in 14 years as they play Game 1 of the Western Conference Second Round at Rogers Place in Edmonton. This …
Read More »Sean Avery chased Mike Milbury in disgrace: ‘I told you so!’
Sean Avery throws his ‘peacock’ hat in the ring to replace Mike Milbury. The former Ranger said he was over the curve in the appeal that Milbury was fired from NBC Sports two weeks ago after the color commentator suggested that playoff hockey should go to a marathon after a …
Read More »Fast-Tracking Canucks to the Cusp of Pride
The last time the Vancouver Canucks showed the defending champions the door was in 2011 and they came within one agonizing game of winning the Stanley Cup. But that was expected. The Canucks had 10 points at the top of the overall NHL standings and were an emerging powerhouse. But …
Read More »Lightning will play Bruins in Eastern Conference Second Round
The Tampa Bay Lightning will play the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Second Round. Tampa Bay, the No. 2 seed, defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in five games in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Boston, the no. 4-seed, eliminated the Carolina Hurricanes in five games. The …
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