NHL Stanley Cup Finals: East vs… East?
The asterisks keep on coming, apparently. Even as things transition back to normal in 2021, the seasons of the NBA and NHL were compromised by the outbreak, and the Stanley Cup Finals seem to be…
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Stanley Cup Preview: Lucky 13 For Beantown?
And so it is – another DraftAmerica prediction comes to fruition! Well, I suppose that’s not entirely true, because the Stanley Cup has yet to be played, but we have the matchup I expected. No,…
NHL Second Round: Surprised? Not Me
I recently had a friend who isn’t a big sports fan tell me something about sports that stuck in my mind: “Beware the narrative.” I pondered that for a moment. Actually, quite a few moments,…
Keep Your Bracket Fever – It’s NHL Playoffs Time!
Just when you thought March Madness — er, April Madness, really — was behind us, it’s time for another two months of (slowly) busted brackets. That’s right, the NHL playoffs are here, which means two…
NHL Second Round Picks: Eastern Conference = AFC
My apologies for being a day late. Don’t let that fool you into thinking I would have picked the Capitals to break through against the Penguins. The mental roadblock that will never clear is going…
Key to Winning NHL’s Eastern Conference Will Be Avoidance; Bruins, Pens, Caps, Bolts Have Kryptonites
We’ve pretty much reached the second round of the NHL playoffs, meaning we’ve bid farewell to some pretenders like the Devils, Flyers, and apparently even the Maple Leafs. Three of the four series are at…
Unfinished Business: Winning Titles After Coming up Just Short the Year Before
It seems like something that would happen quite often. If a team is good enough to reach the final frontier one year, shouldn’t it be good enough to do it again the next year? You…
Western Conference Finals Preview: Sharks, Blues Eye First Cup Final
For just the second time since 2009, it won’t be the Chicago Blackhawks or Los Angeles Kings representing the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup Finals. And for the first time, it will be either…
NHL Second Round Playoff Predictions
So, the second round of the NHL playoffs will begin before the first one is over. That sounds about right. But while Nashville-Anaheim remains undecided, we’ll get a head start on our second round picks….
Peter DeBoer is Creating Winning Culture for the San Jose Sharks… Finally
I remember the first NHL practice I ever covered back in late 2009. The Florida Panthers were mired in anonymity, and I was one of about four reporters in a “scrum” with head coach Peter…