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NHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Toronto Maple Leafs fall, Tampa Bay Lightning look to extend series lead
Never doubt that the Toronto Maple Leafs can find new and exciting ways to disappoint their fans and fail in the postseason. Losing star John Tavares in Game 1 to injury, winning three straight games and then losing three straight games to an enormous underdog in the Montreal Canadiens, in their first playoff meeting in […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Game 7 showdown for Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens
It doesn’t get much juicer than this: a Game 7 between two Original Six franchises, and the first such matchup between two Canadian teams in 17 years. The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to exorcise past playoff demons. And to do it, they’ll have to get past a red-hot Carey Price and the opportunistic Montreal […]
Continue reading‘Zero excuses’ as Toronto Maple Leafs cap first-round collapse in home loss to Montreal Canadiens
The Toronto Maple Leafs flopped in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Again. Blowing a 3-1 series lead, Toronto dropped a 3-1 decision in Game 7 of the North Division semifinals to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night on home ice, in the first playoff meeting between the rivals in 42 years. “It’s really hard to put […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights begin showdown
Two more second-round series get underway in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs Sunday — including that epic Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights tilt — while the remaining divisional first-round series was extended to seven games by the pesky Montreal Canadiens (and the collapsing Toronto Maple Leafs). Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs Daily to […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Round 2 begins; Toronto Maple Leafs look to close out the Montreal Canadiens
On Saturday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs will get their second chance to close out their first playoff series win since before the 2004-05 lockout. Should the Montreal Canadiens win, the Leafs would go from being up 3-1 to having to fight through a Game 7. Speaking of which, that’s exactly what happened to the […]
Continue readingStar-laden Toronto Maple Leafs ‘couldn’t get it done’ in Game 6 as Montreal Canadiens stay alive
“We had plenty of chances. It’s a game of inches out there. And we couldn’t get it done,” Toronto star Auston Matthews said after Montreal’s 3-2 overtime win in Game 6, their second straight OT victory against the stumbling Maple Leafs. For the second time in as many games, the game-winning goal was gifted by […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Showdown in Vegas for Golden Knights, Wild
After the Carolina Hurricanes punched their ticket for the second round on Thursday with a thrilling overtime win over the Nashville Predators, either the Minnesota Wild or Vegas Golden Knights will join them on Friday night, as they play the first Game 7 of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. Check out the ESPN NHL Playoffs […]
Continue readingHow Taylor Hall’s prior career stops led to his 2021 renaissance with the Boston Bruins
Hall, 29, scored eight goals in 16 regular-season games with the Bruins, then two more in their first-round series win against the Washington Capitals, as he heads to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in his 11-year career. It’s a big uptick from his two goals in 37 games with Buffalo, […]
Continue readingNHL Playoffs Daily 2021: Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues on the brink
Sunday brings us our first two elimination games of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs: the Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins can secure their tickets to Round 2. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Blues and Washington Capitals are struggling to stay alive, with both teams trying to break out of their post-championship playoff slumps. There’s been some […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Way too early rankings for 2021-22
No, there’s no reason to suspect a further spiralling of the planet into some Lovecraftian horror. It’s the Seattle Kraken that will wrap their tentacles around players and pull them into the Northwest. The Vegas Golden Knights get to skip this expansion draft, being relatively new to the league themselves. But that also offers a […]
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