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Alex Pietrangelo’s savvy ‘local hero’ pressure play on the St. Louis Blues

Alex Pietrangelo, 30, is the belle of the free-agent ball this offseason, the kind of top-pairing defenseman in his prime who could complete a Stanley Cup puzzle for several teams — and one who is coveted even more for having won the Cup last season. Pietrangelo’s “stuff” is very much in St. Louis. Based on […]

‘Quest for the Stanley Cup’ Episode 2 recap: What we learned in ‘Sevens are Wild’

Colorado, Philadelphia, Vancouver, Boston: Your bubbles have been popped. This was focused in on Dallas Stars coach Rick Bowness after their overtime Game 7 win over the Colorado Avalanche. After Joel Kiviranta completed his hat trick to win the game, Bowness celebrated on the ice by bellowing, “The Finns, baby! The f—ing Finns!” Then in […]

The best lines of the past 30 years for all 31 NHL teams: Top overall, cult classic and current

It’s created by a coach attempting to mesh three players together into a cohesive unit; it’ll stick around for anywhere from a few periods to a few games; and then it’s either broken up, with the spare parts added to different lines, or it passes the chemistry test, living on for months or perhaps for […]

NHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus the worst trade deadline deal ever for every team

The best moves at the NHL trade deadline are usually the ones teams don’t make. Sure, there’s always a chance a team finds that perfect, Butch Goring-sized puzzle piece to complete a championship picture. But more often than not, the NHL trade deadline is like impulse-buying a poorly constructed boat: filled with overpayment, eventual regret […]

The Wysh List: Five essential traits of an NHL pest

According to the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Rat begins on Jan. 25, although Matthew Tkachuk apparently wanted to celebrate early. One of the NHL’s most preeminent pests, the Calgary Flames forward threw two (legal, but predatory) checks into Edmonton Oilers ruffian Zack Kassian, and eventually Kassian popped off and started wailing on Tkachuk, […]