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Bruins again have title hopes
The Red Sox went from last place in 2012 to a World Series title in 2013 and returned to the basement in 2014, creating an emotional wave that would have Sigmund Freud second-guessing himself. The New England Patriots recently have turned into a soap opera. It’s unusual for Bill Belichick to allow outside distractions to […]
Continue readingProjected Team USA, Team Canada rosters if the NHL doesn’t take part in the Winter Olympics
USA Hockey and Hockey Canada officials are making contingency plans, combing European rosters for players who might be able to don their nations’ jerseys and throw down for gold. You’ll see some of Team Canada’s thinking on display with its entry in the Spengler Cup later this month, which will mostly feature Canadians who are […]
Continue readingThe first decade of the NHL’s Rule 48: How it completely changed the league’s trajectory
“I’m Brendan Shanahan, the National Hockey League’s senior vice president of player safety …” Shanahan was 42 years old in 2011. He had retired from a Hall of Fame career two years earlier, taking a job with the NHL. In June 2011, he helped create the league’s first Department of Player Safety. It wouldn’t just […]
Continue readingThe 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 […]
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