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Quest for the Stanley Cup Episode 1 recap: What we learned in ‘Familiar Foes’

This week we dive into Episode 1, titled “Familiar Foes.” Daddy Landeskog, Smokin’ Cooper and we’ve traded bubbles for fans. The third period of Game 1 between the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights. The game was out of hand and the Golden Knights were in full message-sending mode. This is where Ryan Reaves earned […]

NHL 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 […]

Celebrity Watch: A lineup of famous fans for all 16 NHL playoff teams

Let’s see how the NHL celebrity starting lineups stack up! * These lists include famous fans both living and deceased, and in certain cases we stretched the idea of fandom a bit to include some celebs with local ties. The roster: Justin Bieber, Drake, Will Arnett, Mike Myers, Chris Hadfield The Leafs have no shortage […]

How Florida Panthers rookie Spencer Knight remains grounded amid his meteoric rise

“Usually guys are excited, pumped up, going full speed,” said former NHL goaltender Roberto Luongo, who now oversees the Panthers’ Goaltending Excellence department. “I was watching Spencer, and he was just like strolling around the rink. Casual.” After the game — in which the 20-year-old Knight stopped 33 shots in a 5-1 win over the […]

Exposing the lies of 2020 NHL free agency

The biggest lie NHL free agents tell themselves is that their team is their family. The dressing room can be a band of brothers. Lifelong friendships are forged through daily routines and long playoff runs, through wives and children bonding with others in the organization. All of this is true, and all of this feels […]

The NHL’s coronavirus pause: Latest on return plans, draft lottery, CBA negotiations and playoff rosters

Phase 3 of the NHL’s plan to return to play is under two weeks away, after the coronavirus pandemic forced a stoppage in mid-March. Training camps open July 10 ahead of the eventual 24-team tournament to be played in two hub cities. On top of that, we had the first stage of the NHL draft […]

NHL viewers club: That time an emergency backup goalie beat the Maple Leafs

Today’s game: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, played on Saturday, Feb. 22. It’s a “Hockey Night in Canada” telecast for a Saturday night game between the Canes and Leafs. Both of these teams have playoff aspirations, had a few bumps to start the season, but found themselves in decent shape for this tilt. This […]

Kraken? Sockeyes? Sasquatch? Sonics? What Seattle’s NHL team should be called

Remember when the Vegas Golden Knights were going to be the Desert Knights? Or the Red Hawks? The same sort of speculation has swirled around Seattle’s nickname over the past few years, as some names have gained traction and others have faded. Here’s some informed speculation on the name derby, from the best bets to […]

How to combat the NHL’s groupthink problem on head coach hirings

And frankly, Glasberg is frustrated by antiquated hiring practices. “The easiest way to frame it is an unwillingness to consider — let alone listen — to anybody who isn’t widely known by the hiring manager, whether it’s the GM, the [assistant] GM, owner, or whoever is running the search,” Glasberg said. “Which I think is […]

Not pulling goalies: NHL’s emergency backups staying

BOCA RATON, Fla. — NHL general managers discussed the league’s emergency backup goaltending protocol at their regularly scheduled March meetings on Monday but decided not to make any changes to the procedure. Emergency backup goaltenders (or EBUGs) became a hot topic after 42-year-old Zamboni driver David Ayres was forced into action last month during a […]

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