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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 […]

NHL free agency 2020 preview: Team needs, trade targets, cap space, key dates

The word that typically defines free agency in the NHL is “uncertainty.” Players with expiring contracts enter a marketplace unsure of what their next deals will look like or where they’ll next call home. But in the 2020 free-agent frenzy, that uncertainty has reached previously unseen levels for players and teams. There’s a flat salary […]

Four reasons the Vegas Golden Knights are in trouble vs. the Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars’ suffocating defense, outstanding goaltending and opportunistic scoring have them up 3-1 in the series over Vegas, winning 2-1 on Saturday night in Game 4. “We can’t feel sorry for ourselves. In the playoffs, it’s never over until it’s over. We can’t look at it like a big mountain right now,” Knights center […]

2020 NHL Playoffs Today: Dallas Stars need one more win to reach Stanley Cup Final

The Dallas Stars are one win away from advancing to their first Stanley Cup Final since 2000. Eliminating the Vegas Golden Knights won’t be easy, as Vegas is claiming the Western Conference finals are “a long way from over.” Can Dallas close out the series on its first try? Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Lightning took […]

Built to win now, Vegas Golden Knights, the West’s top seed, fail to reach Stanley Cup Final

Coach Peter DeBoer was speechless as he walked into the Vegas Golden Knights’ dressing room on Monday after Game 5 of the NHL’s Western Conference finals. “I didn’t prepare something to say to them tonight because I just didn’t think we’d lose,” he said. Lose the Golden Knights did. Dallas Stars forward Denis Gurianov’s goal […]

Down 3-1 to Stars, Golden Knights vow series ‘is a long way from over’

“We’ve been here before. We were in the same exact situation with Vancouver, with a goalie and a team playing like this. We stuck with it. This is a long way from over and we’re going to be a tough out,” said Vegas coach Peter DeBoer, in reference to the conference semifinal series that the […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will defeat Tom Brady on Sunday

I’m speaking as a lifelong New York Jets fan, of course. But I’m also speaking as a hockey fan who wants the greatest number of people to enjoy the greatest sport on the planet (sorry, marble racing) at its greatest time of the season: The Stanley Cup conference finals round. The Tampa Bay Lightning are […]

2020 NHL playoffs preview: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Dallas Stars matchup, series pick

The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs have reached the final four, and in the West, that has yielded a matchup between the No. 1-seeded Vegas Golden Knights against the No. 3 Dallas Stars. For the Stars, a return to the final would be 20 years in the making, while for the Knights, it’s been … two […]

Vegas’ Peter DeBoer says ‘no place for frustration’ after blowing 3-1 series lead

“There’s no place for frustration right now,” Knights coach Peter DeBoer said. “We’ve gotta win one game to move on. We’ll reset.” The story of the night — and, increasingly, the series — was Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko, who entered the series in Game 5 after starting goalie Jacob Markstrom was deemed unfit to play. […]

2020 NHL playoffs: Game 7 X factors, picks for Vegas Golden Knights vs. Vancouver Canucks

Who will emerge victorious and move on to the Western Conference finals? Our panel identifies the X factors in the game, and makes predictions on the final score. Emily Kaplan, national NHL reporter: Max Pacioretty. The Golden Knights are living a charmed NHL life. They’re on the verge of making the conference finals for the […]