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Best and worst of the NHL this week: How the Colorado Avalanche are handling being a top Stanley Cup favorite
Milan Hejduk was the last remaining member of the 2001 Stanley Cup-winning Colorado Avalanche to stay on the roster. But entering the 2012-13 season, Hejduk knew he would have a diminished role. He called teammate Gabriel Landeskog and told him to meet him and then-coach Joe Sacco for a meeting at the team facility when […]
Continue reading‘Quest for the Stanley Cup’ Episode 1 recap: What we learned in ‘Double Bubble’
Every week, we’ll provide a handy recap and accompaniment to the latest episode of “Quest For The Stanley Cup,” the NHL docu-series about the playoffs, available exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. The first episode for the 2020 playoffs is titled “Double Bubble.” Monotonous bubble life popped by unified fight against racism. Philadelphia Flyers coach […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs preview: Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Islanders matchup, series pick
The Islanders swept the Flyers in the clubs’ three-game regular-season series, but Philly has been one of the hottest teams in the Toronto bubble. Who will come out on top in the series that begins Monday? Note: Advanced stats are from Hockey Reference, Natural Stat Trick and Evolving Hockey More: Check out the full NHL […]
Continue readingFlyers coach Alain Vigneault defends Matt Niskanen hit as ‘hockey play’
Niskanen will have a hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety Thursday over the incident, which occurred in the third period of the Flyers’ Game 5 loss Wednesday. “In my estimation, Gallagher got up and seemed fine. He was talking to the referees. The whole time that he was on the bench, he was […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs preview: First-round matchups, bracket, series picks
The 2020 NHL playoffs officially begin on Tuesday, as the 24-team tournament — with five-game qualification round series and round-robin seeding matchups — has moved on to a more recognizable, 16-team version. This round includes several matchups where revenge will be on the mind of one team (or both, for separate reasons), and based on […]
Continue readingAdam ‘Pacman’ Jones sets ablaze Joe Haden Steelers jerseys received in mail
Jones pulled one of the jerseys out of the box, poured lighter fluid on it and lit it on fire in his driveway. He continued to burn jerseys from the box, documenting the process in a series of Instagram videos posted Wednesday. “I opened up my mailbox today, and I had these jerseys in my […]
Continue reading2020 NHL postseason preview: Qualification-round matchups, series picks
Unlike the traditional playoff format, the league is running a 24-team tournament, with 12 teams from each conference playing in fan-less arenas in Toronto (for the East) and Edmonton, Alberta (for the West). The top four teams in each conference are in the round of 16, and seeds 5 through 12 will square off to […]
Continue readingNHL viewers club: Penguins-Flyers needs overtime to decide a winner
On Jan. 21, in their final game before the NHL’s All-Star break, the Flyers hosted the Penguins — and blanked them 3-0. It was a pretty dismal performance for the Penguins, who had just 19 shots on goal. It was a huge boost for the Flyers, who at that point were on the cusp of […]
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