The Honda West Division has officially been conquered, and now it’s onto the third round of NHL postseason play for the Vegas Golden Knights, facing off with the Scotia North Division champion Montreal Canadiens with a Stanley Cup Final spot on the line. On paper, the series looks like a mismatch — Vegas finished the
Premier François Legault said he is concerned the Vegas Golden Knights will have an advantage over the Montreal Canadiens in their semifinal series because of limits on crowd capacity at the Bell Centre, and is asking public health to revise the limits upward. The first two games of the best-of-seven series will be played in
Back in mid-May, 16 teams embarked upon the 2020-21 NHL postseason with high hopes for a deep playoff run. Alas, by the beginning of June eight more teams had been eliminated. Now that number has been cut in half once again. Four final teams will compete in the semifinal round. Representing the North, the Montreal
In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I want to comment on a number of different issues that have emerged since the too-soon Maple Leafs’ elimination from the Stanley Cup chase. Item One: Why the Maple Leafs Should Re-sign Alex Galchenyuk To get right to the point, I believe the Maple Leafs
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Chris Johnston of Sportsnet believes the Toronto Maple Leafs will add someone to the roster that will surprise everyone. He dropped a few hints as to where that player would come from, but held off the rest of the buzz for a later time. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers might take
As we near the conclusion of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, a silver lining is that the Chicago Blackhawks are therefore that much closer to a fresh start with the 2021-22 season. With that said, it would be irresponsible to ignore the many non-Blackhawks-related headlines dominating hockey these days, so we’ll continue to do our
It’s no secret that the Nashville Predators have an offense problem. The forward scoring is consistently underwhelming, and nothing seems to be able to fix it. The number of players considered to be high-profile scorers who have come in and bit the dust is astounding. Even some with the team currently have shown loads of
The Montreal Canadiens wouldn’t be here right now without Joel Armia. That’s no exaggeration either. His two-goal performance in Game 5 against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Round 1 helped right the ship for the Habs, down 3-1 in the first-round series at that point. Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia – (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI
The St. Louis Blues’ 2020-21 season had its highs and lows, but ultimately ended in disappointment after the team fell in four games to the Colorado Avalanche in Round 1. In this series, we’ll look back on the season, player by player, and evaluate each player’s performance as an individual, with an eye towards their
Welcome to a new edition of Nashville Predators News & Rumors here at The Hockey Writers! I’m going to be going over the minor leagues very quickly at the start because our beloved Milwaukee Admirals are back. Next, the NHL Entry Draft positions through pick 27 were announced, which means the Predators pick is in.
Both the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs had shorter postseasons than they were expecting. Edmonton played four games, managing zero wins, against a team they’d dominated in the regular season, while Toronto, who spent most of the 56-game regular season atop the Scotiabank North Division standings, got an early series lead on their opponent,
Owen Power says he is leaning towards returning to the NCAA next season. He made the comments during an appearance on the NHL Network on Friday night. Power is one of the few players projected to go first overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, and the Buffalo Sabres own the top pick. Other names
On Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 to win the series 4-1. The following night, the New York Islanders booked their ticket to the Stanley Cup Semifinals by defeating the Boston Bruins in six games. Playing in their fourth playoff series against each other, the Islanders will become the Lightning’s most-played
The Montreal Canadiens have managed to overcome their underdog status during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs because they have been getting contributions from everyone in the lineup. Of course, their current seven-game win streak can largely be attributed to the stellar goaltending of Carey Price, the team’s four stalwarts on defense and the Stanley Cup-winning
(AP) — If the teams left in the NHL playoffs are sick and tired of facing the same opponents over and over, they are in luck in the semifinals. After exclusively divisional play this season and through the first two rounds, the hockey playoffs are down to a final four of teams that haven’t played
MONTREAL – Marc Bergevin has every reason to smile these days. The Montreal Canadiens general manager assembled a team that is making a deep playoff run and is now preparing to face the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup semifinals. But while Bergevin is happy with the team’s success so far, he says he’s
Experience is an invaluable ally in the Stanley Cup playoffs. There’s little the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t encountered during deep postseason runs five of the past seven years. The New York Islanders haven’t achieved as much but have progressed enough in three seasons under Barry Trotz to not feel like heavy underdogs in
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Experience is an invaluable ally in the Stanley Cup playoffs. There’s little the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t encountered during deep postseason runs five of the past seven years. The New York Islanders haven’t achieved as much but have progressed enough in three seasons under Barry Trotz to not feel
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