Every single year, Canadian fans are force-fed a nonsense narrative that we must back our last remaining city battling through the postseason. That’s beyond illogical, for a number of reasons. I’m here to clear any confusion — with only USA-based cities now remaining — on who all of my Canadian neighbours should be cheering for
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The Vegas Golden Knights have made headlines in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs not only for their high level of play, but for a certain goalie situation that crept in out of nowhere. The battle between Robin Lehner and Marc-Andre Fleury for the starting job has caused headlines. The most prominent one being a now deleted
From a group of 12 Western Conference teams to enter the Edmonton bubble, we are now all the way down to two. And there can be only one to represent the conference in the Stanley Cup Final. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs have reached the final four, and in the West, that has yielded a
This isn’t the first time Joel Kiviranta has surprised people. The scrappy forward was one of the depth invitees to training camp for the Finnish National Team’s World Championship entry in the spring of 2019, and to be honest, not many had him making the final roster. “When we had training camp, he came to
Sept. 6 has been a pretty big date for the National Hockey League in the state of California. Also, the legendary Summit Series continued in Winnipeg and a pair of Hockey Hall of Famers are traded. Game 3 Ends in a Draw The infamous Summit Series continued on Sept. 6, 1972, with Winnipeg hosting the
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Edmonton Oilers may be having an internal debate regarding Jesse Puljujarvi, while in Vancouver, could the Canucks actually choose Thatcher Demko over Jacob Markstrom? Might the Montreal Canadiens be looking at Taylor Hall and have the Maple Leafs spoken to Frederik Andersen about a trade? Oilers to Make Puljujarvi
Jamie Benn has played in more post-season games for the Dallas Stars than anyone. Their captain has finally made it out of the second round. “Obviously we were in the exact same situation last year and came out on the wrong end of it,” Benn said. “It’s nice to get that win and move on.”
Vegas Golden Knights forward Ryan Reaves will miss the opener of Western Conference final against Dallas after the NHL suspended him a game for an illegal check to the head of Vancouver’s Tyler Motte. Reaves hit Motte in the jaw with a check late in the second period of Game 7 on Friday night and
6:47 AM ET Three rounds down, two to go. The most unconventional Stanley Cup Playoffs ever continue on after three Game 7s were needed to finish the second round. The two Eastern Conference teams are now off to Edmonton for the remainder of the tournament, and the last team to punch their ticket was the
The London Knights received a commitment from one of their draft picks. The Washington Capitals, San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings announced that they have each loaned a prospect overseas for the start of the 2020-21 season. The Quebec Remparts put pen to paper with one of their prospects. Finally, we will take a
Whenever you make a trade in any sport, there is an inherent risk involved. Giving up future assets for a player that can help you now is far from an exact science, as anything from an injury to just a lack of chemistry can keep that player from fitting in with your roster. Then, those
A replacement coach is going to the Stanley Cup final. We know this because the Western Conference final features the Vegas Golden Knights, with Pete DeBoer, against the Dallas Stars, with Rick Bowness. Neither started the season as their team’s head coach. In fact, DeBoer started with San Jose, was fired Dec. 11, and was
The New York Islanders knew they were boarding a plane Sunday. Getting back to a stifling defensive structure and goals from a couple unlikely sources ensured they’ll be flying west instead of heading home. Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists as the Islanders defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 in Game 7 on Saturday
7:01 AM ET NHL Insiders Through the first four games of the conference semifinal series between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Islanders, it looked as if the Isles were going to make quick work of their friends from eastern Pennsylvania. But after two thrilling victories for the Flyers, here we are: with a
Phil Kessel has won two Stanley Cups. He’s had six seasons of 30-plus goals, and had a streak of 11 years at 20 or more broken by the COVID-19 shutdown. He was a highly touted Boston Bruins draft pick at fifth overall in 2006 and was traded for multiple first-round picks when the transaction that
Game 7 of their second-round series in the Edmonton bubble was instantly one of the most memorable games in franchise history as the Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2008 with a wild, 5-4 overtime win over the Colorado Avalanche. The series itself was a throwback to the
The Stanley Cup will head south of the border yet again later this year. The final Canadian team in the Stanley Cup playoffs was eliminated on Friday night when the Vancouver Canucks lost 3-0 to Vegas in Edmonton, giving the Golden Knights a 4-3 victory in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal. A Canadian team hasn’t
The Vegas Golden Knights could be minus some toughness Sunday when they open the NHL Western Conference championship against Dallas. Enforcer Ryan Reaves will have a hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety on Saturday for an illegal check to the head of Vancouver’s Tyler Motte late in the second period of Friday’s 3-0,