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Playoff Preview: Florida Panthers A Formidable Opponent For Bruins

For the first time since the President’s Trophy was awarded to the best regular-season National Hockey League team in 1985-86, the current President’s Trophy winner with play the defending regular-season champion when the Boston Bruins face the Florida Panthers in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs on Monday. The Bruins (65-12-5) set the […]

The Unfair Treatment of Quinn Hughes: How NHL Analysts are Overlooking a Defensive Superstar

Quinn Hughes, a talented defenseman for the Vancouver Canucks, is no stranger to criticism. Despite being one of the league’s top players, Hughes has been the subject of unwarranted snubs by both the league and analysts. The most recent was the NHL Tweet for the Norris Trophy, awarded for the best overall defenseman. This article […]

Oilers Playoffs: Round 1 – Game 1 Preview

Sometimes, last year’s trip to the Western Conference Finals still feels like yesterday while we wait for Round 1 to get underway. As exciting as it was, we can’t view it as the standard. Expectations for the Edmonton Oilers grew higher after that wild run. At that moment, the franchise’s Stanley Cup window finally opened. […]

Blues get swept by Stars in home-and-home series

The St. Louis Blues finished the regular season with a home-and-home series against the Dallas Stars. The Blues’ final home game was on April 12th, and the regular-season finale was on April 13th. The Blues had nothing to play for, while the Stars fought for first place in the Central Division. If you follow the […]

Hell Or High Water? NY Rangers (And Fans) Await Devils or Hurricanes in First Round

As we sit here on the precipice of the postseason, it’s pretty crazy (and very cool) that it will take the last (full) day of the regular season to determine who the NY Rangers’ first-round opponent will be. It’s entirely out of the Rangers’ control, of course. All we know is that it will either […]

Get to Know the Three Recalled Springfield Thunderbirds Players

In case you missed it: The St. Louis Blues recalled three Springfield Thunderbirds players on Monday. The three players were goaltender Joel Hofer, forward Hugh McGing, and defenseman Tyler Tucker from Springfield, Massachusetts. Here’s what you need to know about all three. Hint: All three got a taste of NHL regular season action during the […]

NYR Should Not Roll Over In Final Meaningless Game

The New York Rangers have locked themselves into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Having done so in back-to-back seasons, they are in a great spot to try and do what they did last season by making the Eastern Conference Finals. But before they do that, one more game will still be played in the regular season. […]

Two Bruins Prospects Named To AHL All-Rookie Team

Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney signed two college free agents within ten days of each other last spring that turned out to be steals. Western Michigan University goaltender Brand Bussi signed on March 30, 2022, and Ohio State University center Georgii Merkulov inked a deal with Boston on April 9th. Both prospects quickly climbed […]

Ryan Hartman Suspended 1 Game For Hit On Nikolaj Ehlers

The Minnesota Wild will be without F Ryan Hartman for their final game of the season on Thursday when they play the Nashville Predators. This will be Hartman’s second time facing disciplinary action. Back in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, he was suspended one game during the first round against the Colorado Avalanche when he […]

Have The Bruins found a Future Playmaker?

Tyler Bertuzzi had a memorable run-in with Boston Bruins agitator Brad Marchand in December 2018 when Bertuzzi and the Detroit Red Wings visited Boston and defeated the Bruins 4-2. Both players play similar styles as each is similarly talented and commonly irritating at times. Who knew that a little more than four years later, “Bert” […]