Stanley Cup Final
Rangers’ Shesterkin Already in Playoff Zone
In last year’s Stanley Cup playoffs, it took New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin about five games to find his form. After making over 70 saves in Game 1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round last year, Shesterkin, 27, struggled in Games 2, 3, and 4 and put the Rangers behind the eight […]
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Does Lightning’s Hedman Have What It Takes to Be a Hall of Famer?
In an era dominated by defensemen, there’s no doubt Victor Hedman is among the elite players in the league today. Does the Tampa Bay Lightning blueliner have what it takes to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame once he decides to hang up the skates? The second overall draft pick in 2009, Hedman […]
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Rangers Need to Hit The Ground Running Out of the Break
With the NHL All-Star break currently going on and teams and players who are not involved taking a nice vacation, getting some important rest, and resetting their respective bodies for the second half of the season, it is time for many teams in this 32-team league to start gearing up for a Stanley Cup Playoff […]
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Appreciating Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan
As a New York Rangers fan, I definitely appreciate what head coach Gerard Gallant has done for the team so far. I believe that under his watch last season, the team overachieved as they got to within two wins of reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2014. He was also a […]
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Shesterkin Can Be Better
New York Rangers All-Star and all-world goaltender Igor Shesterkin was the king of goaltenders in the NHL last season. Shesterkin, 27, won the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender in the regular season. He posted a 36-13-04 record with a 2.07 goals-against average, a .935 save percentage, and six shutouts. The man they call […]
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Bolts Playing Like Cup Contenders
It is amazing that the Tampa Bay Lightning have been to the Stanley Cup Final three years straight and won two of them (2020 and 2021) against the Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens, respectively. In the team’s quest to win their third straight Cup last season, the Colorado Avalanche knocked the Lightning off the pedestal […]
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What Are the Montreal Canadiens?
Going into the season, many hockey pundits and fans alike thought that the Montreal Canadiens were going to be a bad team. Can you blame them? The team does not have a lot of depth, does not have Carey Price backstopping them, and plays in the unbelievably high-octane Atlantic Division. Believe it or not, the […]
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Three Things the Lightning Should Be Thankful For
Coming off three straight Stanley Cup Final appearances, Tampa Bay Lightning fans are probably spoiled. It’s no secret many expected more from the team throughout the first month and a half. The Bolts currently sit at 11-7-1 and in the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. However, they are only four points behind Toronto for second […]
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NHL 22 predicts Game 5: Avalanche 5 Lightning 4
DENVER – If NHL 22 is accurate, the Colorado Avalanche will pull off a win for the ages to win their third Stanley Cup in franchise history. Many people use video games to make predictions and now that the NHL series has finally moved to the Frostbite engine, the game honestly looks better than anything […]
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Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Preview: Avalanche vs. Lightning
The reigning champion Tampa Bay Lightning have to be ecstatic there was only a day to think about the slaughter that transpired in Game 2. The Colorado Avalanche scored a touchdown in their 7-0 shutout win on Saturday night in Denver. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 11 goals in the opening two games […]
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