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5 NHL Trade Deadline deals that need to happen

Amid a season full of uncertainty, something that won’t change is the annual buzz surrounding the NHL Trade Deadline. Love it or hate it, deadline day is one of the most polarizing days of the NHL season, and the right (or wrong) moves can have a significant impact. Just look at what the Tampa Bay […]

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Examining the Buffalo Sabres’ historically bad shortcomings

The year was 2011. Barack Obama was in the White House, and social media was still on the rise. That was also the last year the Buffalo Sabres made the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Since then, the Sabres have endured eight straight losing seasons — soon to be nine this spring. Buffalo has also undergone six head […]

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Will the Philadelphia Flyers get back to their 2020 form?

The Philadelphia Flyers ended the 2020 season with disappointment as they lost to the New York Islanders in Game 7. They left the NHL Bubble with their heads down but after time went by, they realized how great of a season they actually had. The mental toughness that team had was crazy good. It is […]

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Patrick Kane is the greatest American hockey player ever

With just more than 10 minutes remaining in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 7-2 blowout of the Detroit Red Wings Feb. 28, Patrick Kane fired a snipe past Detroit goaltender Thomas Greiss. But it wasn’t just any goal — it was the 400th of Kane’s career, as he became the 100th player in NHL history to reach the […]

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Crosby vs. McDavid: Who will have the superior career?

Although the NHL’s temporary divisional realignment has created some compelling new rivalries, one matchup it has robbed from fans is the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Edmonton Oilers. Each time these two teams meet, the real showdown is Sidney Crosby vs. Connor McDavid at center — two of the game’s most talented players. A 10-year difference between draft […]

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Oskar Lindblom: Triumph On and Off the Ice

The year 2020 was a year that we will never forget. The whole world is in damage control mode to help try to limit COVID-19 as much as possible. No one would have ever imagined how a virus could shut down the entire world for over a year. But the wrath of 2020 started early […]

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How Kevin Lankinen has revived the Blackhawks goaltending

At just 25 years old, Kevin Lankinen has quickly transformed the Blackhawks goaltending from a glaring weakness into a major strength.

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Analyzing NHL early season disappointments, surprises

There are a handful of early season surprises and disappointments amongst teams one month into the 2020-21 NHL season.

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Building the Seattle Kraken roster (2021-22)

The National Hockey League is bound for the Emerald City. Let’s dive into the potential Seattle Kraken roster. Four years since the Vegas Golden Knights made their debut as the NHL’s 31st franchise, the Seattle Kraken will take the ice this fall as the league’s 32nd club. The team will play its home games in […]