There’s nothing more frustrating than a team not playing to its potential. We as fans have all been there, your team seemingly has all the pieces in place. Everybody is hotter than should be legal. The chemistry is there and the coaching can do no wrong it seems… and then the wheels fall off and […]
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Missing the playoffs – no matter which team you are – feels bad but if there is one thing the NHL is not short on, its parity. Any team always has a shot to win no matter the apparent circumstances. Last year the Vegas Golden Knights made a run to the Cup finals after having
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Well, since I handled hot takes for the Eastern Conference, I might as well get started on the Western Conference. I’m going to be handling the Central Division and one of my colleagues is handling the Pacific… So let’s get this hot take festival on the road! Chicago Blackhawks There are a lot of “what if’s”
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Martin Brodeur. A legendary goaltender, arguably the greatest goalie to ever lace up a pair of skates. 691 career wins and 125 career shutouts, the most all-time in both categories. Four-time winner of the Vezina trophy. Three-time Stanley Cup champion. Five-time Stanley Cup finalist. Two-time Olympic gold medalist with Team Canada. Ten all-star game appearances. 1994 Calder trophy winner.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs once again came up short to finish the 2018 season. Toronto was booted in the first round of the playoffs for the second year in a row, falling to the heavily favoured Boston Bruins in seven games. Still young, the Leafs kept up a great pace in the series and with another
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Ahh.. the goalie mask. An integral part of both safety, and childhood inspiration. A lot of kids became or are goalies now due to the iconic stature of some of the masked men we’re going to be celebrating today. This list is in no particular order, i’m just going to list my top ten goalie
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The wonderful thing about hockey is that the league has, and this may shock you so get some headgear ready in case this blows your mind, parity. Momentum can and often does change on a dime so these hot-takes more than likely could be totally inaccurate by the time the All-star break rolls around. The
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The hockey world was shaken by the news of former-Islanders captain John Tavares signing a huge seven-year(s)/$77 million deal with his boyhood team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tavares’ signing has since propelled the Leafs to Eastern Conference contenders overnight and have been given the best odds to win the Stanley Cup in 2018 by Vegas bookies. The
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It’s now been a few days since the free agent frenzy of July 1st and teams are starting to take shape heading into the 2018 NHL season. James Neal is a Flame, James van Riemsdyk is a Flyer, and of course John Tavares will be joining the Maple Leafs. Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Favourites?
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The Sabres ended the first day of free agency with a trade. Not just any trade either. They finally dealt top 6 center Ryan O’ Reilly to the St. Louis Blues. Rumors of a trade surronding O’ Reilly have swirrled for weeks and when he wasn’t dealt at the draft many started to think a
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