Alright so I have to be honest, I did not see this coming. Maybe I was thinking too much with my heart and not my head, but I had both of the Second Round matchups dead wrong. First of all, I thought the Bruins would’ve actually been able to compete with Tampa, especially after watching the Bruins take Game 1
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While the winners in the West had a bit of a cakewalk to the second round, things weren’t so easy in the East. Tampa Bay took out the Devils in 5, but Taylor Hall did just about everything he could to give New Jersey a chance. The Capitals looked like they wouldn’t be able to lose in the second round
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Why don’t we all give a round of applause for the Vegas Golden Knights. Wow, what a great season it’s been! Proving all the doubters wrong. Incredible. Just remarkable, wow! Alright, now everyone shut up. I’ve had enough of all of this “success” and if you’re a fan of virtually any other franchise in the league, you should be fed
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For half of the playoff teams, the Cup dream is already over. For the other half, they’ve earned the right to continue battling for Lord Stanley’s Mug. Every squad left in the playoffs accumulated over 100 points during the regular season which suggests we are in for a doozy of a second round. My preview of the Winnipeg/Nashville series will
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Through the first two games of this series, the Leafs have struggled to stop the Bruins offense, giving up 12 goals so far. Specifically, the Leafs have not been able to find a way to slow down David Pastrnak, who now has 9 points this series after his 6 point explosion on Saturday night. To say that the 21-year old
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Before I get started, let’s just get this out of the way: In 2012-13, Toronto’s top ten in ice-time were: Dion Phaneuf, Phil Kessel, Tyler Bozak, James Van Riemsdyk, Cody Franson, Nikolai Kulemin, Carl Gunnarson, Mike Kostka, Nazem Kadri and Mark Fraser. Of that list only Bozak, JVR and Kadri remain and in completely different roles. It’s been five years.
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(1:40) Toronto Blue Jays are hot (7:50) Roberto Osuna’s 100th career save (10:50) Shohei Otani aka The Japanese Babe Ruth (14:31) Bartolo Colon International Man of Mystery (16:50) Timberwolves vs. Nuggets (24:10) Toronto Raptors Playoffs Outlook (34:30) NHL Playoff Bracket Breakdown (1:05:00) Cam calls in For more NHL playoff coverage check out the Eastern Conference First Rund Preview from
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The most wonderful time of the year is finally back. NHL Playoffs begin on Wednesday night and the boys at Bench Life are pretty excited about it. If you haven’t already, join our NHL Playoff Bracket Challenge quickly for a chance to win some cash and a Bench Life Sports t-shirt. Now, without wasting anymore time let’s get into it.
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Strap yourself in, fill up that beer fridge, and welcome to the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, my fellow hockey nutjobs, the NHL playoffs have finally arrived and this season has been the normal, totally predictable NHL. We have a first-year expansion team as the top seed in their division, a team that finished dead last a season
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Congrats to @noahbeggs96 for winning the 2018 Bracket Challenge pic.twitter.com/6pkED0C98o — Bench Life Sports (@benchlifesports) April 4, 2018 After a successful March Madness campaign where we had 17 people battle for $170 and a free Bench Life t-shirt (which is currently in production) we’re coming back with another playoff bracket challenge. To join our pool click the following link: https://bracketchallenge.nhl.com/leagues/bench-life-sports
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