With the NHL season on pause indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak, hockey fans are left wondering “what if?” What if the season wasn’t interrupted and teams were preparing for the Stanley Cup Playoffs to begin shortly? While we’re left waiting to find out whether or not the playoffs will even happen this year, I figured there’s still one way
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Part 15 of 31 in our NHL previews where Burgess, Waind and I rank each NHL team 1 through 31 and give you an outlook on their season. Starting from the worst, we’ll be giving you the reasons why we ranked each team where we did. Check out the other parts to this series: #31. Colorado Avalanche , #30. Vegas Golden
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“It’s like the bottom of the ninth and I’m never gonna win. This life hasn’t turned out, quite the way I want it to be.” — Chad Kroeger Losing can be tough. Losing while riding the pine is downright insufferable. Reach into the styrofoam cooler, crack a cold one and let’s talk some sports. After a 2 week hiatus we’re
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“It’s like the bottom of the ninth and I’m never gonna win. This life hasn’t turned out, quite the way I want it to be.” — Chad Kroeger Losing can be tough. Losing while riding the pine is downright insufferable. Reach into the styrofoam cooler, crack a cold one and let’s talk some sports. In the News On Tuesday night,
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On Tuesday December 8, in Toronto’s 3-2 shootout win versus the New Jersey Devils, captain Dion Phaneuf played in his 400th game as a Toronto Maple Leaf. Love him or hate him you can’t deny that this is an impressive bench mark. Especially since many people thought he would be following Phil out the door this past summer. Although he is
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Born: 1/1/1987 (28 years old) Taber, Alberta, Canada Drafted: 1st round (8th overall) in 2005 by San Jose Sharks Teams: San Jose Sharks (2007-2011), Minnesota Wild (2011-2013), Winnipeg Jets (2013-14), Calgary Flames (2014-15) Position: Right Wing Height: 6’0″ Weight: 205 lbs Shoots: Right Full Hockey Reference Bio 2015 Stats GP G A P +/- PIM 12
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Before I get going, I just want to make one thing clear. The easiest way to fix the NHL’s point system is to just scrap the shootout. Fire it into the sun. Store it in the warehouse from Raiders of the Lost Arc. Just get rid of it. Then let the teams play continuous 5-on5 overtime until there is a winner. Get rid of
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