The Columbus Blue Jackets faced off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the opening game of the first round of the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Puck dropped around 3pm eastern time, and we didn’t get a winner until about 9:30 pm eastern time. Yup, you read that right, it took five overtime periods toContinueContinue reading “Lightning Strikes In The 5th Overtime”
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Habs Send the Pens Packing
Today is Sidney Crosby’s birthday and the Penguins wanted to give him a victory as his present. However, they were unsuccessful as they fell to the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 in Game 4 of the best of 5 Stanley Cup Qualifying Round. The Penguins poor playoff performances resulted in them being sent home early after losingContinueContinue reading “Habs Send the Pens Packing”
The Final Six: NHL Hub Cities
A few days ago the NHL announced Pittsburgh and Dallas have been eliminated from the list of possible NHL hub cities for this years Stanley Cup Playoffs. The league plans to have two hub cities selected, in the near future.
The NHL Plans To Return
According to Jason Gregor, the NHLPA has voted not to receive their final paychecks of the season, leading us to believe a return is imminent. There have been talks of a 24 team playoff, and we are awaiting the leagues decision on how the playoffs will be formatted. https://twitter.com/JasonGregor/status/1263914077773942788?s=20 The proposed twenty four team playoffContinueContinue reading “The NHL Plans To Return”
The NHL chalking the rest of the season? No playoffs?!
Isn’t that a big question that I’m sure a fair number of people want to know. My opinion? The coronavirus is an absolute bitch. Besides that, the return of the NHL season depends on one specific thing. WHEN would the NHL come back? With the way things are going and it seeming like they areContinueContinue reading “The NHL chalking the rest of the season? No playoffs?!”
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