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Ten years ago today, Nick Bonino brought the house down at PPG Paints Arena with a late game-winning goal in the 2016 Stanley Cup Final. The Penguins opened the 2016 Cup Final with a 3-2 win against the San Jose Sharks and it was quite the thrilling contest. Pittsburgh was back in the Stanley Cup […]
Happy Saturday, Jets fans! Here are your links to kick off the weekend. Randy Lange – Jets WR Garrett Wilson Feels ‘Great’ … and He’s on a Mission Connor Long – Is Andre Cisco a legitimate cut candidate for the NY Jets? Connor Long – NY Jets HC Aaron Glenn speaks on ‘extremely important’ move […]
Wipe the phrase "nepo baby" from your mind when watching and evaluating Caleb Malhotra; he's succeeding entirely on his own merit, and when he is selected (not guaranteed, but very likely) in the top five at the end of June, it will be due to what he's showcased on the ice this season.
The longest-tenured Toronto Maple Leaf could be starting the next chapter of his career. Reports have surfaced indicating that Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly is contemplating his future and is softening his stance on his no-movement clause. There is belief that Rielly is now open to a trade to the Western Conference, and there's a few teams that make sense as destinations. Nick Kypreos: Before Toronto’s new front office was put in place, industry sources believed the Leafs would be looking int...
This is not difficult. Don’t get cute. Don’t get smart. Washington Wizards general manager Will Dawkins should keep it simple and just pick the guy they think is likely to be the best NBA player and move on to the next opportunity. There are several reasons for this. For starters, decades of NBA Draft experience […]
Greetings, Panthers fans. Welcome to the weekend. Feel free to use this thread to chat about (almost) anything you want: video games, food, movies, non-football sports, you name it. As long as it’s allowed by the site’s ToS, it’s fair game here. You know the drill. This is now an open thread
The Carolina Hurricanes crushed the Montreal Canadiens by a 6-1 count in Game 5 in Raleigh to capture the Prince of Wales Trophy and advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since they won their one and only championship in 2006. Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven each had a goal and two assists, Jackson Blake and Seth Jarvis each added a goal and a helper, and Frederik Andersen made 23 saves for the 12-1 Hurricanes. Andersen lowered his postseason goals against average to miserly 1.41...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes “Even though we feel close, we’re still so far away,” Lane Hutson said, recognizing the gap between the veteran Carolina Hurricanes and the Canadiens. [ Journal de Montreal ] “Being stretched mentally and physically for seven weeks is a great opportunity to grow. I’m glad we went through that,” Martin St-Louis said after the team’s third-round exit. [ Journal de Montreal ] The top moments of Claude Lemieux’s career. [ La Presse ] Around...
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After the game 4 win over Montreal with a 4-0 score, Carolina Captain Jordan Staal was quoted as saying that his team was “playing like a machine”. Well, the machine kept on running without so much of a hiccup as they finished off the Eastern Conference Final series with a 6-1 win over the Montreal […]
Unlike most of his Chelsea compadres, Nicolas Jackson got to experience life on a winning team this season as Bayern Munich completed their latest league-and-cup double. He may not have featured as much as he might have wished, but he still managed to get into double digits for goals (11) for the fourth successive season, […]
Toronto Marlies head coach John Gruden discusses his team’s 2-1 overtime victory over the WBS Penguins in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final. On Michael Pezzetta scoring a game-winner in back-to-back games: If you look at the playoffs for any team that continues to have success, the top lines neutralize themselves, and it is […] The post John Gruden on the Marlies’ fourth line scoring back-to-back game winners to take a 2-0 series lead: “We have four lines that can all play the game” app...
The Carolina Hurricanes and Vegas Golden Knights are scheduled to begin the Stanley Cup final on June 2.
It has been said that when Stephen Kolek is getting ground outs in the first inning, you can tell it’s going to be a good night. Unfortunately, Kolek didn’t get a groundball until the seventh batter he faced in the first inning, and Nick Loftin turned that into an error. But let’s back up a […]
Although all eyes will be on the 2026 NHL Draft in late June, there are roughly a dozen European draftees from the class of 2022 who, unless they’re signed by the end of May 31, will become unrestricted free agents. Simply put, the respective teams who drafted these respective players haven’t inked them to an entry-level contract, meaning their rights to that team will expire. On top of that, there will be similar North American draftees (drafted out of Canadian major junior hockey) from ...
The Carolina Hurricanes went 12-1 through three rounds to advance to the Stanley Cup final, where they'll face the Vegas Golden Knights. They beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 in Game 5.
Anthony Gordon says he’s more like Raphinha than Lamine Yamal when asked to compare his playing style to the two Barcelona attackers. The England winger completed his move to Barcelona on Friday, signing a five-year contract with the Catalans giants and has told fans what they can expect from him. “If I have to choose, […]
After eight straight years of playoff appearances and a Cup window that has stayed cracked but had yet to fully open, the consistent Carolina Hurricanes are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years and third time in franchise history.
First period Right off the opening puck drop the Carolina Hurricanes get a two-on-one rush, but the shot gets sent high and wide by Jackson Blake. Finally out of their zone after allowing the first three shots, Lane Hutson spins away from Andrei Svechnikov, who sticks out his foot and trips him, so Montreal will head to the game’s first power play. Let’s go ahead and call these the most important two minutes of the season. An attempted pass gets deflected and flutters to ...
The Hurricanes rattled off four straight wins over the Canadiens after dropping Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final.
The Carolina Hurricanes are heading to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years.
The Texas Rangers scored nine runs while the Kansas City Royals scored one run. After getting battered and bruised by leaguewide losers over the past couple of weeks, the Rangers donned their blood red tops with a sellout crowd decked out in replica Nolan Ryan bloody jerseys to witness an increasingly rare feat for Texas […]
The Carolina Hurricanes will represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2006.
Vegas won both meetings between the two clubs this season, outscoring Carolina 10-4.
Michael Pezzetta scored 14:53 into overtime to give the Toronto Marlies a 2-1 victory over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night.
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