The Flames cost us a truly transcendent moment
The Battle for Alberta continues, with Edmonton up 3-1.Photo: Getty Images The going story out there has been that the NBA Playoffs have been kinda…
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Is the NHL’s Presidents’ Trophy curse real?
The President’s Cup isn’t the trophy NHL teams really want.Image: Getty Images The Florida Panthers breezed through the first round of the playoffs and then…
Craig Berube and the St. Louis Blues can’t even bring themselves to say racists are bad
Craig Berbube and the Blues apparently have nothing to say about racist threats directed at Nazem Kadri.Image: Getty Images I’m used to things turning ugly…
Nazem Kadri kept it in check, the Blues reverted to type and got it shoved where it belonged
The Avs are up commandingly, thanks in large part to Nazem Kadri (c.)Photo: Getty Images At the top, this isn’t some kudos party for how…
If the Lightning can’t choke you out, Andrei Vasilevskiy will
Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy makes a save against the Florida Panthers during the third period in Game Three of the Second Round of the 2022…
Oilers enjoy the sounds of silence at expense of Calgary crowd
Andrew Mangiapane and Zach Hyman each got roughing penalties for this scrum.Image: Getty Images It’s tempting to try to glean some kind of lesson from…
Here’s to feelin’ good all the time
That crowd!Photo: Getty Images The NHL’s second round hasn’t gotten off to the most rousing start. The Lightning did that efficiency thing where they play…
It’s time for the yearly symposium on whether this is finally it for the Penguins
Is this it for the Pens?Image: Getty Images This is yet another distasteful side effect of the NHL’s salary cap. Fans and observers of a…
Tale of the tape: Battle of Alberta vs. Battle of Florida
Connor McDavid (l.) and Matthew TkachukPhoto: Getty Images The second round of the playoffs worked, in part, the way that the NHL dreamed up when…
Gary Bettman must make the Oilers wear their ‘80s jerseys for the second round
Come on, you know you want to see it.Image: Getty Images Much like the Canadiens-Leafs series last year, this is why the NHL rejiggered its…