If there’s one thing I know about the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it’s that we always get to see unsung heroes on these teams come out of nowhere and help guide their teams to victory or play a key role in it. With the postseason set to start this weekend, I wanted to take a look at seven players who I think are going to have “a moment” this spring. Whether that means they play well enough to earn more of a role on their team going into next year, make a key difference in a victory
After being in first place in the Atlantic Division in January, around the Olympic break, looking like a playoff spot was basically a lock, and at the trade deadline the Detroit Red Wings traded an unprotected first-round pick to push for the postseason. And yet… here we are. The Red Wings have now missed the playoffs for the tenth year in a row. The NHL's newest longest active postseason drought now that their divisional rival, the Buffalo Sabres are back in the dance this y