There is no way to put this lightly, the Montreal Canadiens, over the last two games in the Eastern Conference Finals, despite getting both Games 2 and 3 to overtime, have been absolutely awful offensively. After dominating Game 1 with a 6-2 win, the Canadiens have looked like a completely different team. Because of how bad they’ve played against the Carolina Hurricanes only registering 12 and 13 shots in Games 2 and 3, there have been a lot of narratives surrounding this Can
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
There’s less than a month left in the NHL season, and the playoff race is really starting to heat up. So with that in mind, I’ve kind of been looking at potential playoff scenarios, what the bracket could look like, and what it’s probably going to look like. I also played around with what my preferred first-round matchups would be. This will be based on the matchups, how the rest of the bracket could play out, and just how the atmosphere would feel. So overall, there’s a lot