2014 Stanley Cup Preview
The NHL is a league of two faces as they operate in two different countries with two very different attitudes towards the game. In Canada the sport borders on religion and the fans consistently want more teams to cheer for. This is where the strength of the league lies with the majority of Canadians teams doing very well including the Toronto Maple Leafs being valued at $1 billion in the latest Forbes study.
NHL Week in Review (April 13-19)
The NHL playoff are officially underway as the march towards the Stanley Cup began this week with 16 teams looking to put their names on the cup. To do this they will need to adjust to a different type of hockey as playoff hockey is a completely different beast than the regular season. Everything changes in the playoffs as the superstars are checked tighter and the ice shrinks for everyone. Defence and goaltending generally take the focus with games becoming tighter and tighter as the playoffs move on.
2014 NHL Playoff Preview
It is that time of year again as the NHL regular season is over and only 16 teams will continue to play as the Stanley Cup playoffs begin. This year the playoffs will have a different look though as the NHL moves on with their new system for the first time ever. The NHL would make some massive changes this year in the playoff system when they changed the alignment of the teams. The alignment would give some teams a chance to play where they should have been all along while other teams would see a new set of division opponents.
NHL Week in Review (March 23-29)
The NHL Playoffs are approaching fast and playoff runs are ending with playoff spots shrinking fast for every team. This past week the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues would be joined by a number of other teams in clinching a playoff spot. The Bruins and Blues were the first among the rest of the teams to clinch spots in the playoffs but there were many teams who sat right on the edge. These teams would finally take that step to the playoffs when a number of teams would get the wins they needed to clinch a berth.
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