Posted by thesportsjunky on April 25, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The first round of the playoffs saw the two best teams in the league get eliminated early with little fight allowing the two final wild card teams to head to the second round.
Posted by thesportsjunky on November 12, 2017 · Leave a Comment
This week saw the end of one of the longest drawn out dramas in the NHL as MattDuchene was finally traded after almost a year of trying to come up with some trade and the trade that came could be a win for everyone, eventually.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 5, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Montreal Canadiens are struggling and in a city that doesn’t accept losing things might have to turn around soon for a number of people to keep their jobs.
Posted by thesportsjunky on October 8, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL season is underway and the overreaction is already starting as teams and players that have started well are receiving a lot of new love after only their first few games.
Posted by thesportsjunky on October 2, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The central Division is always a big battle as all seen teams can have a tough time but that makes this division so exciting as there are a lot of good teams all fighting for playoff spots making this one of the biggest battles of the division.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on April 30, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL Playoffs are a different season and in that different season a new style of hockey is played leaving some of the top players in the game trying to figure out how to adjust to help their teams to the ultimate goal.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on January 15, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL Trade Deadline is still a while away but one team is beginning to kick the rumours off as the Colorado Avalanche are setting up for a big rebuild.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on October 7, 2015 · Leave a Comment
It has become the biggest reason for the NHL’s growth in the USA and around the world, the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on October 6, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The NHL’s Western Conference has been the one to beat for a number of years as the last four champions have come from the west.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on June 28, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The NHL Draft is the unofficial beginning of the new NHL season as it is the first chance to start over for almost every team.
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