Posted by thesportsjunky on November 24, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The NHL is still in the early days but some teams looked to make a change early in order to get back into the hunt before it was too late.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on April 15, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The playoffs are here and with the playoffs comes increased intensity and intense scrutiny, something that a few teams and players have figured out already.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 5, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL continues to see teams shift and the latest could be the Islanders who may not have a place to play when the next season begins.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 15, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The NHL is in the midst of the playoff race but that didn’t stop them from some major changes in the league. It may not have been apparent to most but the league did make some major changes this week but none will be seen in the top-level of the league.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Before 2005 the NHL had become a very defensive league where the offence was few and far between. This was in large part due to the allowance of hooking and holding as well as limiting the use of a stretch pass past two lines. These rules gave life to a new system in the NHL as the Neutral Zone Trap was created and slowed down the game more than ever.
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