Posted by thesportsjunky on February 18, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The NHL is heading into their final stretch but as the playoff run approaches a few teams that were expected to be in the thick of things have fallen off completely.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 26, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL quarter mark is often a good indication of how the season is going to end but this year there is little that can be taken from the standings at this point of the season.
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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 29, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL won’t be headed to the Olympics in February and some fans got a peak of what that means with Team Canada releasing their roster for the Karjala Cup showing what the Olympic roster might look like.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on October 1, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Atlantic Division is one of the biggest division in the league and that is largely due to the fact that there are more eyes on these team than any other in the NHL putting plenty of pressure to compete on every team in the division.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on April 2, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Last year the NHL saw no Canadian teams make the playoffs but that trend has turned the opposite direction as there could be five of the seven Canadian teams in the playoffs this year.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 5, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The NHL free agency era came into full focus this week when a fan favourite player returned to his former home in a scene that is only going to be more common.
Posted by thesportsjunky on November 13, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Hockey is a team sport and no matter how great one player is not team can win a title without a full team effort, something that the Montreal Canadiens are learning this year.
Posted by thesportsjunky on October 30, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Canadian teams have struggled to get back to the top of the league in recent years but the start of the season is giving promise that a Stanley Cup could return to Canada sooner rather than later.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 1, 2015 · Leave a Comment
There is no league that depends more on their young talent than in the NHL where young players are spending less time in the minor leagues.
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