Posted by thesportsjunky on May 27, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Stanley Cup Finals are just about here and the two teams left to be the best are two teas that had plenty of doubters to start the year but one way or another someone is getting their first Cup.
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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 October 3, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The Metropolitan Division is a division built around rivalries making it one of the more exciting division in the league as every game means more than just another regular season it also makes the division race a tight one much like it will be this year.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on January 22, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Playing in the NHL is not an easy thing as it usually takes a special mental strength especially for goaltenders which has shown with the struggles of Henrik Lundqvist.
Posted by thesportsjunky on April 12, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The NHL playoffs are here and the best part of the NHL season is set to begin as the eastern conference looks to break the streak and the western conference looks to unseat the champions.
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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 3, 2015 · 1 Comment
The Metropolitan Division is still a young one after the re-organization brought some of the biggest markets into one division.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 31, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The Conference Finals did not disappoint this year as two match-ups that looked to be great ended up being just that.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 17, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Then there were four as the Stanley Cup playoffs have been reduced to the best four teams facing off for their spot in the Stanley Cup Finals.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 10, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The second round of the NHL playoffs have been quite different from the first round as the games may have started to take their toll.
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