Posted by thesportsjunky on December 8, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The NHL made their next major decision as they approved a new team in another non-traditional market where the stakes are high and the expectations have only grown.
Posted by thesportsjunky on December 1, 2018 · Leave a Comment
This week was decision time for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they head into a new day looking to sign a young star with only hours left to make their decision.
Posted by thesportsjunky on October 6, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The NHL season is underway but things have already gotten strange in Ottawa as an offseason of uncertainty has led to a season with a lot unknown.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on January 21, 2018 · Leave a Comment
It is a strange world that everyone is living in now and people are looking to the past to find inspiration and 60 years ago one hockey player providing that inspiration by breaking the colour barrier in the NHL.
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 April 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Once again the NHL playoffs are proving that the goalie position is one of the keys to any Stanley Cup run and the Philadelphia Flyers learned that early.
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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 February 14, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The Pittsburgh Penguins are finally finding their way back into relevance thanks to the resurgence of Sidney Crosby as they look to get going before it’s too late.
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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 24, 2015 · Leave a Comment
It was another wild week in the NHL but the focus was brought away from the second round of the playoffs.
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