Posted by thesportsjunky on January 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Coaching can be a tough gig as the balance between pushing players and pushing them too far is very thin with plenty of coaches taking very different approaches to motivating their team.
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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 June 19, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The NHL season is over but as with every year the time to reflect is short with the off-season set to begin and the NHL draft right around the corner there are plenty of storylines to follow until the new season begins in October.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 22, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The NHL playoffs always leads to some major decisions and one of the biggest is who will play in net which can sink a team if the wrong decision is made.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on April 3, 2016 · Leave a Comment
With the NHL playoffs approaching the league wanted nothing but to focus on the second season but instead an email scandal brought plenty of questions about the league.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 21, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The biggest story in hockey this year went below the NHL as the CHL took headlines with everyone in the NHL taking a close look at Flint, Michigan and what has happened in a confusing year.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 27, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The relationship between the NHL and IIHF gets tested every year at the same time when teams need to make decisions about the World Juniors.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The Florida Panthers announced a rebranding for next year but it might not be enough to save the team after the county had to bail them out.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on October 25, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The NHL season is only three weeks old but that hasn’t stopped some teams from making massive changes.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on October 5, 2015 · Leave a Comment
There is no division that has more scrutiny than that of the Atlantic Division where some of the biggest names and teams in the league reside.
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