Posted by thesportsjunky on April 25, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The first round of the playoffs saw the two best teams in the league get eliminated early with little fight allowing the two final wild card teams to head to the second round.
Posted by thesportsjunky on May 20, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The NHL Playoffs are usually a good place to see the trends that are truly taking over the world of hockey and the four teams left playing are perfect examples.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 13, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The NHL Playoffsa re step closer to determining the best team in the league and on their way there are four teams with their own stories, some unexpected, on how they got there and where they want to go.
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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 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 January 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Requesting trades in the NHL is never the best strategy and one young star realized that this week as his career became more complicated only two years into his time in the NHL.
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 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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Posted by thesportsjunky on June 16, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The Chicago Blackhawks can officially call themselves a dynasty after taking out the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals.
Posted by thesportsjunky on June 7, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The Tampa Bay Lightning got a hard lesson in experience as the Stanley Cup Finals began this week.