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Penguins Relying On Aged Veterans Will BACKFIRE On Them

Only a few days ago, the oldest team in the NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins, have just gotten even older. They acquired 34-year-old Jeff Petry from Montreal, signed 31-year-old former Tampa Bay defenseman Jan Rutta, and resigned 35-year-old Kris Letang and 35-year-old Evgeni Malkin in a pursuit for one last Stanely Cup run. Yet, we all […]

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The Carolina Hurricanes Want The Stanley Cup NOW With Burns And Pacioretty Trade

If anyone thought that four straight years of First or Second Round exits was acceptable for the Carolina Hurricanes front office, they are 100% wrong. The Hurricanes have just ‘played their hand’ by acquiring San Jose’s Brent Burns and Vegas’ Max Pacioretty for a deep Cup run. The Hurricanes have been on the verge of

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Johnny Gaudreau Is Going To…The Columbus Blue Jackets

The Johnny Hockey sweepstakes are over. Despite the New Jersey Devils’ rampant interest in the former Calgary Flames forward, Johnny Gaudreau has shocked everyone by signing with the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 7-year, $68.25M deal. I’ve got to be honest, this is the last place I thought Johnny Hockey was going to wind up.

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New Jersey Is Building A New Cup-Winning Defense Core By Drafting Nemec

The heart and soul of the 1994, 2000, and 2003 New Jersey Devils Stanely Cup winning teams was goaltending and defense. Yet, ever since the 2012 Finals loss to the LA Kings, New Jersey has undergone a horrific decay of that winning formula as they have only made the playoffs once since that run. However,

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Slovakia Wins NHL Draft; Slafkovsky Goes To 1st To MTL, Nemec Goes 2nd To NJ

For an NHL draft taking place in Montreal and the holders of the 1st overall pick being the Montreal Canadiens, it is kind of funny that the draft headliners were two Slovakians. Shocking, I know, as Montreal took Slovakian winger Juraj Slafkovsky 1st overall and the New Jersey Devils took Slovakian defenseman Simon Nemec 2nd

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Kris Letang Resigns In Pittsburgh For HOW LONG?

It’s official. Kris Letang is staying in Pittsburgh as he signed a 6-YEAR, $36.6M contract today. Yes, you read that right. The 35-year-old Letang was resigned for another 6 YEARS! Okay, I get that Kris Letang is coming off his greatest season point wise and deserved a new contract. Scoring 10 goals and assisting another

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So, What Do The Rangers Do With Ryan Strome And Kaapo Kakko?

I mentioned doing an article like this after the New York Rangers were eliminated by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Finals about two weeks ago. And now here it is. I’m going to try to answer the Rangers’ biggest offseason question: What to do with Ryan Strome and Kaapo Kakko? Alright, I

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Flyers Are Set To Hire Tortorella, Hopefully To Bring Grit Back To Philly

Alright, more NHL coaching news. The Philadelphia Flyers are set to officially hire John Tortorella as their head coach, and I really can’t think of anyone better for the job. For a team that had the hopes of making the playoffs this year after brining in guys like Ryan Ellis, Rasmus Ristolainen, and Cam Atkinson,

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Rangers Showed Rebuild Is Over, Now Is The Time For Winning Cups

When the final horn blow at Amalie Arena, the crowd erupted into cheers as their Tampa Bay Lightning won yet another Eastern Conference finals, defeating the young, worn-down New York Rangers 4-2 in the series. Now, Rangers fans may be disappointed with how the season ended as the Rangers did blow a 2-0 series lead.

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Lightning Show Their Champion’s Heart, Heading Back To The Cup Finals

Well, well, well, Tampa Bay has done it again.  The Tampa Bay Lightning have thwarted aside the New York Rangers to be the Eastern Conference’s champion in the Stanley Cup Final. Who would have thought I would be writing this? Huh, what was that? “Everybody“, you say. Yeah, you’re right. It is becoming almost too

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