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Mikko Rantanen Traded To Hurricanes In Three-Team Deal
Shocking is the only way to put how the bombshell of the announcement that the Carolina Hurricanes were making a trade for Avs star forward Mikko Rantanen made the entire hockey world feel when the news dropped. Out of nowhere the report came that a three-team deal consisting of the Avalanche, Hurricanes, and Blackhawks would… read more
Avs Lose In Shootout As Dobes Steals The Show For Canadiens
Colorado drops their game against the Habs on January 4, 2-1 in a shootout after an absolute heart breaker of a finish. In what turned out to be a low scoring affair, turned into a showcase for Montreal’s goaltender Jakob Dobes who was playing in just his second NHL game. Dobes stopped 22 of 23… read more
Avalanche Stun The Sabres In Wild Comeback Victory
On what seemed to be a regular Thursday night of hockey turned into a roller coaster of emotions for Avalanche and Sabres fans as both teams went to war and Colorado defended home turf winning 6-5 in overtime. Coming into this game, the Avs were sitting comfortably around the middle of the western conference standings… read more
Blackhawks Host Rival Blues At Wrigley For Winter Classic
One of the greatest traditions in all of sports returns on New Year’s Eve, as Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks play host to their division rivals in the St. Louis Blues in the NHL’s 16th Winter Classic. The Blackhawks are no strangers to playing outdoors, with this game putting them at the top of… read more
It’s fitting that Sidney Crosby scored his 600th goal during a down season for the Penguins
Penguins legendary center, Sidney Crosby, became the 21st player in NHL history to score his 600th career goal when he achieved the feat in a game vs. the Utah Hockey Club last Saturday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Crosby’s teammates skated onto the ice and mobbed their captain. The folks at PPG Paints Arena… read more
The Penguins are officially bad
Hockey is weird for many reasons, but the most bizarre part may be trying to construct a roster. Take the Pittsburgh Penguins, for example. They’re bad and old. After missing the postseason the past two years by mere points, the Pens have opened the 2024/2025 campaign with a 6-9-3 record, good enough for seventh place… read more
Three questions facing the Boston Bruins going into 2024
1) Will Elias Lindholm and Mark Kastelic level things out at center ice for important faceoffs? The Bruins faced challenges in the center position after David Krejci and Patrice Bergeron left in 2022-2023. Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha stepped up but couldn’t match Bergeron’s and Krejci’s defensive skills. The team struggled in defensive zone… read more
Boston Bruins potentially bringing in two PTO players?
I don’t know about you, but that crisp air that I woke up to this morning had me ready for hockey season, and it’s exciting that it seems like it’s right around the corner. The Bruins face a key decision regarding their lineup, particularly at the second-line right-wing position. With David Pastrnak locked in as… read more
The fall of a sports dynasty isn’t all that dramatic
To view the demise of the Green Bay Packers dynasty of the 1960s through my Generation X lens is to picture something theatrical and dramatic. One day, the Packers defeated the Raiders in Super Bowl II, the next day, Vince Lombardi stepped down as head coach. Not long after that, the stands at Lambeau Field… read more
Tony Defeo
07/06/24
It was unreasonable to expect Connor McDavid to publicly accept Conn Smythe Trophy after losing Game 7
Sports fans and media members are weird. You can’t please them if you do, and you can’t please them if you don’t. As it pertains to NHL superstar Connor McDavid, his inaction left a lot of folks displeased after the Edmonton Oilers lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers at… read more
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