Whenever these lists come up, it’s always Cleveland (usually No. 1), Detroit, Buffalo, etc. You can make a case that D.C. is having a rough time of it now in terms of “closing the deal.” I’d actually make a different… Continue Reading
We don’t think of 0-3 in a big spot as totally insurmountable anymore because of the 2004 Red Sox (and other examples), but on hockey’s grandest stage, it really is. There are only four examples of a team down 3-0 coming back… Continue Reading
When you get older and your friends start living in different parts of the country relative to work/family/etc., you sometimes hop on GeoMidpoint to figure out the best place for a group to meet up (news flash: if you put six… Continue Reading
The goaltenders in the 2014 Olympic gold medal game were Carey Price (Canada) and Henrik Lundqvist (Sweden). Canada won, 3-0. Those same goaltenders are now facing each other in the 2014 NHL Eastern Conference Finals. No one saw this coming… Continue Reading
I’m a big fan of the Canadiens right now — they’re Canada’s best (read: only) hope, for chrissakes — and the rest of the playoffs, minus the Wild and Rangers, feels like a bunch of teams that won it all… Continue Reading
If you consider the “four major sports” in the U.S. to be NBA, NHL, NFL, and MLB, then the longest time has elapsed between back-to-back champions in the NHL. Consider: the last time it happened there was ’97-’98 (Red Wings).… Continue Reading
There are seven NHL teams based in Canada (23 based in America), including some of the proudest franchises in the sport (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, etc.) The 2014 playoffs begin on April 16 — so in about… Continue Reading
Take a look at the teams that made the NHL playoffs last year: in the East, ’twas PIT, MON, WAS, BOS, TOR, NYR, OTT, and NYI. In the West, ’twas CHI, ANA, VAN, STL, LAK, SJS, DET, and MIN. Detroit moved… Continue Reading