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The 2020 NFL draft is one of the few major pro sports events that has not been postponed or canceled due to fears of the spread of the coronavirus. The NFL currently plans to open training camps and the regular season on time, and given that those dates go well into the summer and fall, that makes sense with existing Read More
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The Carolina Hurricanes are still a source of heartbreak to old-school hockey fans in Connecticut, where the team originated as the Hartford Whalers. Connecticut’s only pro sports team headed to North Carolina in 1997 and delivered the state its first (and only, to this date) major pro sports championship in 2006, when the Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers for the Read More
Mike Babcock carried out his mandate to bring the Toronto Maple Leafs from the cellar of the Eastern Conference back into contention, but his inability to get the Leafs deep into the playoffs led to his dismissal earlier this season. The Leafs are one of the Original Six franchises in the NHL and actually have a storied history. Only the Read More
Once again, the Tampa Bay Lightning entered this season as the odds-on favorite to win the Stanley Cup. On paper, their roster is loaded with talent. At the end of the 2018-19 regular season, they entered the playoffs as the top seed and winners of the Presidents’ Trophy for the best record in the NHL, but they ended up getting Read More
The Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the most successful expansion teams in the National Hockey League’s storied history. The team entered the league in 1967, when the NHL doubled in size from six teams to a dozen, and they have won five Stanley Cup championships. They barely escaped bankruptcy in 1999, but they came back to win three championships after Read More
Few pro hockey teams have the history of the Boston Bruins, who have been around since 1924 and are the third-oldest hockey squad in North America. They have six Stanley Cup championships in their history, the most recent coming in 2011. They went to the Stanley Cup Finals after last season, losing in seven games to the St. Louis Blues Read More
The Winnipeg Jets have had an up-and-down season in 2019-20, although they find themselves right in the thick of the postseason race with 11 games left in their regular season slate. They have a record of 37-28-6, good for 80 points. They have won four games in a row and six of their last ten. They are in fourth place Read More
The Washington Capitals have held the lead in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division for most of the 2019-20 season. Two years ago, they finally kicked the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the playoffs and rolled to the first Stanley Cup in franchise history. The 2018-19 campaign was a bit of a regression, but the Capitals are primed to roll to a division Read More
What do you find to be more appealing when talking about potential NHL playoff series? Do you like it when divisional opponents go head to head, especially when it’s a rivalry game, or do you prefer seeing teams who don’t meet as often squaring off? There really is no right or wrong answer to that question, as it can be Read More
For many of us, patience is a trait that does not come easy, and as sports fans, we are certainly being put to the test at the moment. While it is totally understandable that sports are at a standstill right now, it’s still not easy to take, especially with so many of us forced to stay home during these troubled Read More
