The abbreviated NHL season begins as 26 teams will open their 48 game schedule today. This season will be a different kind of animal, as not only is it a shortened schedule but there’s also no inter-conference play. The conventional wisdom is that this shortened schedule will hurt Western Conference teams who have extensive travel… Read more »
For the first time in their franchise history, the LA Kings won the Stanley Cup. The Kings playoff run was historic: they were the first #8 seed to win the Cup and only one modern NHL team has won the Cup in fewer playoff games. The NHL hasn’t had a repeat champion since the Detroit… Read more »
If you’ve never really absorbed the NHL playoffs, you’re missing out. It’s the best playoffs of any major sport. Every 7 game series, every game, every goal is just so. . . tense. It’s great, really. But let’s leave that aside and figure out if there’s a way to make some money on the first… Read more »
If you’re a sports bettor and you’re not on Twitter, Â you’re really missing out. And last night’s Toronto Maple Leafs game is a perfect example. About a half hour before the Leafs hosted the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto’s starting goalie Jonas Gustavsson got hurt during pre-game warmups. The news spread quickly on Twitter as beat reporters… Read more »
