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The Ice Sheet: NHL May Adjust Finals Schedule

Just a few hours after the league announced its tentative schedule for the Stanley Cup Finals on May 22, it's safe to say a number of hockey fans weren't exactly happy. Why? Thanks to the demands of television, specifically the requirements of the NHL's broadcast television partner, NBC, the league was looking at a Finals...

The Ice Sheet: Return of 'Cane Season

It must be tough to be a Carolina Hurricanes fan. Consider this for a moment: twice in the last seven years the franchise formerly known as the Hartford Whalers has fought its way to the Stanley Cup Finals -- winning it all in the first year after the lockout in 2006 -- only to miss the playoffs the following two...

The Ice Sheet: The Playoff Agony of the Long Distance Driver

Normally, I would have spent last Saturday afternoon sitting in the press box at Verizon Center to cover Game 1 of the semifinal series between the Capitals and the Penguins. To say this game has been eagerly awaited by most of the hockey world would be an incredible understatement, and as I outlined on Friday over at The...

The Ice Sheet: All Eyes on Game 7

All over North America this morning, hardcore hockey fans are saying a word or two of thanks to the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes. Thanks to those two teams and the guts they displayed on Sunday by staving off elimination in their respective playoff series, we'll all get to enjoy the rare treat of a...

The Ice Sheet: Deja Vu All Over Again in Washington

This year marks the 34th year in a row that I've watched the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And after all that time, you'd think I'd know better by now than to be surprised when a seed in the top half of the draw comes crashing to earth in the first round.True to form, after just five days of action, the 2009 edition of the Stanley...