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Habs Hang On, Force Game 6 Against Caps

You've got to hand it to the Montreal Canadiens. They looked pretty demoralized after the third-period drubbing they received Wednesday night at the hands of the Washington Capitals, their third straight disappointment, but they refused to give up at the Verizon Center on Friday. The Habs opened Game 5 with two quick...

New Tenants Sit Atop the East, But They're Hardly Unfamiliar Faces

In the NFL, the motto is 'any given Sunday,' and it holds true. As the Miami Dolphins proved this year, you can go worst-to-first in one offseason. In the NHL, it takes a bit longer than that to change your social standing, but how long it takes varies for every team. The Detroit Red Wings and the New York Islanders are...

Sometimes We Have to Laugh at Ourselves

The following video is from the always funny Onion News Network. It's a dream of mine to figure out how these guys come up with such consistently hilarious stuff. It's pretty awesome, as I'm sure you know. Now this video isn't exactly pro-hockey. It's about Alex Ovechkin getting drafted to play professional sports so it's...

It's Elimination Weekend in the NHL

It's time to enter the ring, the steel cage, the fire pit of doom -- whatever you want to call it -- or maybe a simple hockey rink could work, too. No matter how you want to look at it, this is do or die weekend for the 12 teams that are still playing hockey in the conference quarterfinals. Six of them have a chance to...

It's Time to Step Up or Step Out

Last night, the Ottawa Senators became the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs after being dispatched 3-1 by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tonight, there is only one team on the slate with a chance to join the Sens on the golf course, but for two others their seasons could effectively be over. The Boston Bruins are...