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Canadian Teams Were Embarrassingly Bad at Hockey This Season
No Canadian teams made the NHL playoffs for the first time since 1970. Ouch.
NHL Trade Deadline Wrap: Blackhawks Come out Looking Like Stanley Cup Favourites
The Blackhawks overpaid for help but have a legitimate shot at another title, while teams like the Lightning and Canucks dropped the ball.
Leafs Nation: Phil Kessel Doesn't Deserve Your Boos
The expectations for Phil Kessel in Toronto were never realistic. He did his job on lousy Maple Leafs teams, becoming one of the top goal-scorers in the game. He deserves praise for that.
Fewer Shootouts Is a Good Thing: Embracing the NHL's New 3-On-3 OT Format
Less is more when it comes to the shootout, and three-on-three overtime should help limit it. Not all teams stand to benefit, though.
Leafs Players Win Toys at the Carnival
Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri went to the CNE and won a bunch of big stuffed animals.
Lamoriello Hire Puts Pressure on Leafs Brass to Get Rebuild Right the First Time
Make no mistake, 72-year-old former Devils GM Lou Lamoriello is not tasked with saving the Leafs, but instead steering those in power in the right direction.
The Leafs Should Go Bargain Hunting in Weak Free-Agent Class
The Maple Leafs' changing approach will have the club building toward the future this offseason. Expect lower-level deals over flashy signings.
Which Hockey Team Will End Canada’s Stanley Cup Drought?
A Canadian team hasn't won the Stanley Cup in twenty years. When's that gonna change? Who has the best chance? Angry Hockey Nerd (the rageman who correctly predicted the Leafs loss) speculates for us.
The Leafs Are Overachievers
Despite saying the Bruins would win this series easily, Angry Hockey Nerd is back with his foot in his mouth.
The Bruins Will Beat the Leafs Because They’re Better
It's really not about who's tougher, it's about who's better. And the Bruins are better.
Nazem Kadri Isn’t Wayne Gretzky
Canadian hockey fans, many of whom are sports fans of a particularly obsessive variety, get more excited by young talent than Jack Nicholson. Most of the time it’s equally creepy too.