Not Your Typical Stanley Cup Final Primer
The 2017 Stanley Cup Final stage has been set. The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to become the first team since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997-98 to win consecutive Stanley…
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Off the Crossbar: Taylor Swift To Engrave Stanley Cup
According to the NHL’s newest promo for the Stanley Cup Final, this year, Taylor Swift will be etching the names of the 52 winners onto the Stanley Cup. Swift, known by…
Off the Crossbar: Refs to Learn Rulebook Before Cup Final
With Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final slated for Monday night in either Pittsburgh or Ottawa, many league officials will be taking the weekend to open their NHL rulebook for…
Off the Crossbar: Senators Accuse Pens of Using Deflated Pucks
After getting trounced in Game 5 of their Conference Final series, 7-0, Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan and captain Sidney Crosby have been accused of using deflated pucks. The assertion…
How to Build a Conference Finalist
Whether you want to be able to play a hard-hitting, ‘heavy’ game, a strangling defensive system or a fast-paced skill game, championship teams still need timely scoring, shutdown defense, and…
Off the Crossbar: Ellis Dodges Leprechaun Question
After Tuesday night’s 2-1 win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final, one in which Nashville Predators’ defenseman Ryan Ellis was making plays all over the ice that seemed almost…
For Craig Anderson, It’s More Than a Game
In his roughly 550-game NHL career, Craig Anderson has been taunted by a raucous crowd in Game 7 of a Stanley Cup playoff series in Madison Square Garden. He’s faced Sidney…
Off the Crossbar: Stars Aim for 23 Goalie Roster
Another day, another goalie. After acquiring Ben Bishop’s rights from the Los Angeles Kings, the Dallas Stars signed him to a six-year, $29.5 million contract. “This is the Stars’ first move in…
Ranking the Best Goalies of the 2016-17 Regular Season
An NHL goalie’s job is pretty simple: stop vulcanized rubber disks from crossing the goal line. Do it more than the goalie at the other end of the rink and…
Sabres Welcome Botterill: The Anti-Murray
“Today is truly a dream come true,” Jason Botterill told the media. “I truly understand, from my time as a player here in Western New York, both in Rochester and…
Off the Crossbar: Caps Order New “Window of Opportunity” from Pella
Another year of failed expectations. The Washington Capital’s window of opportunity to win the Cup slammed shut last night, after yet another second round defeat to the hands of the…
Off the Crossbar: Buffalo Sports Media Biding Time
It’s coming up on a month since Sabres owner Terry Pegula axed Tim Murray. With no official news on a new Sabres general manager, columnists and beat writers are struggling…