The Stanley Cup Final is now down to a best-of-3. What a game, what a finish. Yet again, it was Leon Draisaitl potting the OT winner as Edmonton stormed back from a 3-0 deficit to top Florida 5-4 in Game 4 to even the series up at two games apiece. It’s absolutely sickening to see … Read more
After a two-day break, the Stanley Cup Final is set to resume as the Florida Panthers will look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead against the Florida Panthers. For the Edmonton Oilers, Game 4 is everything. The term ‘must win’ is cliché, but this one should be considered pretty damn close to that for … Read more
Business is about to pick up across the NHL. With that in mind, it looks like a potential Maple Leafs trade target is about to come off the board. According to Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, the Rangers and Ducks are in advanced discussions regarding a deal that would send veteran winger Chris Kreider to Toronto. … Read more
Dear Oilers Nation, Leafs Nation can relate. But honestly, we know how you feel. Sadly, we’re all too familiar with that type of performance from the Florida Panthers, especially in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Talk about PTSD. We kicked off the Tuesday edition of Leafs Morning Take by dissecting Game 3 of the Stanley Cup … Read more
Two games in, the Stanley Cup Final rematch certainly has lived up to expectation. It’s been an incredible series thus far. We kicked off the Monday edition of Leafs Morning Take by giving our thoughts on what’s transpired thus far. Most importantly, we talked about the importance of a veteran presence on winning teams. Everywhere … Read more
The Stars have long been able to count on their captain, Curtis McKenzie. McKenzie was the AHL’s rookie of the year in 2013-14 and helped Texas win the Calder Cup. He split the next four years between Texas and Dallas, appearing in 99 NHL games and making another trip to the Calder Cup Finals in … Read more
It’s time to see if the Oilers can do it again on home ice or will the defending Stanley Cup champions respond —like they always seem to do. Following their dramatic 4-3 OT win Wednesday night, Edmonton will try to double dip on home ice when they host the Florida Panthers in Game 2. Jay … Read more
The Texas power play had not been particularly bad in a pair of road losses to Abbotsford. Nor had the penalty kill. Special-teams play simply had not gotten much work. Texas went a combined 0-for-5 on the power play in those two defeats and took care of Abbotsford’s two power-play chances across the two games … Read more
In many ways, it feels like the calm before the storm for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Brad Treliving and company are expected to be very busy over the course of the next month, but right now, all’s quiet on the western front. We kicked off the Tuesday edition of Leafs Morning Take by discussing Season … Read more
We’re just two sleeps away from the start of the Stanley Cup Final. Furthermore, it’s June, which means July 1st is now just 29 short days away. Business is about to pick up in the NHL. A month from now, the Leafs may look drastically different. At any rate, we kicked off the Monday edition … Read more