Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended for four years by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Kuznetsov tested positive for cocaine during a random drug test while playing for [ … ]
Category: Debates
Which 2019 NHL Free Agent Signing Will Be The Biggest Flop?
July 1 is like a second Christmas for NHL fans. The offseason is always about inducing hope, and no day on the calendar injects hopefulness into the soul of an [ … ]
Who’s No. 1 Of The No. 1s?
Who’s number one? It can be a question. It can also be an exultation of joy from a recently-crowned champion. In this instance, we’re talking about the NHL entry draft. [ … ]
Which Stanley Cup Drought Ends Next?
It’s got to be rough to be a Toronto Maple Leafs fan these days. The Toronto Raptors are NBA champions. That means every major-league MLSE property except the Leafs has [ … ]
What’s Been The Worst Decision Of The Stanley Cup Playoffs?
The NHL season could finish on Sunday. The St. Louis Blues own a 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup final series over the Boston Bruins. But yet again, thanks to [ … ]
Who Is Your Pick For the Conn Smythe Trophy?
The Stanley Cup was contested for decades before there was a Conn Smythe Trophy. In fact, the Stanley Cup was born in 1893, the NHL came to be in 1917 [ … ]
Is It Jumbo Joe Thornton’s Time To Get Stanley?
Joe Thornton and the San Jose Sharks have something in common. Neither has won the Stanley Cup. The Sharks have been trying since 1991. Thornton has been trying since 1997. [ … ]
Blue Jackets Over Lightning Among Greatest Stanley Cup Upsets
It wasn’t No. 1 of all-time but the stunning sweep of the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Lightning by the Columbus Blue Jackets rates right up there with the most astonishing [ … ]
Nazem Kadri’s Suspension: How Many Games Will He Get?
It’s deja vu all over again in the Stanley Cup playoffs for Toronto Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri. The oft-disciplined center figures to earn another NHL sitdown after he cross-checked [ … ]
Which Teams Will Upset The Stanley Cup Applecart?
Eight series. Eight chances to be right or wrong. The Stanley Cup playoffs begin Wednesday. Let’s break down all eight series and then you tell us which series are most [ … ]