The Reason Your Team Didn’t Draft Cale Makar

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by Russ_Cohen - June 27, 2022June 27, 20220

Suppose you’re going to tweet that your team passed on Cale Makar and should have drafted him. Why did you wait until he won a Hobey Baker Award, Calder Memorial Trophy, a gold medal in the World Juniors, a Frozen Four appearance and a Conn Smythe, a Norris, and now

Best and Worst NHL Cities Discussion with Jill Gonzalez

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by Russ_Cohen - June 9, 2022June 16, 20220

With the Stanley Cup Final around the corner, Wallethub has come out with their annual list of best and worst NHL cities along with some cool financial facts. Here's the list if you want to take a look Enjoy the discussion that took some turns with Russ and Jill Gonzalez. For more hockey

Habs Mistakes Cost Them Dearly

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by Karine Hains - July 3, 2021July 3, 20210

The Canadiens had perhaps their worst start of the playoffs in this Game 3 but two things prevented it from being an unmitigated disaster, the timely timeout taken by Ducharme and the unwavering support of the crowd. Unlike in Vegas when the Habs took the lead over the locals, the Bell Centre crowd only got louder, chanting Price's name and letting him know they believed in him before launching into a "Go Habs Go" for the ages. Montreal finished the

Andrei Vasilevskiy Will Be The Reason Tampa Can Win Again

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by Russ_Cohen - June 27, 20210

Andrei Vasilevskiy was drafted 19th overall in 2012. I had the pleasure of covering his first NHL game. That was against the Philadelphia Flyers and the Lightning got a 3-1 win. During that game, I noted that he sparked the team. “I was very nervous. In a couple of moments, I

Five Keys to The Canadiens Stanley Cup Playoffs Success

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by Karine Hains - June 27, 20210

The Canadiens’ run to the Stanley Cup has looked like a magical one, with things falling into place, piece by piece, and they are now within reach of the ultimate goal, Lord Stanley’s Cup. To get the fairy tale ending though, these five points will have to go the Canadiens’

Safety and Fan Experience are Paramount in the New NHL Experience

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by Russ_Cohen - July 24, 2020July 24, 20200

Safety is first for the league employees, various staff, and players, then the fan experience is the next big priority when the NHL starts playing the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers on August 1st. “This entire process has had us focus on and embark on most unique and challenging endeavors we’ve ever

Doug Wilson Has Managed The Sharks Offseason Cap Skillfully

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by Steve Young - July 29, 20190

Timo Meier might be the biggest steal of the offseason to date. Not too often is the word steal used when talking about a player a team already had under their control, but in this case, he is an absolute steal. For those of you unfamiliar with how good he

Blues Reaction To Winning Their First Stanley Cup

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by Russ_Cohen - June 13, 2019June 15, 20190

Boston - - The 52-year Stanley Cup drought is over. The Blues beat the Bruins 4-1 in Game Seven. Brayden Schenn talked about finally winning the Stanley Cup: https://soundcloud.com/russ-cohen/brayden-schenn-talks-about-the-blues-stanley-cup-win Andy Cohen of Bravo Television fame talked about being a Blues fan and more: (Tyler Bozak and his dad to the left

Before Game Six, Not Quite 31 Thoughts

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by Russ_Cohen - June 9, 20190

St. Louis - - As the players are walking past me, with their headphones on, here are my thoughts about tonight’s game. Jordan Binnington is big enough for this stage. He’s been learning on the job and his defense will help him. Jaden Schwartz hasn’t scored any points in his last three

Bruins Rolling Four Lines is Hard To Beat

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by Russ_Cohen - May 28, 20190

The Boston Bruins are up 1-0 in the Stanley Cup. They had an impressive 4-2 win and once again, Sean Kuraly was out there scoring, and just making life difficult for the opposition. Towards the end of the game, he was out there on the kill. He was at the end