It’s being thrown around all over NHL coverage. Pittsburgh or Detroit? Stats are flying left and right. The home team is 12-2 in the 14 game sevens Stanley Cup finals history. The last time the visiting team won a championship in game seven in the NHL was in 1971. In [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that I like it better when the referees put their whistles away late in a playoff game. I’d rather that the players decide the outcome, especially if it’s a close, hard-fought game. But this season, it’s almost gone overboard. Too many penalties are either ignored, or [...]
As far as hockey goes, the Capitals-Penguins series has everything. Sidney Crosby vs Alexander Ovechkin. Marc-Andre Fleury vs Simeon Varlamov. Evgeni Malkin vs himself. The only thing missing is a large part of the American market.
Sure, regional networks in Pittsburgh and D.C. are covering the games. And Canada is definitely [...]