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No secret what the Lightning want to do; stopping them is another story

TAMPA, Fla. — They were among the very best in the NHL this season. Threats to score every night, every period, every shift.

Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2022

Mike Chambers: Wayne Gretzky is right about Cale Makar. He is the best defenseman since Bobby Orr.

DENVER — Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar does hockey like nobody else. At age 23, his skating, vision, passing, and shooting are beyond elite. They are supernatural.

The Denver Post · Jun 12, 2022

Blackhawks draft strategy: New amateur scouting director Mike Doneghey lays out his plans

Doneghey, who has replaced Mark Kelley as the head of the department, has told his staff to “buckle down and not leave any stone unturned” with five important second- and third-round picks coming up.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 11, 2022

John Romano: The ghosts of Madison Square Garden aren’t that spooky to Lightning

NEW YORK — There is no magic in this ice, or mystery in these walls. A Rangers goaltender does not automatically become a legend in this net, and not every New York forward is destined for glory.

Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022

10 Sports Franchises That May Entice Investors On Heels Of $2.4B Denver Broncos Deal

The Denver Broncos are breaking records this week off the football field. The National Football League franchise is being sold to an ownership group that includes Rob Walton, one of the heirs of Walmart Inc.

Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022

Mike Sielski: The rebuilt Rangers are the model for the team the Flyers could have been

The team was coached by Alain Vigneault, and the team was going nowhere. After years of pushing, pushing, pushing, trying its damnedest to win a Stanley Cup, the team would finish dead last in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division, eighth out of eight, and collect a paltry 77 points. The team…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 7, 2022

Mark Kiszla: Avalanche gets first shot at Stanley Cup since 2001, when Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy were kings of hockey universe

EDMONTON, Alberta — Wearing a smile nearly as big as when he handed the Stanley Cup to Ray Bourque in 2001, Joe Sakic emerged from the Colorado locker room after Avs’ 6-5 victory against Edmonton. “It’s fun. But we’re not done,” Sakic told me Monday. “We need four more wins.”

The Denver Post · Jun 7, 2022

Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl deserved better in the Stanley Cup Playoffs

The NHL playoffs are cruel, and Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl know it only too well.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 7, 2022

Colorado Avalanche Players Touched The Western Conference Trophy ... Here's Why It Matters

Superstitions are not rare in sports, often time athletes eat the same meal before games or stick to a regimented routine to maintain continuity. Tiger Woods famously only wears red on Sundays, Michael Jordan wore his University of North Carolina college basketball shorts under his Chicago Bulls shorts and slugger…

Benzinga · Jun 7, 2022

SI:AM | The Avs Still Look Like the Stanley Cup Favorites

They made quick work of the Oilers and will await the winner of the Rangers-Lightning series.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 7, 2022