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      Good coaching can bring championships. Scotty Bowman, the Hall of Fame coach, won 9 Stanley Cups (a record), and was a coach during the Canadiens dynasty and the Red Wings in the 90s. Only the best coaches win the Jack Adams (best coach) award. This year\’s Jack Adams finalists are Mike Babcock ofContinue reading “2017 Jack Adams trophy preview”

     The country of Sweden probably can\’t wait for this series. Their goalie in international play for his entire career, Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers go up against super Swedish defenseman Erik Karlsson and the Ottawa Senators.       New York Rangers       First round: vs Montreal Canadiens in 6 gamesLundqvist and his 1.47 GAA andContinue reading “NHL playoff preview: Ottawa Senators vs New York Rangers”

    It\’s official. We have a rematch. Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin will face each other in round 2 again. Last year, Crosby\’s Pittsburgh Penguins beat \”Ovi\’s\” Washington Capitals in 6 games en route to a Stanley Cup victory. This year, the Caps are hungrier to make it to the eastern conference finals for theContinue reading “NHL playoff preview: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals”

      More playoff hockey, please. The first round has ended, and now half of the 16 playoff teams are gone, and the other half are in the second round. Once again, I\’ll be previewing all the second round series. Here is my previewing of the Anaheim Ducks playing the Edmonton Oilers.       Anaheim Ducks      FirstContinue reading “NHL playoff preview: Anaheim Ducks vs Edmonton Oilers”

    We have made it through the first round of the playoffs. Instead of 16, 8 teams remain in the second round. The first series of the second round that I\’ll be previewing is the Nashville Predators against the St. Louis Blues.        St. Louis Blues       First round: vs Minnesota Wild in 5 games The Blues,Continue reading “NHL playoff preview: St. Louis Blues vs Nashville Predators”