After a grueling seven-game series against defending champions the Chicago Blackhawks, the Vancouver Canucks were dismayed to learn they would be required to win three more series to win the Stanley Cup. The team was informed late Wednesday that it would begin another seven-game series with the Nashville Predators Thursday night, the second of what [...]
Residents of the United States were collectively scratching their heads Monday morning after learning the Nashville Predators had won their first playoff series in their existence. Researchers at Princeton University said they measured the highest number of people simultaneously saying “who the fuck are these guys?” in the nation’s history as they read or heard [...]
After struggling all season to find a suitable model for doling out discipline, the NHL has decided to leave suspensions to a fan vote for the remainder of the playoffs. The move comes in response to a bevy of questionable hits made during the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. “We’re throwing up our [...]
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A Phoenix Coyotes move to Winnipeg appears to be imminent after the team chartered a jet to their playoff matchup against the Detroit Red Wings last night, which apparently is enough evidence to report a sports franchise moving cities. Citing a conversation they had with each other the night before, Sportsnet’s Nick Kypreos and Doug [...]
New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello, fresh off his team winning the draft lottery, was reluctant to answer questions about his team’s baffling draft victory Wednesday, saying little more than he “took care of it,” reporters “shouldn’t worry about it” and later, “you want I should break your thumbs?” The Devils won the lottery Tuesday [...]
After several hours of attempting to decipher which Sedin twin was Daniel, the NHL’s leading scorer this season, the league decided to award the Art Ross trophy to Martin St. Louis of to save them some trouble, league officials said today. “We tried to give it to Daniel, but honestly, that joke where we ask [...]
The New York Rangers have called for a ban on “hockey plays” after Boston Bruins defenseman and Green Giant Peas spokesman Zdeno Chara broke Ryan Callahan’s leg with a slap shot Monday night. Callahan, the team’s second leading scorer, is out indefinitely. His injury a major blow to the Rangers, who are gearing up for [...]
