By Mike Rifkin With the NHL regular season coming to an end and all the playoff teams being set. Here is a look at players under the spotlight this postseason. Artemi Panarin – Rangers – The Breadman who is in the Hart Trophy conversation, has put up career highs in Goals and points this season.Continue reading “NHL Playoff Players Under Pressure “
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Rock Bottom
By Mike Rifkin On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins blew a 4-0 lead over the Colorado Avalanche and lost 5-4 in overtime. The loss makes the Penguins 2-6-2 over their last ten games, and they sit nine points out of the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference and 11 points out of third placeContinue reading “Rock Bottom”
HART DISCOURSE
BY MIKE RIFKIN The NHL season is coming down the stretch, and with every team having around 20 games left in the season teams are fighting for playoff spots. But the other thing that is very much in a big discussion is who is the front-runner for the Hart Trophy as the league’s MVP. SoContinue reading “HART DISCOURSE”
Rifkins List : NHL FREE AGENCY
By : Mike Rifkin With NHL Free Agency in full force, here are moves I like and moves that made me scratch my head. Positives Matt Duchene – Dallas Stars – After being bought out by the Nashville Predators, Matt Duchene finds himself staying in the Central Division. Duchene last season led the Predators inContinue reading “Rifkins List : NHL FREE AGENCY”
Leafs Of Change
By Mike Rifkin On Friday, Toronto Maple Leafs President Brendan Shannahan announced the team would not renew the contract of General Manager Kyle Dubas after five seasons as the team’s General Manager and nine years with the organization. In the regular season, the Leafs had a record of 221-109-42. This year the Leafs won theirContinue reading “Leafs Of Change”
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Eastern Conference
By: Mike Rifkin The most incredible playoffs in all of sports are upon us. Here is a preview of the First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Eastern Conference ATLANTIC DIVISION : (1) BRUINS VS (WC2) PANTHERS: The Bruins had a historic regular season, having the most wins and points in a regular season. TheContinue reading “STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Eastern Conference”
