By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseEither the Vegas Golden Knights or the Florida Panthers will hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup.After falling behind to Vegas three games to none, the Dallas Stars made a series of it. In their first opportunity to claim the series, veteran Joe Pavelski scored in overtimeContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseIt’s never a good sign when the most exciting things happening during the third round of the Stanley up playoffs – the Conference Finals – is happening off the ice. The final four teams, all from America’s south, have been engaged in a lessContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseThe third round of the Stanley up playoffs is already underway, so it’s time to recap what went down in the second round. The Toronto Maple Leafs, finally making it out of the first round after a long drought, were an easy obstacle forContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseThe elation of winning a playoff round was somewhat short-lived for fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs. It’s a fascinating psychological phenomenon – when a team has struggled for a long time to overcome a hurdle, finally doing so can eat away a lotContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseThe second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is already well underway. The Toronto Maple Leafs began their series against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, May 2, and on Wednesday the Edmonton Oilers faced off against the Vegas Golden Knights to kick offContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseThe Toronto Maple Leafs sure know how to test the psychological sturdiness of their fanbase. The Leafs entered their first round matchup in the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Tampa Bay Lightning with home ice advantage. The advantage wasn’t immediately obvious as the LightningContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseThe 2022-23 NHL Playoffs are already underway, and we will spend a lot of time discussing the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the next few weeks, so perhaps the 16 teams that didn’t make it into the post-season party can get some attention for justContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseAs the NHL season wound down this past week, drama was on the rise as teams were competing in pressure-packed games with their seasons on the line. On Monday night, April 10, the Calgary Flames were officially eliminated from playoff qualification. The Flames struggledContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist NHL NoiseThe NHL regular season comes to an end on April 14. With a handful of games remaining, some playoff positions are already determined. In the Atlantic Division it has been inevitable since American Thanksgiving that the Toronto Maple Leafs would face the Tampa BayContinue Reading
By Lori BennettNational Sports Columnist A Canadian Stanley Cup FantasyWith just a handful of games remaining in the regular season, it won’t be long until there is a real post-season to talk about. But for one week I thought it would be fun to mock up a Stanley Cup PlayoffsContinue Reading