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ANALYSIS: Extended breaks between Stanley Cup games good for business – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size We all know why the hockey season isn’t over just yet. This is where everyone blames television under their breath. But trust me, it’s coming to an end, on the ice — soon. If not Friday night, then Monday in Sunrise, Gary …

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ANALYSIS: NHL’s playoff marathon shaping up to be one of best ever – Winnipeg

What we are witnessing just might be the NHL’s greatest postseason ever. The eight teams that advanced to the second round all felt they had a legitimate chance to win the Stanley Cup. And now with the Rangers’ elimination of Carolina, perhaps it is the Broadway Blueshirts who have the …

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ANALYSIS: Will other NHL teams mimic champion Golden Knights? – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The NHL is a copycat league. It has been for years. Over the past few decades, we’ve seen teams mimic each other with the neutral zone trap, building through strength up the middle, playing heavy hockey or spending money on defence and …

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Montreal is the last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup. Three decades later we look back

Kirk Muller remembers the speech like it was yesterday. Down 2-0 to the Quebec Nordiques in the first round of the 1993 playoffs — and coming off a clunky regular-season finish — Montreal Canadiens general manager Serge Savard addressed the group during a meal. “Our plane broke down and we …

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Game 4: Toronto Maple Leafs down Panthers to avoid sweep

The Maple Leafs entered Wednesday with their backs firmly pressed against the wall. Sheldon Keefe’s team responded with what he described as their best effort of the season — one peppered with desperation and urgency — to keep its flicking hopes alive. It was only one night, but Toronto isn’t …

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Game 6: Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe mum on any lineup changes

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 29, 2023 3:34 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TAMPA, Fla. — Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe is keeping any potential lineup changes ahead of tonight’s Game 6 between Toronto and the Tampa Bay Lightning close to his vest. …

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Jets’ season ends with 4-1 loss in Vegas – Winnipeg

In the 2018 Western Conference Final, a postseason run that carried so much promise ended abruptly for the Winnipeg Jets, losing in five games to the Vegas Golden Knights. Five years later, with much of the same core still intact, the Jets have been once again dispatched by Vegas in …

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Leafs erase 3-goal deficit with 5-4 OT win over Lightning

Alexander Kerfoot scored on a power play at 4:14 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs roared back from a 4-1 deficit in the third period to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Monday and take a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. With Mikaeil Sergachev in the penalty box …

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