Hockey

The Problem With The Montreal Canadiens

There haven't been many theories not explored by broadcasters and fans alike, trying to figure out what the hell happened to the Montreal Canadiens. Two years ago they were in the Eastern Conference final, and last year the semi-final. Their start to the season was so amazing it was historical and fans in Montreal were picking their best bleu blanc et rouge for the Cup parade down St. Catherine's in June. Then, like Tiger Woods' career, things fell apart. They epically fell apart. Read more

They Are Who We Though They Were: The Oilers

It's a painful thing, being an Oilers fan. It's a pain only Oilers fans really understand. Other fans, from other winning teams, laugh at us like we're a weekly Emmy winning sitcom that's been on for years, making it all that more torturous. This season is no exception. In fact, it may be worse. With hope finally on the horizon, it was dashed with an awkward fall into the boards. Karma cannot be this cruel, can it? Are we being punished for having so much success so early on? Now, with moral victories abound, the drastic improvements made have still resulted in one thing: losing. That much talent can't exist with such poor results, can it? Hamonic? Sure. Somebody else for somebody else? Sure. Just please, please do something. Read more

James Reimer Has Been the Answer in Toronto For A While

Growing up hating the Toronto Maple Leafs, there has been nothing more enjoyable than watching them struggle the past decade. And it hasn't been a struggle just in the wins/losses columns, it's been an epic, clumsy, decade-long, slo-mo stumble that's been great TV to those of us who will never don the blue and white. But, perhaps nothing demonstrates this comedy of errors more adeptly than the carousel in net. A seemingly impossible question between the pipes that the Leafs have been fumbling to answer has resulted in terrible trades, boos raining down from the ACC, and embarrassing gaffes from centre ice that we all still giggle at. All of this, when ironically the answer to this problem has been in their own franchise since 2006: James Reimer. Read more

Keep Calm - It's the Playoffs

The NHL playoffs have arrived, and with it, so has the frenzy. The opening games were simply a nibble of what's sure to be a feast of hockey awesomeness that delights every single year. They had everything: double OT, injuries, controversy, threats, whining, one-goal games and of course, nastiness...because it's the nastiness that keeps us coming back strike after strike. Let's face it, if the NBA playoffs were half as nasty as the NHL playoffs, we the north would care much more about the Toronto Raptors. Read more

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