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If you are looking for an article that suggests that Joel Quenneville should be fired as head coach of the Blackhawks, you have come to the wrong place. There are many other factors that play into the reasons why the Chicago Blackhawks have now been eliminated in the opening round of the NHL playoffs for the second year in a row. GM Stan Bowman has already stated that Quenneville will be the coach and started one of his many promises to not let the disappointing effort his team put in against the Nashville Predators happen…

Every year it seems like some team has a player who just comes from nowhere to help lead his team on a march to the Cup final, and so far there have been a few players who show the potential to do just that in these NHL playoffs. Now that the first round is over and the second round match-ups are set, let's look at what players contributed to their team's success and may have that memorial play through the playoffs. Now we all know about the Crosby's, Ovechkin's and McDavid's, of course, they are going to lead the way, here…

The second round of the 2017 NHL Playoffs is set to begin on Wednesday with both Western Conference matchups kicking things off. I thought I would take a minute to review my first round selections before moving on to what we should expect to see in round 2.For the first round, I had picked:Chicago in 7 Anaheim in 6 Edmonton in 6 St. Louis in 5In terms of predicting winners, I was 3/4 (although I did pick Nashville in my www.nhl.com bracket) and was able to correctly predict the number of games in 2/4…

The NHL playoffs are one of the most exciting times of the year. It’s when the stars of the league get to shine like Sidney Crosby, and Patrick Kane and teams get to show what they are truly made of. Playoffs are also time for lesser-known players, like Justin Williams or Bryan Bickell, to make a name for themselves and flourish in the game’s biggest stage. We all look forward to what new stars like Conor McDavid and Auston Matthews will do. But here are some lesser-known players that had a breakout season and could also…

5 NHL Playoff Teams That Could SurpriseThe second season is just about upon us. Anyone that knows the NHL understands that the 82 game marathon sets up for one of the most brutal two month runs in sports. At the end of that run is the reward which is the Stanley Cup. This journey starts with 16 teams and ends up with one. Five teams may just surprise everyone this Spring. Who will be this year’s San Jose? Who will pull off that first round upset? Let’s take a quick look. Boston Bruins This is a team that could truly go…