Playoffs Central

1 Cleveland Cavaliers (55-27) v 2 Toronto Raptors (56-26) First Thoughts: LeBron James enters the Eastern Conference Finals once again, looking to make his sixth-straight trip to the NBA Finals. The road to the conference finals has been relatively easy for the Cleveland Cavaliers, as both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love have been healthy. The…

Embed from Getty Images The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins have now made it to the halfway point in the Stanley Cup playoffs, with just eight more wins required to reach the pinnacle of the NHL. The Lightning have only been beaten twice in the playoffs, while the Penguins have lost just three times. The Lightning…

Embed from Getty Images In Game 3 of the second round series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, Kris Letang dished out a high hit on Capitals forward Marcus Johansson. The hit has earned Letang a one-game suspension. The easy comparison is to the hit that Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik threw on Penguins defenseman…

Embed from Getty Images The St.Louis Blues just knocked off the Chicago Blackhawks, the reigning Stanley Cup champions, in seven games. Their reward in Round 2? The number one seed in the Western Conference. The showdown between the Stars and Blues is a fascinating matchup between two teams with two separate styles of play, very fire…