Stanley Cup

As long as there have been skates hitting ice, there have been people who question whether getting rest in the playoffs is good for a team or does the lack of play make them rusty. Heading into the 2018 NHL Playoffs, I had the same question. So, I did some research and the results were quite surprising.

Embed from Getty Images A Story Everyone Wants To Forget It is the topic every Tampa Bay Lightning fan wishes they could forget from the 2015-16 season. Sure, you had captain Steven Stamkos (blood clot) and Anton Stralman (fractured leg) both leave the season late due to injuries, and they didn't return until later in the…

Embed from Getty Images It was on Sunday afternoon that the New York Islanders exited the Stanley Cup playoffs after a poor performance in the second round against the Tampa Bay Lightning. On the bright side, the Islanders had an impressive season with a 45-27-10 record in the regular season. They finished fourth in the Metropolitan Division…

Embed from Getty Images Pavel Datysuk: one of the biggest topics surrounding retirement from the end of the 2015-2016 season. While everyone is caught up on his retirement, does anyone even know how Datsyuk started his long career, spanning back to 1996-1997 in the Russian Superleague? The guess is that no one does, considering he…