Loading ...Finally the hockey season is just about here! Here’s an alphabetical list of five teams who missed the playoffs in 2011-12 that could make it in this abbreviated 2013 season. Carolina Hurricanes A team that, on paper, should contend for a playoff spot every year. But they haven’t made the playoffs since 2009. They have …
Tag Archive: Playoffs
New Curse in Philly
The Spectrum was home to some of the greatest Flyers teams in franchise history. Both Stanley Cup winners (’74, ’75) played here, as did the 1980s Cup contenders all through the Legion of Doom teams. The NBA’s Sixers also called this building home, winning the 1983 NBA title. Various college basketball games were played there, …
Mailbag: 5/23 Edition
Let’s start off with a playoff question from @Cubishboy: What elements does it take for a team like the Kings to click in the playoffs? It might be the obvious answer, but having Jonathan Quick in net is a big part. Quick playing well allows the Kings more freedom offensively. Some of that freedom credit …
Can the Coyotes Comeback?
Heading into this series, most pundits thought Phoenix would, at the very least, give Los Angeles a difficult time in the Western Conference Final. The Coyotes dismantled Nashville’s celebrated defense in only five games and made Vezina finalist Pekka Rinne look like he was a mediocre backup. Phoenix got goals from eight different players in …