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Ramblings: Marchand Ties Stanley Cup Final with 2OT Winner, Stars Fire DeBoer (Jun 7)

By |2025-06-07T02:18:36-04:00June 7th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Panthers 5, Oilers 4 (series tied 1-1) Brad Marchand made his breakaway opportunities count during Game 2. Marchand scored both of his goals on breakaways, with his second goal of the game the game-winner in the second overtime period of Game 2 on Friday. https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1931206268900819147 Marchand had an impressive game with two goals, a plus-3, [...]

Ramblings: Oettinger and Hintz Speak, Next Season’s Outlook for Strong Playoff Performers (June 1)

By |2025-05-31T23:36:20-04:00June 1st, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The Dallas Stars had their year-end press conference on Saturday. As expected, Pete DeBoer’s replacement of Jake Oettinger in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final was brought up. Both DeBoer and Oettinger said all the right things about their relationship, but another comment that DeBoer made was interesting. DeBoer revealed that the team discussed [...]

Ramblings: Palmieri Signs Extension, Jarvis, Burns, AHL Playoff Standouts (May 31)

By |2025-05-30T22:51:14-04:00May 31st, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Two days after their elimination at the hands of the Panthers, the Hurricanes held their year-end press conferences. Some takeaways from the interviews: Seth Jarvis said he had re-injured his shoulder early in the season after rehabilitation in the offseason. He plans to rehab his shoulder again without surgery. Jarvis could be playing for Canada [...]

Ramblings: Panthers on Verge of ECF Sweep, Top Frozen Tools Searches Laine and Eklund (May 25)

By |2025-05-25T02:54:21-04:00May 25th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The Florida Panthers are one win away from a third consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Final. Florida 6, Carolina 2 (Panthers lead series 3-0) The Panthers are too much for the Hurricanes to handle, playing a rugged style of wearing down opponents that is tailor made for the playoffs. In Game 3, the Panthers [...]

Ramblings: Stars Win Game 6 in OT, Scheifele Plays Despite Father’s Passing, Rossi, LaCombe (May 18)

By |2025-05-18T00:42:42-04:00May 18th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Dallas 2, Winnipeg 1, OT (Stars win series 4-2) Thomas Harley scored a power-play winner just 1:33 into overtime of Game 6 to send the Dallas Stars to the Western Conference Final and a rematch with the Edmonton Oilers. https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1923938134200324487 Our condolences go out to Mark Scheifele, who suited up for Game 6 even though [...]

Ramblings: Hurricanes Move On, Jets Avoid Elimination, New Coaches in Vancouver and Philly (May 16)

By |2025-05-16T01:36:12-04:00May 16th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

On Thursday, the top-seeded team in one conference was eliminated, while the top-seeded team in the other conference staved off elimination. Carolina 3, Washington 1 (Hurricanes win series 4-1) Andrei Svechnikov scored the game-winning goal with just 1:59 left in regulation to secure a spot for the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final. https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1923191946534625330 Svechnikov’s [...]

Ramblings: Vegas Wins a Stunner, Andersen Blanks Capitals, Players that Didn’t Meet Expectations (May 11)

By |2025-05-11T01:30:08-04:00May 11th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Let’s start with what was easily the more entertaining of the two games on Saturday. Just when you thought an ending to regulation couldn’t be as dramatic as Cole Perfetti in Game 7 of the first round, Reilly Smith came along in Game 3 and said “hold my beer.” Vegas 4, Edmonton 3 (Oilers lead [...]

Ramblings: Rantanen Haunts Old Team as Stars Eliminate Avs, Coronato Signs Long Term, Playoff Studs and Duds (May 4)

By |2025-05-04T11:15:19-04:00May 4th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

One Game 7 delivered in terms of entertainment value. Let’s hope the other one does the same before we start Round 2.   Dallas 4, Colorado 2 (Stars win series 4-3) When the Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen, they wouldn’t have envisioned him facing them in their upcoming first-round series. Yet in a strange twist that [...]

Ramblings: Blues Force Game 7, Hellebuyck’s Playoff Nightmares Continue, Sullivan Announced as Rangers Coach (May 3)

By |2025-05-03T00:59:10-04:00May 3rd, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Hockey fans will receive two Game 7s this weekend: Colorado and Dallas on Saturday night, and now St. Louis and Winnipeg on Sunday. St. Louis 5, Winnipeg 2 (series tied 3-3) If you placed a bet on the outcome of this game, hopefully you took into account the Blues’ home winning streak. With the 5-2 [...]

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