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Canucks, Kraken Produce History’s Dumbest Puck Battle

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Lauren Theisen

Los Angeles Kings v Vegas Golden Knights

Jack Eichel Is In A Better Place

Colorado Avalanche v Toronto Maple Leafs

Gabe Landeskog Is The Best Of The Avs

Vancouver Canucks v Calgary Flames

It’s Getting Harder To Spot A Flaw In The Flames

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Barry Petchesky

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 15: K'Andre Miller #79 of the New York Rangers celebrates after scoring the game-winning shootout goal against the Boston Bruins at Madison Square Garden on February 15, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)

Boston Bruins v New York Rangers

Shootouts Are For Getting Weird

Detroit Red Wings v Minnesota Wild

The Wild Are Lucky, But That Might Be All

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Ray Ratto

2021 NHL Expansion Draft

Things Just Got Interesting In The Granato-Ferraro Household

MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JULY 02: Head coach Dominique Ducharme of the Montreal Canadiens reacts against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period in Game Three of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Bell Centre on July 02, 2021 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final – Game Three

The Canadiens Finally Accepted What They Are

Pittsburgh Penguins v Boston Bruins

Brad Marchand Makes Another Enemy

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 03: National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell, Rob Manfred, executive vice president of labor and human resources in the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, Major League Baseball, NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, Michael Weiner, general counsel for the Major League Baseball Players Association, Travis Tygart, CEO of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, Gabriel Feldman, associate professor of law and director of the Sports Law Program at Tulane University Law School, and Jeffrey Standen, professor of law at the Willamette University College of Law (L-R), testify on Capitol Hill on November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on doping in professional sports.(Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Roger Goodell; Rob Manfred; DeMaurice Smith; Michael Weiner; Travis Tygart; Gabriel Feldman; Jeffrey Standen

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Testifies On Anti-Doping Measures

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Why Do We Need Commissioners Anyway?

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 18: during the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championship Rally at Soldier Field on June 18, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

Chicago Blackhawks Victory Parade And Rally

Rocky Wirtz Is Unaccountable

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What’s Passed Is Prologue (To A Goal)

Edmonton Oilers v Anaheim Ducks

The Difference Between The Ducks And Oilers Is A State Of Mind

Fans watch from behind an extra sheet of plexy-glass, designed for greater protection, during the first period of the NHL game between the St. Louis Blues and the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on February 15, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. The stands are mostly empty.

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The Arizona Coyotes Consider Disappearing Before Our Very Eyes

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Aaron Dell Might Finally Have Gone Too Far

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - JANUARY 17: Brett Kulak #77, Alexander Romanov #27 and Cole Caufield #22 of the Montreal Canadiens skate off the ice following the NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on January 17, 2022 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Canadiens 5-2. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Montreal Canadiens v Arizona Coyotes

How To Go First-To-Worst

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Chris Kreider And Mika Zibanejad Lead The League In Friendship

Dallas Stars v Florida Panthers

It Is Time To Acknowledge The Panthers

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Samer Kalaf

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After Review, Kodak Black Was Not Fucking In Front Of Everyone At A Florida Panthers Game

St Louis Blues v Pittsburgh Penguins

Cower, Mortals, In The Face Of Evan Rodrigues’s Pittsburgh Penguins

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 03: Mikko Koskinen #19 of the Edmonton Oilers is beaten by Ryan Strome #16 of the New York Rangers during the third period at Madison Square Garden on January 03, 2022 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Oilers 4-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Edmonton Oilers v New York Rangers

Goaltending Is The Biggest Of The Oilers’ Many Problems

Kraken fan Nadia Popovici meets Canucks equipment manager Brian "Red" Hamilton

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Kraken Fan Saves Canucks Equipment Manager’s Life By Banging On The Glass

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 21: A member of the Knights Guard dressed as Santa Claus and another wearing an elf hat clean the ice during the Vegas Golden Knights' game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at T-Mobile Arena on December 21, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Lightning defeated the Golden Knights 4-3. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Lightning v Vegas Golden Knights

What’s Worse, Bad Games Or No Games?

2021 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championships – Final

I Grant You Permission To Care About These Boys At The World Juniors

Leon Draisaitl of Germany skates against United States during the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Slovakia group A game between Germany and United States at Steel Arena on May 19, 2019 in Kosice, Slovakia.

Germany v United States: Group A – 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Slovakia

Some Dreams Of Mine That Have Died Due To NHL Players Not Going To The Olympics