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Barry Melrose Was Hockey’s Mulleted, Larger-Than-Life Ambassador
As a coach, and then especially across decades as a broadcaster, Melrose brought Canada’s game to American audiences, combining wit and wisdom in a…
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Welcome to Sports’ Eternal Present
Old sports used to look, well, old. But high-definition TV has flattened decades of sports history into one endless “now”.
Aug 31
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When Wayne Gretzky Came to Manhattan
The Great One's Rangers tenure was brief, iconic and better than history remembers.
Jul 21
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The Bicentennial Summer That Made Modern Sports
America spent 1976 looking backward. But beneath all the red, white and blue pageantry, sports were changing in ways that would define the next…
Jul 2
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Canada's Sun Belt Hockey Talent-Drain Is Real
Brady Tkachuk joining his brother in Florida is just the latest case of Canadian teams bleeding value to U.S. markets — especially warm-weather ones.
Jun 24
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The Stanley Cup Final Was a Celebration of Hockey's Glorious Weirdness
The Hurricanes were the logical champion. Everything else was a tribute to the beautiful messiness that makes hockey great.
Jun 16
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🏒 2025-26 NHL Team Elo Power Rankings & Goals Above Replacement Player Ratings 📉
Power ratings and forecasts for every NHL team and player this season.
Jun 15
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The Carolina Hurricanes' Concept Proved Itself
The Hurricanes spent years building a formula to control hockey's chaos. This time, it survived long enough to win them a Stanley Cup.
Jun 15
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No Lead Is Safe In the 2026 Stanley Cup Final
After three games of huge comebacks and historic win-probability chaos, being ahead has never looked so dangerous.
Jun 9
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The 2026 Stanley Cup Final Is About Who Can Outrun Regression
Vegas and Carolina have plenty of true stars. But the Cup may be decided by the players whose playoff runs have already exceeded expectations.
Jun 2
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Claude Lemieux Was a Good Player Who Turned Great For the Playoffs
His regular-season résumé made him the “other Lemieux.” His playoff résumé made him one of hockey's most unique legends.
May 28
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The Avalanche Are About to Become the NHL’s Most Stunning Sweep Victim Since, Well, the Last One
Colorado looked like Stanley Cup favorites six days ago. Now they're one loss from joining hockey's weirdest tradition: great teams getting swept…
May 26
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