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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (blackhawks win in ot Edition)

Say, that was some fire drill of a game last night, yeah? (Note to Bruins fans, of which the hardworking staff is one: Just because the Blackhawks won doesn’t mean it wasn’t a great game.) A few observations from Game … Continue reading

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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (Bruins Ground ‘Hawks Edition)

The Boston Bruins just smothered the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals, yeah? The B’s out-shot, out-hit, out-faceoffed, out-penaltykilled, and downright outed the ‘Hawks last night. Highlights, starting with the first– second-period goal by Daniel Paille … Continue reading

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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (Bruins WIN In Overtime Edition)

Last night’s Stanley Cup Final game was another overtime corker, yeah? And this time Somethin’ Bruin was on the winning side of poetic justice. First, a minute and a half into overtime Jaromir Jagr rang one off the crossbar – only … Continue reading

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The Puck Stops At The Boston Herald

After the hardreading staff watched last night’s fabulous triple-overtime Stanley Cup final between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins, we trundled off to bed confident that there would be excellent coverage in today’s local dailies. But what did we … Continue reading

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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (Triple Overtime Edition)

Fitting that a triple-overtime game should end on a double deflection, yeah?   Last night’s Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks was one for the ages, regardless of which team you … Continue reading

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Our ‘Beat The Press Party’ Bakeoff (Carr Stalled Out Edition)

The hardwatching staff is a little late to the Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight this week, but hey – we were distracted by Rafael Nadal’s epic dismantling of Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinal (and subsequent dispatching of David Ferrer … Continue reading

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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (Damn! Blackhawks Win Edition)

Okay, so regulation time in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals just ended with the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks in a 3-3 tie, but it’s how they got there that’s so special. The ‘Hawks went up 3-2 … Continue reading

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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (Broons Broom Edition)

Okay, so ten days ago the hardwatching staff comes to you and says, “Listen – the Boston Bruins will sweep the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference finals and not only that, the B’s will limit the Pens (the highest-scoring … Continue reading

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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (Less Hateful Team Wins! Edition)

As the hardwatching staff noted yesterday, we despise the Detroit Red Wings more than we hate the Chicago Blackhawks. So we were pleased that poetic justice reigned supreme in last night’s Western Conference semifinal final. First the Blackhawks were robbed … Continue reading

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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (LA Kings Win Game 7 Edition)

The guy with the best goalie name ever – Jonathan Quick – submitted a spectacular performance last night in the Los Angeles Kings’ 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in the final game of the Western Conference semifinal. Representative … Continue reading

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