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Why I Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs

So, in the Western Conference semifinals, the #1 seed Vancouver Canucks had held the #5 seed Nashville Predators scoreless for 119 minutes when – justlikethat – Nashville scored a fluke goal to send Game 2 into overtime. Then Nashville goaltender … Continue reading

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Let The Wild Rumpus Begin! (Stanley Cup Edition)

This is the hardwatching staff’s favorite time of the sports year: Round One of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Eight – count ’em, eight – best-of-seven series, during which hockey fans become acquainted with teams they haven’t seen all year (hello, Nashville … Continue reading

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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs

Over the course of the past three hours, the hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider has watched two Stanley Cup Game 1 overtime tilts: 1) The #8 seed Montreal Canadiens’ deeply satisfying 3-2 dispatch of the insufferable #1 seed Washington Capitals … Continue reading

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Break Up The Sharks!

What is it with the San Jose Sharks? They have to be the most consistently underperforming team since Chad & Jeremy. The hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider just watched the #1 seeded Sharks lose their first Stanley Cup playoff game to … Continue reading

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