Anton Stralman

Embed from Getty Images The Pittsburgh Penguins did not get off to a great start in the fall of 2015. With the addition of Phil Kessel (acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs) the league was on notice that Pittsburgh was going to be a contender, but they flopped out of the gate. The haters in Toronto were out en masse with a slew of "I…

Embed from Getty Images The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins have now made it to the halfway point in the Stanley Cup playoffs, with just eight more wins required to reach the pinnacle of the NHL. The Lightning have only been beaten twice in the playoffs, while the Penguins have lost just three times. The Lightning…

http://gty.im/478366738 On Wednesday, June 24, the NHL held its annual NHL Awards in Las Vegas. Goaltender Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens was the Miranda Lambert at any country music awards show and walked away with four awards. And unlike the four awards your kid might have gotten at sports camp, the NHL doesn't give any awards for best…

http://gty.im/462323740 Now that have the Finals are set, it's time to take an in-depth look at what will decide the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Xg16bFYT0 The high powered offense of the Chicago Blackhawks, versus the dominant goaltending of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Chicago is looking for their third Cup in six…