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Embed from Getty Images On the evening of May 12, 2016, the Nashville Predators were terminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Game 7 by the San Jose Sharks. Though, it would seem the team collectively missed their wake up call as they were caught sleep-walking through Game 7 on their way towards premature elimination...again. They…

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…

Embed from Getty Images On the evening of April 24, 2016, the Florida Panthers were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by John Tavares and the New York Islanders in a heart-wrenching Game 6. They join the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Minnesota Wild. They are survived by…

NHL Playoff Preview: Pacific Division Embed from Getty Images Unlike past seasons in which a playoff spot in the Pacific Division was up for grabs every night until the very last game of the season, the writing was on the wall fairly early (once the Ducks turned the calendar to 2016 anyway). For the most part, it was waiting for the math to…