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Weekend Preview: Coyotes Moving Up The Western Conference Playoff Picture
The Phoenix Coyotes have been playing some of their best hockey recently, with a sweep of the four game road trip through Anaheim and Western Canada and they are sitting in 4th spot in the Western Conference heading into the weekend. As has been the case all year, the weekend's slate of games will...
Playoff numbers update
Wanted to take a quick second before my ridiculously busy schedule kicks off today to look at the playoff scenario for the West. After last night's games, Detroit sits at the 6 spot with 1 point cushion on either side (Nashville 5th, Colorado 7). Calgary, the 9th place team, has 85 points at the...
Western Conference Playoff Race Primer
When the Stars hit the ice tonight, they'll begin a stretch run of 21 games over the next 6 week that is daunting, to be sure. Doable, but still daunting. Just how daunting is after the jump. There's informative spreadsheets to be found! Bland, but still informative. Much of this should self...
The Road to the Playoffs
Last night San Antonio lost a game that they were in until the fourth quarter against the Phoenix Suns, a team I just so happen to think is not as good as the Spurs. That puts the end of the season in a bit of a free for all as to who the Rockets will play and what playoff spot they will have.The...
Did Kobe Bryant Toy with the Spurs?
Maybe the MVP award emboldened Kobe Bryant to take his game to yet another level. I mean, what else can explain the casual manner in which he hung around for two and a half quarters appearing to give in to the champion San Antonio Spurs while they ammassed a 20-point lead? Tim Duncan, Manu...
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