The start of the Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes series will have to wait an extra day after the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning engaged in a never-ending thriller on Tuesday night.
Though the Hurricanes possess a deep core of talented blue liners, the absence of key defenseman Dougie Hamilton will loom large. An unspecified injury will cause the 6-foot-6 linchpin to miss the entire qualifying round.
We know that NHL games are scheduled to resume on Aug. 1. Now we have an idea of what the daily schedule for games might look like, and let’s just say it could be a viewing dream for hockey fans.
The NHL has cut its list of hub city candidates by four, as cities like Columbus, Dallas, Minneapolis and Pittsburgh have been informed that they are no longer in consideration.
The NHL informed the Penguins that Pittsburgh will no longer be considered as a potential hub city when the playoffs get underway. Columbus was additionally crossed off the list of prospective locations.
There are plenty of legitimate reasons for missed calls. Hockey is a fast game. The refs are not always going to be at the right angle to see an infraction. Penalties are judgment calls, and no one judges correctly 100 percent of the time. But when the NHL's officials continue to miss big calls...