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2012 Playoffs

2012 Stanley Cup Finals: Los Angeles Kings v. New Jersey Devils Game 4 Open Thread

So it's come to this. After rolling through the Western Conference with ease, the Kings are on the verge of making short work of the Devils as well with the chance to wrap up the series, become the first eighth seed in history to win the Stanley Cup and tie

2012 Stanley Cup Finals: Fear The Fin's Preview and Predictions

The 2012 Stanley Cup Finals begin tonight in Newark with the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings, two decidedly unlikely combatants as the 6th and 8th seeds in their respective conferences, facing off. As painful as the Kings' run has been for Sharks fans who hope that San Jose

2012 Eastern Conference Finals: New York Rangers v. New Jersey Devils Open Thread

The New Jersey Devils have a chance to return to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2003, where they would once again be facing an opponent from Southern California. The Devils hold a 3-2 lead in the series and have looked like the vastly superior team, even

2012 NHL Playoffs: The Ballad of Kent Huskins

After the Kings won another road game last night, bringing their record to 5-0 away from Staples Center this postseason, I thought about a lot of things. I thought about how physics says Jonathan Quick's groin should have fallen apart two years ago because no human being should be able

Control of the Neutral Zone: A Review of the San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis Blues Series

The San Jose Sharks have found themselves cleaning out their lockers in record time. What had plagued San Jose's season was their ultimate undoing, namely their inability to fix the penalty kill. Had the Sharks been stronger on specialty teams, they could very well still be skating. However, other aspects

2012 NHL Playoffs: Western Conference Second Round Predictions

Jamie Baker reminds us every year in April that it's important to have a short memory. We're going to take that advice to heart as FTF collectively went 4-13 (!) in our first round predictions. This amazing performance was largely anchored by the superb performance of Snark, who is still sitting