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2025-26 Playoff Focus: Juraj Slafkovsky (Game 1 vs. CAR)
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Considering Carolina’s territorial dominance (highest CF% and OZ time in the playoffs) and stingy PK (2nd), the Habs’ chances of upsetting the Eastern Conference’s #1 seed hinges on opportunistic EV offense. That means thei...
2025-26 Playoff Focus: Kirill Kaprizov (Game 3 vs. COL)
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The worst version of Kirill Kaprizov—still a good player, mind you—wheels and deals on the perimeter, on repeat. The best version pairs his skill with insatiable hunger around the puck to become the league’s preeminent wing...
2025-26 Playoff Focus: Zach Benson (Game 1 vs. MTL)
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After bumping Zach Benson up and down the lineup throughout the season, Lindy Ruff may have struck gold by pairing the feisty playmaker with Josh Doan and Josh Norris in the playoffs. The 20-year-old’s chemistry with Doan,...
2025-26 Playoff Focus: Jackson LaCombe (Game 6 vs. EDM)
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In his first year under Joel Quenneville, Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe has struck a delicate balance between his offensive and defensive influence to produce the finest season of his career.
He’s never looked so self-...
2025-26 Playoff Focus: Brandon Hagel (Game 2 vs. MTL)
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Through two spirited albeit sloppy games, the Lightning and Habs have combined for 80 penalty minutes. Jon Cooper amplified the nonsense by inserting Scott Sabourin into the Game 2 lineup. The enforcer’s moronic hit on Josh...
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