2018 NHL Playoffs

Maven’s Playoff Musings: Bolts Strike Back

Our resident hockey Maven, Stan Fischler, shares his thoughts on the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. 1. Looking ahead to Game 4 of the Washington-Tampa Bay series on Thursday night in D.C., The Maven returns to the classroom. The subject is Basic Bolts 101: The lesson can be summarized thusly: The Lightning still has the best […]

Why Jets Will Top Predators And More Playoff Musings

1. Winnipeg at Nashville Thursday in torrid Tennessee is as good a seventh game matchup as Gary Bettman — or The Maven — could contrive. 2. But back in October, nobody expected the Jets to be so good. The Hockey News forecasted Winnipeg would be sixth in the Central Division with Cup-winning odds at 35-1. […]