The League bends the rules to prevent Evgeni Malkin from being assessed an automatic one game suspension for his instigator penalty at the end of game two of the Stanley Cup Finals.
As usual, the Stanley Cup Finals have arrived with about as much celebration as the “Best Sound Mixing” award at the Oscars. Such is expected from NHL fans. But for those who do care, the NHL has something special. For the first time since 1983 and 1984, the same two teams are meeting in the finals back to back years.
For the third time in the last four seasons the Flyers have failed to advance past the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And for the second year in a row, they’ve been ousted by the Pittsburgh Penguins. All the pieces seem to be in place for the Flyers - and to be fair, they were much more competitive against the Pens this season than last - but they’re golfing now and the Pens are moving on. What does this team need to get over the hump?
