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Experienced coaches key to Stanley Cup success

Bruce Cassidy or Paul Maurice will hoist the Cup for the first time, and their presence in the final is evidence of why NHL teams looking to win put a priority on experienced coaches.

Knights open Stanley Cup pursuit with a win

The Golden Knights are in the final for the second time in six years of existence, five years after making it in their inaugural season.

The Golden Knights entered the Stanley Cup Final with just one player they drafted, so there are different ways to build a winner

The Panthers planned to suit up only three of their own draftees: Aleksander Barkov (No. 2, 2013), Aaron Ekblad (No. 1, 2014), and Anton Lundell (No. 12, 2020).

Jack Eichel relishes the competition of the playoffs for the first time

Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said Eichel’s game aligns perfectly with the team’s other centers."

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Boston’s Stanley Cup nightmare has come true: It’s the Panthers vs. Bruce Cassidy’s Golden Knights
The Stanley Cup Final features the team that bounced the Bruins from the playoffs against the coach they fired after last season.

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Penguins name former Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas as club’s new president of hockey operations
Dubas was hired by the Penguins less than two weeks after he was fired as general manager of Toronto.

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Patrick Kane expected to be out 4-6 months after hip surgery

Kane has been dealing with a nagging hip injury that hampered him this past season with the Chicago Blackhawks and then in the playoffs with the New York Rangers.

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Bruce Cassidy offered a humorous comparison between his current Stanley Cup run and the 2019 Bruins

A year after he was canned by the Bruins, Bruce Cassidy has the Vegas Golden Knights playing for a title.

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For the Florida Panthers, celebrations getting a bit hairy, just in time for the Stanley Cup Final

The tradition of hockey’s playoff beard goes back to at least the mid-1980s, with the Detroit Red Wings getting widely credited with beginning the facial hair phenomenon.

GAME 6: GOLDEN KNIGHTS 6, STARS 0

Vegas Golden Knights clamp down on Stars to reach Stanley Cup Final

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final pitting the Golden Knights against the Florida Panthers will be Saturday night in Las Vegas.

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Canada captures record 28th title at hockey worlds; US lets bronze slip away in OT

The US lost in the bronze medal game for the second straight year, while Canada surpassed Russia's 27 world titles.

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After two wins by the Stars, West Final against Vegas feels different

Has the pressure shifted to the Golden Knights, as Stars coach Pete DeBoer said would happen if his team won Game 5? Vegas lost both Games 4 and 5 after leading 1-0 and 2-1 in each of them.

Stars 4, Golden Knights 2

Ty Dellandrea scores twice as Dallas Stars stay alive with victory in Vegas

The Stars, attempting to become the fifth team in NHL history win a series after being down 3-0, escaped elimination again and head to Dallas for Game 6 on Monday night.

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The Maple Leafs won a playoff round, but that’s still not nearly good enough in Toronto. So, what comes next?

It is undeniably an intense market, full of passion and anger, much of the latter fueled by the 56-year Stanley Cup drought.