"Today is a somber day. This is a day that represents failure. I'm not happy. Any day you have to stand in front of the media and talk about not qualifying for the playoffs should be a kick right in the groin to everyone in the organization."
- Maple Leafs GM Bryan Burke on his club being officially eliminated from the playoffs.
The Calgary Flames are a game away from an early exit, and the man they counted on for so much of the season – Jacob Markstrom – has struggled mightily in the Battle of Alberta.
Nothing Nazem Kadri has ever done as an NHLer warrant treating him like some subhuman monster. These racist attacks on him – and everyone – need to stop.
The Panthers came into the series as the higher seed, but Tampa Bay taught their in-state cousins a lesson about playoff hockey.
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