Justin Bourne

1 week ago | sportsnet.ca | Justin Bourne

I’ll save you much preamble, as you’re familiar with what’s going on. Here's which teams in the Eastern Conference I think have advantages and disadvantages as we head into Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. TORONTO vs. OTTAWA Season series: The Sens won all three games, by scores of 3-0, 2-1 and 4-2. Quick math on that, the Leafs scored three times in three games, which for a team that’s been offensively starved in playoffs, seems like a bit of a concern.

1 week ago | sportsnet.ca | Justin Bourne

I’ll save you much preamble, as you’re familiar with what’s going on. Here's which teams in the Western Conference I think have advantages and disadvantages as we head into Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. COLORADO at DALLAS Season series: Colorado went 2-1, while the Stars grabbed three points, losing the final meeting in March in overtime. The breakdown: Let’s talk about two very good teams.

1 week ago | sportsnet.ca | Justin Bourne

If you toggled the calendar back to this day four months ago, roughly mid-December, you’d have seen the Montreal Canadiens last place in the East, Ottawa in 11th, with Vancouver and Calgary tied for the second wild card spot in the West. Odds were good two of those four teams would sneak into the post-season, but I don’t think many Canadians – or dare I even say Canadiens? – thought it would be both Ottawa and Montreal.

2 weeks ago | sportsnet.ca | Justin Bourne

It may sound hyperbolic, but there’s a case to be made that Wednesday's game versus Tampa Bay is the most important regular-season contest of the Core Four era. So, let’s make it. On Tuesday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs went into Florida and got treated the way the Panthers have treated opponents in seven of their last eight playoff series. They were constantly above the Leafs, solidly on the defensive side of the play.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Justin Bourne

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