NHL Playoffs

Ice Cold Takes: Stanley Cup Final, hockey penguins, athletes chugging beer

Turn up Gloria: Blues head to first Stanley Cup Final since 1970

Play Gloria! The St. Louis Blues win song has quite the backstory

Ice Cold Takes mailbag: Bruins advance, NHL reviews, World Hockey Championships

RALEIGH, NC - MAY: NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly presents the Boston Bruins with the Prince of Wales trophy following Game Four of the Eastern Conference Third Round against the Carolina Hurricanes during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 16, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Boston Bruins are going back to the Stanley Cup Final

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - MAY 15: Matt MacPherson #83, linesman Jonny Murray #95 and referee Dan O'Rourke #9 discuss a possible hand pass call between the San Jose Sharks and the St. Louis Blues in overtime in Game Three of the Western Conference Finals during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Enterprise Center on May 15, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Here’s how the NHL can fix its massive review problem

Ice Cold Takes: NHL conference finals are set and we have a playoff villain

COLUMBUS, OH - MAY 6: Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins shakes hands with Oliver Bjorkstrand #28 of the Columbus Blue Jackets after Game Six of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 6, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Boston defeated Columbus 3-0 to win the series 4-2. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

Bruins make Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella pay for his game 7 promise (again)

Ice Cold Takes: NHL fanbases are all so mean to each other!

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 25: Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) and referee Dan O'Rourke (9) chat during Game 1 of the Second Round 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Boston Bruins and the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 25, 2019, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

No, Brad Marchand’s jab wasn’t worthy of a suspension

DALLAS, TX - APRIL 29: Esa Lindell #23 of the Dallas Stars dives to make a play on the puck against the St. Louis Blues in Game Three of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center on April 29, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images)

Esa Lindell forgot he was skating on ice, slips and falls four times in loss to Blues

Ice Cold Takes: Bruins beat the Leafs (2019), the Hurricanes are America’s team

Chaos reigns: 2019 NHL Playoffs the antithesis of NBA Playoffs

SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 23: The San Jose Sharks team piles on San Jose Sharks right wing Barclay Goodrow (23) celebrating the win in Game 7, Round 1 between the Vegas Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at the SAP Center, San Jose, CA. (Photo by Douglas Stringer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Was Game 7 the greatest moment in San Jose Sharks history?

DALLAS, TX - APRIL 22: John Klingberg #3 and the Dallas Stars celebrate a game winning overtime goal against the Nashville Predators in Game Six of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center on April 22, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images)

The NHL Playoffs are playing out like an underdog sports movie

RALEIGH, NC - APRIL 18:Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie (77) cries out in pain after getting hit into the boards by Carolina Hurricanes left wing Warren Foegele (13) during the third period of Game Four of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, April 18, 2019. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 2-1 to tie the series 2-2. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals likely without T.J. Oshie for rest of playoffs

Ice Cold Takes: Cup-lumbus actually won, the Drake curse hits the NHL

LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 14: Martin Jones (31) of the San Jose Sharks makes a save during a Stanley Cup Playoffs first round game between the San Jose Sharks and the Vegas Golden Knights on April 14, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Sharks sticking with Martin Jones in goal for Game 5

TORONTO - APRIL 15: A hockey fan holds up a message to the officials during the first period. The Boston Bruins visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario on April 15, 2019. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Bruins fans aren’t going to complain about a missed call at the end of game 3

RALEIGH, NC - APRIL 15: Warren Foegele #13 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates with the puck and looks to get a shot past Braden Holtby #70 the of the Washington Capitals in Game Three of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 15, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

NHL Playoffs: Hurricanes win at home, Maple Leafs extend lead over Bruins

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 13: Nazem Kadri #43 of the Toronto Maple Leafs reacts after a fight with Jake DeBrusk #74 of the Boston Bruins in Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 13, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

Leafs fans have no one to blame but Nazem Kadri for 5-game suspension

Ice Cold Takes: Cuplumbus, burning jerseys, the Mitch Marner hype train

ANAHEIM, CA - FEBRUARY 15: Boston Bruins goalies Jaroslav Halak (41) and Tuukka Rask (40) celebrate on the ice after the Bruins defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3 to 0 in a game played on February 15, 2019 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

5 reasons the Boston Bruins will win the Stanley Cup in 2019

CALGARY, AB - MARCH 29: Calgary Flames Goalie Mike Smith (41) gets back into position during the third period of an NHL game where the Calgary Flames hosted the Anaheim Ducks on March 29, 2019, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB. (Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

No. 1 seed Flames going with Mike Smith between the pipes for Game 1

SAN JOSE, CA - MAY 6: Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Vegas Golden Knights and Joe Pavelski #8 of the San Jose Sharks shake hands after the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Sharks 3-0 to win the Second Round and advance to the Western Conference Final in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on May 6, 2018 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Don Smith/NHLI via Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

Stanley Cup Playoffs 2019: Sharks vs. Golden Knights preview and prediction

Ice Cold Takes: A super accurate preview of the NHL playoffs

RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 24: Brock McGinn #23 of the Carolina Hurricanes battles along the boards for a loose puck with Christian Folin #32 of the Montreal Canadiens during an NHL game on March 24, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

Both NHL wild card races are down to three teams with three games a piece

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - APRIL 01: John Tavares #91 of the Toronto Maple Leafs scores the game winning goal against the New York Islanders as 3:50 of the third period at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on April 01, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. The Maple Leafs defeated the Islanders 2-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Leafs qualify for Stanley Cup playoffs with victory over Islanders