Posts From Dom Lunardo
2020-21 NHL Season: 4 Under-the-Radar Rookies to ‘Keep An Eye On”
When the Tampa Bay Lightning hoisted the Stanley Cup high above their heads in late September, that officially ended the 2019-20 NHL Season which included a pandemic (which is still ongoing), a four-and-a-half month halt in play, and two “NHL bubbles” inside Edmonton, Alberta’s Rogers Arena, and Toronto, Ontario’s Scotiabank Arena. Die-hard hockey fans from coast to coast have been without the beautiful game for over three-and-a-half months but that all changed when the puck officially dropped on the 2020-21 campaign last week.
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2021 World Junior Hockey Championships: Skill, Depth, & Superstardom Aplenty on Team USA
Anyone who watched the action unfold at the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championships inside the bubble in Edmonton, Alberta likely marveled at the team in red, blue, and white. Not only was this rendition of Team USA one of the deepest (and most talented) in recent memory. Many experts in and around the game pegged them to have one heck of a showing.-That’s precisely what happened en route to a Gold Medal.
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Three Compelling Storylines Ahead of the 2020-21 NHL Season
With the start of the 2020-21 NHL campaign less than two weeks away in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, hockey fans from coast to coast are gearing up for what promises to be an unforgettable 56-game season for the ages. Without further ado, here are three compelling storylines to keep an eye on ahead of the upcoming National Hockey League season.
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Philadelphia Flyers: 3 Burning Questions Ahead of the 2020-21 Season
After an impressive showing last year under head coach Alain Vigneault, the Philadelphia Flyers will enter the 2020-21 season with high expectations. With the start of the NHL season just under three weeks away, let’s take a closer look at three burning questions facing the Flyers franchise.
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Anaheim Ducks: 3 Burning Questions Ahead of the 2020-21 Season
With the impending start of a brand new NHL season, the Anaheim Ducks are one of hockey’s most fascinating teams. Long gone are good, old days, as the club is right smack in the middle of a roster overhaul. As we look ahead to 2020-21, here are three burning questions facing the Ducks franchise.
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Top-10 NHL Centers: Part 2 (Ranking 5 Through 1)
Well, hockey fans, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Here is part two of the best centerman in the National Hockey League.
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Top-10 NHL Centers: 10-6
As we (hopefully) look forward to another riveting National Hockey League season, one topic that always generates a lot of buzz is who hockey’s best centermen are? Without further ado, here’s part one of my two-part series that looks at the top-10 centers in the NHL.
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Top-10 NHL General Managers: Ranking 1-5
Last week, I ranked the first part of the top-10 NHL general managers (ten through six). Without further ado, here is my personal ranking of the top-10 NHL GMs (five through one).
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Top-10 NHL General Managers: Ranking 6-10
Dom Lunardo shares Part I of his NHL general manager analysis, ranking the sport’s sixth-best through 10th-best front office captains.
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Detroit Red Wings Offseason GM Report Card: Steve Yzerman
At the head of this rebuild, entering his second season as general manager is a familiar face. Let’s take a closer look at Yzerman’s body of work this fall, and offer one of hockey’s most astute GM’s a comprehensive off-season report card grade.
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