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Predicting the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifers - Eastern Conference Edition

Hockey is back! With a promising and impressive zero positive COVID-19 cases by players entering the bubble, the National Hockey League...

Andrew McGuinness

Apr 5, 2020

NHL Postponement Power Rankings

The NHL's regular season is probably over. With the NHL on hold likely for at least a few months due to the coronavirus, there probably...

Andrew McGuinness

Mar 2, 2020

March 2020 Power Rankings

I wrote in my last FFR that March is the month where contenders emerge. Solidify would probably be a better word to describe what March...

Breaking Down the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline: Part 2

Andrew McGuinness

Feb 28, 2020

Breaking Down the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline: Part 2

The trade deadline is always one of the most exciting moments on the hockey calendar. Contending teams look to acquire the last piece...

FFR2 Gm 58: PHI 6, FLA 2 - Pitlick Party

Andrew McGuinness

Feb 14, 2020

FFR2 Gm 58: PHI 6, FLA 2 - Pitlick Party

They took my advice, huh? The Philadelphia Flyers WIN, 6-2, over the Florida Panthers, following their most heartbreaking loss of the...

Andrew McGuinness

Feb 11, 2020

FFR2 Gm 56: FLA 1, PHI 4 - "D"lightful

They'll meet again in Sunrise on Thursday, but we all know it's always sunny in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Flyers WIN the front half...

Andrew McGuinness

Feb 9, 2020

February 2020 Power Rankings

The NHL season is starting to heat up. February is always an exciting month, as teams have to decide whether they see themselves as...

January 2020 Power Rankings: Revisiting Preseason Predictions

Andrew McGuinness

Jan 12, 2020

January 2020 Power Rankings: Revisiting Preseason Predictions

The first power rankings of the twelfth decade of NHL hockey are going to begin a little bit different than the ten or so I've done...

Andrew McGuinness

Dec 1, 2019

December 2019 Power Rankings

Another month of riveting NHL hockey has come to a close. Most teams are somewhere between the one quarter and one third mark of their...

FFR2 Gm 21: PHI 2, FLA 5 - Frosty to the Core

Andrew McGuinness

Nov 19, 2019

FFR2 Gm 21: PHI 2, FLA 5 - Frosty to the Core

What can you do when your biggest stars shine the smallest? The Philadelphia Flyers are learning the answer to this question the hard...

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