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Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

May 25, 2018  |  NHL

The eight most surprising teams to make the Stanley Cup Final

After dominating the Western Conference playoffs, the Vegas Golden Knights, a first-year expansion team, are getting ready to play in the Stanley Cup Final against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

May 14, 2018  |  NHL

The most bizarre moments in NHL playoff history

Before the Boston Bruins were eliminated in the second-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they were at the center of one of the weirder storylines in recent playoff memory when Brad Marchand, one of their best players, kept licking opponents.

May 8, 2018  |  NHL

How the Capitals finally overcame the Penguins

The 2017-18 season marked the fourth time in the Sidney Crosby-Alex Ovechkin era that the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals would meet in the second-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

April 19, 2018  |  Vegas Golden Knights

No fly-by Knights: How far can Vegas take its run?

At the start of the 2017-18 regular season, you probably wouldn't have guessed that the last two Pacific Division teams standing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs would be the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks.

April 11, 2018  |  NHL

The top player performances in NHL playoff history

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are where reputations can get made... or forever changed.  A Cup-clinching goal, a goalie standing on their head and carrying a team to a level that was never thought possible, or simply a record-setting performance can take a great player and turn them into a legend.

April 9, 2018  |  NHL

The top contenders for the 2017-18 NHL awards

The 2017-18 Hart Trophy race has been one of the most contested awards races in years, with as many as eight players all having strong arguments to win it.

April 9, 2018  |  NHL

The 20 biggest storylines from the 2017-18 NHL season

The 2017-18 NHL season has been a fascinating one that's left us asking a number of questions. How do we define value? What is goalie interference? How did all 31 coaches make it through an entire season without one of them getting fired?

April 8, 2018  |  NHL

10 young NHL players who took a step forward this season and 10 who did not

There has always been a need for NHL teams to develop young talent throughout their farm systems, but the introduction of the salary cap more than a decade ago has only increased the pressure to find productive young players.

April 5, 2018  |  NHL

Most surprising, disappointing players of the NHL season

The start of every NHL season brings new players, new rosters, and new hope. Sometimes those players exceed our expectations and help take their teams to a level that did not seem possible.