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The Daily Free Press

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Two-Minute Drill: Time for bigger nets in NHL?

Two-Minute Drill: Time for bigger nets in NHL?

Chris Picher December 10, 2015

The best part of the NHL is the new 3-on-3 overtime format. The scoring chances are unparalleled and the action will even get a basketball fan out of their seat. It doesn’t take a scientist to figure...

Two-Minute Drill: The importance of Thanksgiving in the NHL

Two-Minute Drill: The importance of Thanksgiving in the NHL

Chris Picher December 4, 2015

Despite the fact that only 23.7 percent of NHL players are from the United States, the American holiday Thanksgiving serves as a landmark date on the hockey calendar. Dating back to the 2009 season,...

Two-Minute Drill: Dion Lewis no huge loss

Two-Minute Drill: Dion Lewis no huge loss

Chris Picher November 11, 2015

On Sunday, the New England Patriots lost running back Dion Lewis for the season with a torn ACL, a seemingly massive blow to the best offense in football. Lewis darted his way to 622 yards from scrimmage...

Two-Minute Drill: New NHL overtime a glaring success

Two-Minute Drill: New NHL overtime a glaring success

Chris Picher November 4, 2015

Goalies look helpless and certain marquee players can’t stand it, but the new 3-on-3 overtime format is doing exactly what it was supposed to do, and more. In the first overtime game of the season...

Two-Minute Drill: Stuck in the middle with the Celtics

Two-Minute Drill: Stuck in the middle with the Celtics

Chris Picher October 28, 2015

The Boston Celtics are getting good too soon. The Celtics are on an accelerated track through rebuilding and thus have most likely missed the window on drafting a superstar. In the NBA, you win with...

Two-Minute Drill: We love bad officiating

Two-Minute Drill: We love bad officiating

Chris Picher October 26, 2015

Complaining about officiating across all professional sports will never go away even with the emergence of advanced replay systems. The leagues of all four major sports have implemented challenge or...

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