Archive for the ‘NHL’ Category
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
Upon reflection, we're still pretty pumped about the Chicago Blackhawks making their way into the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1992.
Not only did they do it for the first time in a good while, they did it in impressive fashion with a sweep of the San Jose ...
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
By now you know the news: The Montreal Canadiens pulled off their second upset of epic proportions in the Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday by toppling Pittsburgh, 5-2, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Not exactly the way Sidney Crosby and the boys wanted the franchise's last game in historic ...
Posted in Jaroslav Halak, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup | 17 Comments »
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Have you learned how to pronounce Jaroslav Halak yet? If not, it's about time you add some Czech (or Slovak, depending on how you roll) to your vocabulary.
The Slovakian* goaltender is crafting a special playoff performance for the Montreal Canadiens, first by willing them past top-seeded Washington in the Eastern ...
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
First, let's start with a general premise: National Hockey League playoff series are often unpredictable and sometimes just flat out wild.
That doesn't mean anybody thought the top-seeded Washington Capitals would choke away a 3-1 lead to the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, culminating in a 2-1 loss in ...
Posted in Alex Ovechkin, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Washington Capitals | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
So you might have heard that they Chicago Blackhawks rallied dispatched the Nashville Predators on Monday to move onto the Western Conference semifinals against Vancouver. That's good news.
You also might have heard that Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith is a finalist for the Norris Trophy, which is awarded annually to the ...
Posted in Chicago Blackhawks, Duncan Keith, NHL | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Has it really been that long since we last met to discuss these fine playoffs? Well I guess so. There was the weekend. And that whole virus thing we had going on here, but other than that things are swell.
So, back to the hockey. Lots of great games to go ...
Posted in Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals | No Comments »
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Here we are, back again for the Stanley Cup roundup. The best is yet to come for those of us that live around the Chicago area and are ready to see what the Blackhawks are going to do.
But seriously, there have been some great...GREAT...opening games in the conference quarterfinals.
Odds are ...
Posted in Alex Ovechkin, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Stanley Cup, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals | No Comments »
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Here's the question, if it's not on national television like, say, ESPN, do you even notice the Stanley Cup Playoffs are going on? We're going to go out on a limb and say you do, barely.
But just in case you're not paying particularly close attention to what Barry Melrose has ...
Posted in Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Stanley Cup, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Did everyone see that Wednesday night? Seriously, did you see how Canada completely dismantled a very talented group of Russian hockey players?
At some point during Canada's 7-3 win, did you ever think what the score would have been against Team USA if the Canadians played with the same mix of ...
Posted in Hockey, NHL, Olympic Sports | 1 Comment »
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
While the United States continues to dominate the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, everyone paused yesterday so the host nation could play a little hockey against its neighbor to the south. It was lovely of the Canadians to allow the Americans on the ice and show us how to play ...
Posted in 2010 Winter Olympics, Hockey, NHL, Vancouver 2010, Vancouver Olympics | 7 Comments »
