Archive for the ‘Pittsburgh Penguins’ Category
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 ...
Posted in Jaroslav Halak, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 Comments »
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 »
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, March 5th, 2009
I will say this about the NHL trade deadline: Things always, always happen. If you're team is a buyer they'll buy and if they're sellers they'll sell, so it's at least an interesting day.
Indeed, the best thing about the next few games after the trade deadline is seeing the new ...
Posted in Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Samuel Pahlsson | No Comments »
