Didn’t I already write an article exactly like this? Yes, it happened. The Boston Bruins are up two games to none in their Eastern Conference Final series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. And yes, they chased Penguins goalie Tomas Vokoun from the net. Marc-Andre Fleury made his return to playoff hockey for the first time since he [...]
It was supposed to be a gruelling series that went the distance, but the way things stand now things aren’t looking good for the Los Angeles Kings. They’re in tough against the Chicago Blackhawks and, with the weekend over, they’re down two games to none. The Blackhawks won again on Sunday night at the United [...]
It’s time once more for that overwhelmingly popular series that EVERYONE is talking about: Breaking It Down. This time out, we’ll be talking about the Eastern Conference Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Boston Bruins. There are a lot of storylines going into this one, of course, including the fact that the Bruins once [...]
Hey look! It’s another astonishingly clever instalment of Breaking It Down! This time, we’ll be breaking down the Western Conference Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angeles Kings. What we have here is a series with two recent Cup winners and two teams coming off gruelling seven-game series’ in the previous round. This [...]
It was a wild one on Wednesday night, but the Chicago Blackhawks finally eliminated the Detroit Red Wings with an overtime victory that almost never was. The victory sets up the Blackhawks in a Western Conference Final against the Los Angeles Kings and also confirms the fact that the last four teams to win Stanley [...]
After four seasons, the New York Rangers have fired head coach John Tortorella. The club made the announcement Wednesday, four days after New York was eliminated from the playoffs in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals against the Boston Bruins. “What we dealt with this year was a shortened season; we dealt with a lot of injuries,” [...]
It took them seven games to do it, but the Los Angeles Kings have knocked off the San Jose Sharks and will return to the Western Conference Finals. They’re now exactly halfway to repeating as Stanley Cup champs. The Kings secured their position with a 2-1 victory over the Sharks on Tuesday night. The series [...]
The Colorado Avalanche have surprised no one by naming Patrick Roy as their new head coach. The organization made the formal announcement on Tuesday. The Avalanche also named Roy as the vice president of hockey operations. “Here I am today, back in Denver, ready to embark on a new challenge,” said Roy at his introductory [...]
Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson is taking some time out to think about the future of his career. There were rumours that he was planning to retire instead of head forward for an 18th NHL season, but Alfie says that nothing is set in stone just yet. “There are no thoughts as of now, actually,” [...]
The Boston Bruins have eliminated the New York Rangers and will advance to face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bruins knocked off the Rangers with a 3-1 victory in Saturday’s Game Five of their playoff series. The Blueshirts were down 3-0 in the series before they picked up a win in [...]