0 comments by Liam McGuire on 5/11/2015
With the series between Washington and New York tied at three games a piece, Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin made a bold statement guaranteeing the Caps would win the seventh and deciding game.
0 comments by David Rogers on 5/10/2015
Here’s a bizarre play from Game 6 between the Rangers and Capitals. Trailing the series 3-2, Rangers fans are wondering what happened when Chris Kreider pushed a loose puck away from the Capitals’ goal and beneath Braden Holtby. The play is so strange that you might think the stick belongs to one of the Capitals, but […]
0 comments by David Rogers
The Montreal Canadiens have climbed back into their series with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Carey Price has been a big reason why. He has made a ton of huge saves, but this glove save on Valtteri Filppula may be the best. Filppula received a sharp pass from Steven Stamkos and turned to fire it at […]
NEWARK, NJ – AUGUST 15: Co-owners of the New Jersey Devils Joshua Harris (L) and David Blitzer pose for a photo with their jerseys during the press conference announcing the new ownership of the New Jersey Devils on August 15, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Andy Marlin/Getty Images)
0 comments by David Rogers on 5/9/2015
Over the past year, New Jersey Devils fans have questioned team owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer (majority stake holders) over their willingness to commit financially to the team’s future. Harris recently touched on the topic while discussing the possibility of Mike Babcock coming to New Jersey. In summary, the owners are able and willing […]
UNIONDALE, NY – MARCH 29: Head coach Mike Babcock of the Detroit Red Wings gives his players direction in the closing minutes of their game against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on March 29, 2015 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Red Wings 5-4. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
0 comments by David Rogers
Mike Babcock is exploring new coaching opportunities around the NHL. Thanks to a career littered with winning records, a Stanley Cup and an extremely impressive international coaching record, Babcock has received a ton of interest and is a prized free agent, so to speak. Babcock has been linked to numerous teams over the last few […]
0 comments by David Rogers
Here’s a reminder that Ilya Kovalchuk is still really, really good. Russia was competing against Belarus during the World Hockey Championships and Kovalchuk scored a pretty awesome goal without even looking at the net. Kovalchuk drifted in and completely sold the fact he was going to pass. One slick wrister later, Kovalchuk tallied a nifty […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire
The number of quality free agent coaches available this offseason is arguably higher than it’s ever been. With these vacancies, there is sure to be significant turnover. The most sought after of those names on the market, Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, is going to test those free agent waters. Bob McKenzie reported yesterday that […]
ST PAUL, MN – MAY 7: Devan Dubnyk #40 of the Minnesota Wild looks on along with Bryan Bickell #29 of the Chicago Blackhawks and Ryan Suter #20 of the Minnesota Wild as the shot by Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks passes the goal line during the third period in Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 7, 2015 at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, Minnesota. The Blackhawks defeated the Wild 4-3 to sweep the series. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
0 comments by David Rogers on 5/8/2015
The Chicago Blackhawks dominated the Minnesota Wild. This fact should be pretty obvious considering the Blackhawks swept the Wild out of the second round in four games, but it’s even more apparent once you learn that the Blackhawks never trailed in the series. The Wild never led in the series against the Blackhawks. Not even for one […]
TAMPA, FL – MAY 7: Alex Killorn #17 of the Tampa Bay Lightning takes a shot on Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on May 7, 2015 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
0 comments by Trevor Kraus
In a recent post, I outlined some of the information I found about best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoff series from 1942-2014, and which of the seven games have statistically been the most important. I suggested some alternative formats, which would actually allow teams with home ice advantage to host more games in a series than their […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 5/7/2015
If you’re squeamish, leave this post right now. Michal Rozsival’s ankle injury is pretty difficult to watch even if you’ve seen some of the most brutal injuries in hockey. Rozsival was skating back to pursue the puck and lost his balance, awkwardly landing on his left ankle. Last chance. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. […]
0 comments by David Rogers
Here’s an ugly hit from the 2015 World Hockey Championships. Stephan Daschner stepped up and leveled Mattias Ekholm as Ekholm tried to enter the offensive zone. The crunching check completely caught Ekholm by surprise as it wasn’t anywhere close to the puck. Daschner earned a deserved two-minute interference penalty and a game misconduct. The hit left Ekholm bloodied […]
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The city of Seattle has once again popped up in the discussions surrounding NHL expansion. While all of the focus has been on Las Vegas, the Sonics Arena group has been pushing forward with their effort to build a stadium which may serve as the home of a future NHL or NBA team. The group […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 5/6/2015
Carl Hagelin was awarded a penalty shot and it looked like the New York Rangers were about to level things up with the Washington Capitals. Caps goaltender Braden Holtby had other plans, stoning Hagelin’s shootout attempt with ease.
0 comments by David Rogers
Always play hard until you hear the whistle or the horn sound. That’s a lesson the Montreal Canadiens learned the hard was as Tyler Johnson put the Tampa Bay Lightning up three games to zero by scoring at the buzzer in the third period.
0 comments by Liam McGuire
Detroit Red Wings vice president Jim Devellano was clearly not impressed with prospect Anthony Mantha’s goalless performance with Grand Rapids during the AHL playoffs, and he wanted everybody to know it by publicly putting the former first-round pick on blast, telling Fox Sports Detroit: “Very, very, very disappointing,” said Devellano regarding Mantha’s play. “And I […]
