Stanley Cup playoffs: The moment it all went wrong for the Philadelphia Flyers
CHICAGO -- Decisions, decisions, decisions. Coaches have to make dozens and dozens of snap decisions throughout any hockey game. Sometimes they go wit...
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Change is a bad thing for Chicago Blackhawks
PHILADELPHIA -- During Game 3, from my perch in the Wachovia Center press box, I had to marvel at the efficient way that the Chicago Blackhawks were a...
View ArticleNHL: The Atlanta Thrashers will be much-improved, but the Vancouver Canucks...
I've been on Twitter for a while now, but as a new season begins Wednesday I get to use the microblogging medium to answer questions from fans all ove...
View ArticleNHL: Philadelphia Flyers may have found goalie in Sergei Bobrovsky
We've got one day/night in the books and storylines are already emerging for our two Stanley Cup finalists from a season ago. The defending champion H...
View ArticleNHL: The Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings square off tonight
OK, I've got a little catching up to do. I was so busy yesterday celebrating both Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving, I didn't get down to our usu...
View ArticleNHL: Michal Neuvirth, Jonathan Bernier, Sergei Bobrovsky among best young...
Los Angeles Kings rookie stopper Jonathan Bernier is scheduled to get his second start of the new season tonight against the visiting Carolina Hurrica...
View ArticleNHL: If Jeff Skinner keeps it up, he'll rival Teemu Selanne and Alex Ovechkin...
Clearly, Carolina Hurricanes rookie Jeff Skinner wasn't happy to be left off the top five of my Calder Watch list last Wednesday. Since then, the 18-y...
View ArticleNHL: The Chicago Blackhawks are sliding, while Steven Stamkos and the Anaheim...
After watching the Toronto Maple Leafs drop a 4-1 decision to the Florida Panthers in South Florida on Wednesday night, I started thinking about the B...
View ArticleNHL: Duncan Keith's TOI and other key numbers of the early season
What's in a number? Sometimes it's a story. Here are five key numbers and what they mean for five teams and players this season. Just a little somethi...
View ArticleNHL: Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers duke it out
We just don't see many games like the wild 8-7 shootout between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers anymore. In the 1970s and 80s, however...
View ArticleNHL: As December dawns, Sergei Bobrovsky and Logan Couture are top rookies
Two months in, this is proving to be a very deep, competitive class of freshmen. I don't see mega-stars; but there are a bunch of very good hockey pla...
View ArticleNHL: For the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars and Chicago...
It was a short weekend for me. On Sunday afternoon, I visited the Yale Whale (otherwise known as the Ingalls Rink) to call the Bulldogs' ECAC showdown...
View ArticleNHL: Alex Ovechkin and Washington Capitals will get a measure of revenge...
Before I make my Tuesday night picks, I have to offer my congratulations to veteran Detroit Red Wings stopper Chris Osgood, who became just the 10th g...
View ArticleNHL: Gary Bettman chats on Winter Classic, other topics prior to All-Star...
With the All-Star Weekend upon us, I figured it was a good time to catch up with Gary Bettman. The NHL commissioner will soon be celebrating his 18th ...
View ArticleNHL: Alex Goligoski gets his time to shine for Dallas Stars, Jarome Iginla...
Recently acquired Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski didn't arrive a minute too soon for Dallas head coach Marc Crawford. The Stars' bench boss hasn't he...
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