Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsRecent reports from Darren Dreger say that New York Rangers coach John Tortorella could be out of a job if the Rangers fail to advance in the playoffs. It’s entirely possible with Glen Sather picking up Rick Nash and shipping Marian Gaborik to Columbus that Tortorella may not be the coach Sather is looking for. ...
On Thursday night, fans were treated to 60+ minutes of hockey between two teams days removed from a grueling seven-game series in the first round of the 2013 NHL postseason. For the first 40 minutes of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, it was pretty obvious that both the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers were feeling the effects of their Game 7s played on Monday night. It was sloppy hockey from two tired teams in a game that seemed to be headed for irrelevancy, surely not to be remembered in playoff folklore for it’s thrilling moments and edge-of-your seat exciting.
Things changed in the third period, but hey, that’s nothing new–especially for the Bruins.
A lifeless Bruins team rose from mediocrity to play their hearts out for one another and for themselves. They battled back from a three-goal deficit with 10 minutes to play in the game to force an overtime. The confidence and energy of the players on the ice were as high as any time in the playoffs thus far. The Bruins were winning Game 7. And nobody saw it coming. Not even me.
The Boston Bruins lead their 2013 Stanley Cup First Round Playoff best-of-7 series against the Toronto Maple Leafs by a 3 to 2 count. And it would certainly make sense to say that while it’s not over just yet, it’s unlikely the Leafs will be able to pull off 3 consecutive wins to rescue a ...
The Boston Bruins can’t play like they did in Game 5 because if they do, there’s going to be a Game 7 and if there’s a Game 7–well, that’s not good.
The team has this problem with complacency. They start out strong, get ahead of their opponents, and then they stop. Everything stops, actually. They stop skating, stop hitting, and stop any type of effort that helps them to maintain a lead. It has been apparent in games this season and now the Bruins are doing it in the playoffs.
So here we go again.
Maple Leafs Panel is a weekly feature that is published throughout the season here at The Hockey Writers. THW Toronto Maple Leafs correspondents Lukas Hardonk, Mark Ascione and Raihan Hussain provide insight and analysis on the issues and events surrounding the Leafs. For the first time since 2004, the Toronto Maple Leafs have qualified for the NHL post-season, and will ...
The NHL released the schedule for the 2013 Quarterfinal playoff matchups on Sunday night: 2013 EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS #1 Pittsburgh vs. #8 NY Islanders Wednesday, May 1 7:30 p.m. NY Islanders at Pittsburgh NBC Sports Network, TSN Friday, May 3 7 p.m. NY Islanders at Pittsburgh NBC Sports Network, TSN Sunday, May 5 Noon ...
Another game, another loss for the Canadiens last night against the New Jersey Devils. This time, the Habs managed to stay in the game after trailing 3-0 early on to finally capitulate 3-2, losing their fifth game in six contests. Montreal surrendered two more goals in four attempts on the penalty kill, ultimately sinking the ...
It was announced yesterday by the general manager of the Blainville-Broisbriand Armada, Joel Bouchard, that prized prospect Stefan Matteau was released by the organization following his unacceptable behavior on and off the ice. The Armada trail the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 2-0 in a best-of-seven Quebec Major Junior Hockey League semifinal series following two one-goal losses in ...
William Carrier THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 12/20/1994 Place of birth: Lasalle, Quebec Height: 6’2″ Weight: 205 Shoots: Left Position: Left wing Twitter Handle: None NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 1st year eligible THW Ranking (April 2013): 38 Other Rankings: ISS: Not ranked CSS (N.A. skaters): 18 Future Considerations: Not ranked Craig Button: Not ranked Entering the season ...
