Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsAfter day one of the extended two days of rest has passed and everyone has regrouped from Monday’s 3-1 loss, it’s time to turn our attention to Game 4. With the fans of Detroit smiling and Blackhawks fans biting down the last of their fingernails, let’s take a moment to discuss why it’s not time ...
The Chicago Blackhawks had to be aware that the Detroit Red Wings were going to turn up the pressure in game two. After having a 2-1 margin in the shots on goal department, the Red Wings came out firing in a decisive 4-1 victory in game two. Anaheim Ducks beat writer Eric Stephens said it ...
There is nothing like old school playoff hockey. The purists had to be smiling when they found out that the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will renew acquaintances in the Stanley Cup semifinals. The latest meeting between the Original Six rivals is historic on so many levels. The series will be the first ...
With the departure of future Hall-of-Famer Nicklas Lidstrom and Thomas Holmstrom to retirement, this shortened season was supposed to be the Detroit Red Wings’ year of rebuilding. Scratch that “rebuilding” talk. When the shortened season resumed on January 19, none of the so-called hockey experts gave the Red Wings a chance to crack the top ...
One fact was pretty clear before the start of the Minnesota Wild’s first round series against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Wild would need their rookies to step up and be counted in their first ever playoff action. That fact was only reinforced after Minnesota were edged out 2-1 in overtime in a fascinating and tightly ...
After the Vancouver Canucks’ 3-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Apr 25, there are still questions that linger about how ready the Canucks are for the challenging postseason ahead. No longer the best in the league, the Canucks will have an uphill battle when they challenge against very formidable opponents in the Western Conference. ...
There is a very high probability that Daniel Briere’s time as a Philadelphia Flyer is all but over. He left the Buffalo Sabres in the summer of 2007 to sign an 8-year deal with the Flyers. The team is heading into the offseason in dire financial straits and writers, fans, and even Briere himself, have ...
In what many are classifying as a case of Gary Bettman attempting to kill the golden goose, the NHL has reportedly decided to go ahead with a plan to add five more outdoor games to the schedule for the 2013-14 season. In addition to the 2014 Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium between the Maple Leafs ...
The San Jose Sharks have won five straight games and are now comfortably back into playoff position. So it is understandable that some are scratching their heads as they continue to sell at the deadline. With Douglas Murray going to Pittsburgh, Michal Handzus going to Chicago, and now big man Ryane Clowe moving to New ...
The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without — Dwight D. Eisenhower Watching Los Angeles play back-to-back games against Minnesota (4-3 SO loss) and Dallas (3-2 regulation win) got me wondering about how well the Kings play defense as compared to ...
