Jim Neveau, Managing Editor Glendale, Arizona – Coming into the NHL playoffs, there were a couple of series that really captured the attention of the hockey world. You had the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins battling the Washington Capitals, two of the Central Division’s best facing off in the Nashville Predators and Detroit Red ...
The Phoenix Coyotes started their 2012 NHL playoffs series against the Chicago Blackhawks as the underdogs. That’s a label that Dave Tippett’s team has gotten more than used to over the last three seasons, but they have also gotten used to performing regardless. This is the third consecutive year that they’ve made the postseason and ...
We are just beginning the most exciting season of the year-Stanley Cup Playoff season. This is the time of the year for superstars, role players, and goaltenders alike to step up their games and take over a series. Last postseason, we saw Tim Thomas’ stellar play between the pipes to lead the Boston Bruins to its first ...
The Phoenix Coyotes have now made the playoffs for three straight years, and in what has become a continual irony, the squad from the non-traditional market of Glendale, Arizona has had to face Original Six foes in the playoffs’ opening round. The past two years, their foe has been the Detroit Red Wings, but this ...
The story is the same everywhere you look. The only debate surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks series against the Phoenix Coyotes seems to be whether Jonathan Toews will be healthy or not. If Toews is healthy, then the theory is that Chicago should complete victory fairly easily, while if he isn’t, then they will have a ...
The Blackhawks are the hottest team in the league, and the return of Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews will only make Chicago more dangerous once the playoffs begin. However, for any hockey team to succeed, consistent goaltending is essential. This consistency is something the Hawks have lacked this season. Even though Chicago has gone 7-3 ...
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are a week away, so I thought it would be appropriate to comprise a list of the top 10 most important players for the Chicago Blackhawks come playoffs time. The ‘Hawks are currently sitting in the 6th spot in the Western Conference, but are only 2 points behind division rival the ...
Coming into Thursday night’s game against the Blackhawks, New York Rangers coach John Tortorella acknowledged that they would be facing a “desperate” team. The sentiment around the league was that a team as good as the Blackhawks just couldn’t go on losing forever; and talk about firing coach Joel Quenneville was reality-checked by other coaches ...
Over the first 3/5ths of the NHL season, stars in goal have stumbled while hidden talents have shined over the hockey world. It was expected that Philadelphia would finally have the goaltending they have dearly missed over the last decade and that Buffalo was ready to take off after a few large signings. We had also expected ...
We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but now comes the Valentine’s Week edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game. There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy. So imagine what it ...
