Let’s get one thing straight, Bylsma is a genuine human being. He comes off as being family-oriented, hard-working, and looks like he truly cares for the players on his team. As great as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ head coach may be as a person, I’m not evaluating his personal character. I’m evaluating his coaching ability. Resume ...
Erik Karlsson’s frustration has led to indecision. He’s gone from all-important asset to outright liability.
The Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins will meet in the playoffs once again, for the fourth time in the last seven years (’07, ’08, ’10, ’13). Ottawa, by way of dispatching a clearly over-matched Montreal Canadiens squad in five, and Pittsburgh by surviving the young New York Islanders in six games. Their season series ended ...
It’s not the fact that a player was hit. It’s not the fact that Raphael Diaz fed Lars Eller a pass that led to the hit. It’s the fact that there was nothing wrong with the hit Gryba delivered with disastrous results to Lars Eller. You can throw around phrases like “suicide pass”, “no respect”, ...
The Ottawa Senators have received a major boost moving forward into the playoffs as their Norris Trophy winning defenceman, Erik Karlsson, has officially returned to the line-up and returned in top notch form it appears. You do remember Erik Karlsson don’t you? Of course you do, after all he’s only been out ten weeks, far ...
With the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators set to meet in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time ever, what should fans expect from the series? Although the Habs come in as the number 2 seed they aren’t the hotter team coming into the series. They had a rough April, losing 6 out ...
The Ottawa Senators got their preferred playoff match-up as they will face the struggling Montréal Canadiens in the first round. It is the first ever series between the two rivals and will no doubt be one for the ages. The Montréal Canadiens have been one of the most surprising teams this season and have shown ...
NHL Playoff Predictions: Eastern Conference There are 16 teams remaining entering the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The journey to the Stanley Cup Finals will begin on Tuesday. Every year there are Cinderella stories in each conference. We’ll analyze what teams will be upset and what teams will move on to the Promised Land. If your team has a weakness, ...
Montreal Canadiens (2) vs. Ottawa Senators (7) Some hockey fans in Canada will certainly be disappointed that the Montreal Canadiens won’t meet the Toronto Maple Leaf in the first round of the playoffs, but that’s not going to happen, in the first round at least, as the Habs will face the Ottawa Senators. The close division rivals will face ...
On March 20th, 2011 in a game against the New York Rangers, Matt Cooke delivered a cheap elbow to the head of Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh. Cooke was quickly suspended by the NHL for the remainder of the 2010-11 regular season and for the first round of the playoffs. Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager Ray Shero ...
