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As good as he is — and it should be said here that Detroit is making him look much better by blackening the Ducks logo in the middle of Hiller’s jersey — it wasn’t Anaheim Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller who stopped Detroit from winning game 3, and it wasn’t the defensive play of the Ducks [...]
Has everyone seen the movie Gladiator? You know the scene where Emperor Commodus stabs Maximus in the side with the dagger before actually challenging him to one on one combat? Remember when Maximus came out and beat up on Commodus even with a stab wound? Remember when Commodus lost his sword and begged for another while his guards ignored him? Then of the gladiator came out and killed Commodus with his own knife before dying. Everyone knows the scene. That was nearly a perfect scene by scene description of the last 5 periods played in the Flyers vs. Penguins series.
The NHL is a game of give and take. When you take more the gods are certain to even it up eventually. And when I say gods I really mean the league officiating. Long has it become a practice where in order to even up both sides, especially in close games, the officials will take part in a dangerous practice known as make-up calls. While their existence symbolizes an attempt to even out games to make them more competitive, more often than not such calls end up literally being made up as in it was all in the official’s imagination.
5 For Writing is THW’s daily cornucopia of hockey related headlines. If you have a link that you think should be here feel free to fill out the form at the bottom of the page and we’ll be sure to have a look. – In case you haven’t heard the Vancouver Canucks‘ Taylor Pyatt recently [...]
Anyone who has played the Bruins this season and has been forced to watch a NESN (New England Sports Network) knows Jack Edwards. The ESPN analyst/Bruins play-by-play is well known in the sporting community for things such as ABC’s Wide World of Sports and ESPN’s hockey coverage up until 2003 when the league switched to Versus. Unfortunately for Jack Edwards, who has a resume as a broadcaster that would rival the President’s, many people last night were calling for his job.
A recent quote by Flyer winger Scott Hartnell boldly proclaims what many Philadelphians have been thinking for a while. “I think it has a lot to do with the crest we wear on our jerseys, with all our history and stuff like that, but we have to do a better job individually to keep our sticks where they belong.” Hartnell just so happens to lead the team in minor penalties. His claims are very bold.
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