Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThe definition of futility according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary: Futility – 1. The quality or state of being; 2. A useless act or gesture For the sport of hockey, futility is a real dirty word. After over a week of collecting myself after the Canucks’ miserable end to Round 1 of the 2013 Stanley Cup ...
It’s assessment time once again in St. Louis. For the Blues, it’s another season seemingly wasted. Another season they’ve been upset by the Los Angeles Kings in the playoffs… After General Manager Doug Armstrong deviated from the Blues trade-deadline day norm by going after headline acquisitions such as Jay Bouwmeester in the hopes of finally ...
Jeff Carter And The Kings Rebounded To Win Four Straight Contests (Scott Rovak-US PRESSWIRE) Now that the Kings have advanced to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it is worth reviewing exactly how dire their situation appeared to be prior to Game 3 of their initial playoff series. They had just endured back to back losses ...
The series is all tied up at 2 and the Blues killer instinct just hasn’t been there. It’s fairly obvious and needs to change starting with tonight’s Game 5. Since squandering a 2-0 series lead, the Blues seem to have given all the momentum they created on home ice right back to the Kings for ...
Two games, two losses. C’mon, we all knew there was no chance the Kings were going to rampage through the playoffs like they did during their historic run last year, right? Hockey, like baseball, is a game of inches, and if not for a post here or glove save (or lack thereof) there, this could ...
There are several matchups within Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs which contain two teams that are fully capable of generating lengthy postseason runs. The ongoing series between the Los Angeles Kings and the St. Louis Blues supplies a perfect example, as both clubs are extremely formidable, and possess the ability to progress deep into the ...
. Alex Steen’s power play goal 9 minutes into the start of the Blues v. Kings first round series should be one to remember. Not only was it a great power play goal, but it also set the tone for the next 40 minutes of the game. In those 40 minutes, the Blues showed the ...
The most anticapated matchup of the Stanley Cup playoffs is almost upon us. The Los Angeles Kings and the St. Louis Blues square off as the 5 and 4 seeds (respectively), as the Blues try and exact revenge on a Kings team that accomplished what many thought unthinkable: win the Stanley Cup as an 8 ...
Exactly one year ago, the Kings were in the process of barely qualifying for the postseason. In fact, they did so despite losing their final two contests, which consisted of a home and home series with San Jose. That left the team with a final regular season record of 40-27-15, and relegated them to the ...
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are just a mere six days away. Now that the burden of clinching the playoffs is no longer an issue for the St. Louis Blues, the team will start to focus on getting guys healthy, a la Barret Jackman, and also attempt to solidify their forward lines so that some ...
