Michelle Timian
@https://twitter.com/michelle_timian
Michelle Timian fell in love with hockey after watching a game between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in 2006 and has been following hockey ever since. She is a graduate of Western Illinois University with a degree in Creative Writing and is more comfortable in front of a keyboard than on skates. She also blogs for the New York Rangers at blueshirtsunited.com.
Author's Posts
Will the Blackhawks lack of Depth in Scoring Hurt Them?
January 20th, 2016 The NHL Trade Deadline is a little over a month away and general managers in 30 cities are taking an analytical look at their teams. That’s because, when it comes to hoisting the Stanley Cup, a team needs several things: Solid goaltending; depth on all four lines; and, as the saying goes, “defense wins championships”. The...
All-Star Snubs Aside, Crawford Among the Best Goalies in Blackhawks History
January 13th, 2016 Last year, there was strength in numbers as Blackhawks fans ensured Chicago’s starting goalie Corey Crawford received a spot in the 2015 NHL All-Star Game. Last week, however, those same fans were rankled with Crawford’s omission in the 2016 All-Star Game. Their anger is understandable. Crawford reached the halfway point of the...
Tyler Johnson Nets a Hat Trick for History
May 19th, 2015 The Tampa Bay Lightning evened their Eastern Conference series against the New York Rangers 1-1, but the main story out of Madison Square Garden was the hat trick scored by Tyler Johnson. Much has been written about his undrafted status, his rise through the WHL and AHL to land a Calder Trophy nomination in his NHL rookie season and...
Callahan’s Absence Leaves Hole to Fill
May 12th, 2015 Last night, troubling news came out of Tampa Bay concerning first line winger Ryan Callahan. Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times describes the situation: Callahan didn't practice Monday, with the team saying he first felt abdominal pain during the afternoon. He was admitted to Tampa General Hospital, where he was diagnosed with acute...
No Stamkos? No problem! Tyler Johnson has the goals.
April 28th, 2015 On the 15th day of the NHL playoffs, four of the top five goal-scoring leaders have been knocked out of the post-season: the Blues’ Vladimir Tarasenko (6) and the Preadators’ Colin Wilson (5), Filip Forsberg (4) and James Neal (4). Standing now three goals from his closest competitor at six goals is a member of the game 7-bound Tampa...
When Power Plays Kill: the Lightning Post-Season Woes
April 22nd, 2015 Throughout the 2014-2015 regular season, the Tampa Bay Lightning were number one in the NHL in lighting the lamp, putting up an average of 3.16 goals per game. They were far and away the best team to make the post-season in terms of goal scoring. In fact, The Hockey News pointed to the Bolts’ scoring threat as the number one reason...
