THW Has Spoken: And the Stanley Cup Winner is…. Anatoliy Metter | April 17, 2012 Last week, fellow writer Stephen Stoneman (@Stonemanstephen) asked members of THW who they thought would make it to the Stanley Cup Finals and who the eventual victor would be. While…
Playoff Pool Chutes And Ladders: A Brave New World! Chris Wassel | April 17, 2012 Welcome to the second season ladies and gentlemen. Just because the regular season is over does not mean the fantasy fun ends. Playoff pools are becoming more popular than ever.…
Opinion: Break Down of Wild Game 3 Between the Flyers and Penguins Patrick White | April 16, 2012 If you had any doubt that the first round match up between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins was going to be a “bloodbath” as Scott Hartnell put it, I…
Penguins and Canucks in a hole! Caitlin Campbell | April 16, 2012 It’s the best time of the year, or at least the best time of the NHL season, the playoffs! Sixteen teams battle it out for a chance to lift…
2012 NHL Playoffs: It’s Not Old-Time Hockey, It’s Dirty Hockey Michael Rappaport | April 16, 2012 As in any sport, the time of the year that is the most anticipated by fans across the world is the start of the playoffs. In the NHL, this holds…
Hits hit home in Minnesota Megan Nyberg | April 16, 2012 Dirty hit this. Dirty hit that. Cheap shot. Uncalled for hit. Undisciplined. Out of control. Penalties and game misconducts. Fights with unlikely characters (Crosby vs. Giroux). Harsh and not-harsh-enough suspensions…
The Penguins have a meltdown in game 3 against the Flyers Tom Yawney | April 15, 2012 If you didn’t know better, you’d think the Philadelphia Flyers were the former Stanley Cup champions rather than the young team with minimal playoff success, because they have the Pittsburgh…
Penguins Power Play: Too Late for a Change? James Conley | April 13, 2012 If complacency and a loss of focus are primarily to blame for Pittsburgh’s three-goal meltdown at the hands of the Flyers Wednesday, their inability to positively convert on any of…
Dear Dan Bylsma: PLAYOFF PANIC Justin Glock | April 13, 2012 Dear Dan Bylsma, Is this Déjà Vu? Or is this really happening? In your last four games as head coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins, you have one win and three losses…
How the Pittsburgh Pirates Became the Philadelphia Flyers The Hockey Writers | April 11, 2012 It is known as the battle of Pennsylvania. Tonight marks the start of the Flyers and Penguins sixth playoff series against each other. In the five series these teams have…
Penguins-Flyers Preview: Winning the Neutral Zone Mike Colligan | April 11, 2012 Pittsburgh’s best strategy against the Flyers’ trap is to move the puck up ice as quickly as possible. This fits well with the Penguins’ preferred style of play and it doesn’t allow the Flyers to get into position to clog the neutral zone.
Penguins-Flyers Preview: The Mental Matchup Mike Colligan | April 10, 2012 The challenge for Peter Laviolette and the Flyers will be prioritizing the Penguins’ threats. Pittsburgh’s trio at the center position of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Jordan Staal is something no team in the NHL can match head to head.
