Posts About "2013 NHL Playoffs"
Maple Leafs, Bruins Set on Collision Course
March 16th, 2019 Call it destiny. Or call it a recurring nightmare. Your name for it completely depends on what side of the puck you’re sitting on - the Boston Bruins or the Toronto Maple Leafs. Either way, it looks as though both teams will likely be staring each other down once again when the Stanley Cup playoffs kick off in just over a...
Maple Leafs and Bruins, Cue the Nightmares
April 9th, 2018 Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs watched on carefully as the Boston Bruins took on the Florida Panthers on Sunday in the final game of the NHL’s regular season. While the Panthers had already been eliminated from playoff contention, the outcome determined whether the Leafs would meet the Bruins or Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round...
Blackhawks, Ducks Prepare to Reignite Rivalry
March 8th, 2017 In the chase for Western Conference supremacy, the Anaheim Ducks are a familiar foe for the Chicago Blackhawks. The Thursday night match-up at the United Center will come at a time when points are critical if the Blackhawks are to permanently supplant the Central Division and Western Conference leading Minnesota Wild. With the Ducks...
The Pittsburgh Bruins, and Playing Well in March...
April 7th, 2014 Let's take a second and compare the Pittsburgh Penguins of 2013 and the Boston Bruins of 2014: The Similarities are Stunning March of 2013, the Penguins won 15 games outscoring opponents by 27 total goals. March of 2014, the Bruins won 15 games outscoring opponents by a 33 total total goals. Pittsburgh's stretch saw four shutouts....
Opportunity Knocks For Blackhawks Handzus
September 24th, 2013 When Michal Handzus was reacquired by the Chicago Blackhawks few gave it much thought, it was seen as adding depth to a team gearing up for a long playoff run. Handzus quickly made his presence felt helping the Blackhawks to their second championship in 4 years. As the preseason winds down Michal Handzus has a unique opportunity...
Will the Chicago Blackhawks' Championship Break the Toronto Maple Leafs' Curse?
June 26th, 2013 When the Chicago Blackhawks hoisted the Stanley Cup in TD Garden evening a after a surprising end to the 2013 NHL Playoffs--a game that happened exactly six weeks after and in the same arena as the Toronto Maple Leafs' unexpected collapse in the 3rd period of their final game of the postseason--the universe regained equilibrium after...
Mick vs. Quick: How the Rolling Stones Rocked the LA Kings Out of Stanley Cup Contention
June 12th, 2013 The scapegoat most blameworthy for the elimination of the LA Kings from the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs is perhaps the most unlikely candidate: The Rolling Stones. The Stones played three sold-out shows in Chicago on 28 and 31 May as well as 3 June. For the LA Kings, the Stones took playing sold-out shows to a new level as...
Unsolved Mysteries: The Penguins Collapse in the 2013 Playoffs
June 11th, 2013 How did the Boston Bruins sweep a Pittsburgh Penguins team that comprised Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jarome Iginla, and Kris Letang? That's the question I have been utterly unable to answer since Friday's series-ending game. I had my post in the event of the Bruins being eliminated ready to go, but I had nothing in place to...
The Last Original Six Stanley Cup Finals
June 11th, 2013 This year’s Stanley Cup Finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins marks the first time two Original Six teams are facing off against each other in the Stanley Cup Finals since 1979. That year saw the defending cup champs Montreal Canadiens defeat the New York Rangers in five games for their fourth Stanley Cup in a...
For Bruins & Blackhawks, the Stanley Cup Final Offers Dynastic Implications
June 11th, 2013 For the second time in three seasons, the Boston Bruins will have the opportunity to hoist high that greatest of trophies, Lord Stanley’s Cup. In their way stands their Original Six rival and more than six hundred times their foe, the Chicago Blackhawks. By chance, these clubs represent one of two matchups of Original Six clubs...
Boston and "Bruins Hockey"
June 10th, 2013 In some situations, fighting fire with fire is a viable strategy. When playing the Boston Bruins, this option will end up in second-degree burns. Amidst the third round of the 2013 playoffs, the Boston Bruins have certainly had their ups and downs. They managed to pull off an epic comeback against the Leafs to avoid a large collapse...
Bruins Prove That Teams, Not Individuals, Win Championships
June 8th, 2013 By Mike Miccoli It starts with a milk crate. Maybe a steel folding chair for some, an orange traffic cone for others, but for most, it's a milk crate. You push it around a fresh sheet of ice, trying to learn how to balance yourself while wearing these uncomfortable, tightened boots with blades attached to the bottom of your feet,...
What Ifs: A Fan's Own Worst Enemy
June 6th, 2013 What ifs are the biggest bother to a sports fan. Longing for success and the bitter taste of defeat couple to create a laundry list of alternative outcomes laced with "what ifs". If there wasn't a goaltending controversy in Vancouver, would the Canucks have been better or worse off? If the delay of game penalty didn't exist,...
