Playoff Pool Chutes And Ladders: Get The F Out Of Here! Chris Wassel | April 24, 2012 Henrik Lundqvist said it best last night to the referee. Seriously, another week has gone by for those fantasy poolies and Round 2 will start by week’s end. As the…
Blues vs. Kings Offense Need Not Apply Meesh Shanmugam | April 24, 2012 As the Conference Quarterfinals wind down, the first Semi-Final matchup was set last night after the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Vancouver Canucks in overtime, 2-1. The Kings finished off…
(Very) Early Conn Smythe Hopefuls Meesh Shanmugam | April 22, 2012 Anyone who reads this likely realizes that it is asinine to try and handicap the Conn Smythe race this early in the playoffs. The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded to…
Kings Take Special Path to 2-0 Series Lead Meesh Shanmugam | April 15, 2012 Four days into the NHL Playoffs, one thing has become very clear – home ice is no longer the advantage that it used to be. Home teams are 5-10 so…
Kings “Short-Circuit” Canucks Michael Gwizdala | April 14, 2012 So much so far for the prohibitive favorites in Vancouver and Pittsburgh. So much for the Pacific Division being a bunch of slouches. So far so good for the Los…
NHL Playoffs Predictions: Western Conference Edition James Neveau | April 10, 2012 Jim Neveau, Managing Editor Yesterday, I released my picks for the Eastern Conference first round. Just for the sake of brevity, I’ll skip the long and winding intro, give you…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: And The Winner Is? Chris Wassel | April 10, 2012 After six months, the fantasy hockey season is over. There were 26 weeks of battles and wars that had probably more subplots than “War And Peace”. I saw quite a…
Kings’ Quick for Vezina…and Hart? Meesh Shanmugam | April 9, 2012 In the 3 days that span the gap between the NHL regular season and the playoffs, writers will inundate the internet with playoff matchups and analysis. They will also submit…
NHL Playoffs: Western Conference Match-ups Have Upset Potential Sebastian Egerton-Read | April 8, 2012 The match-ups for the NHL playoffs were finally set on Saturday night. Wins for Phoenix and Florida assured them of winning the Pacific and Southeast division titles respectively, while San…
Kings-Sharks: Horse Hockey! Walter McLaughlin | April 6, 2012 Horse hockey! — Colonel Sherman Potter, M*A*S*H In a wild, rough-and-tumble affair that featured seven power play goals, three fights, a boarding major and three roughing penalties, the San Jose…
Mike Smith Sets Record; Cements Vezina Trophy Candidacy Sebastian Egerton-Read | April 5, 2012 Not so long ago I wrote an article where I argued that Mike Smith was the key player for the Phoenix Coyotes’ playoff chances. It has to be said that…
NHL Awards: Handicapping the Insanely Close Vezina Trophy Race James Neveau | April 5, 2012 Jim Neveau, Managing Editor Oh, how the 2011-12 NHL season has flown by. It seems like only yesterday that everyone was throwing around their picks on who would make the…