Posts About "Marek Malik"

5 of the Most Incredible Shootout Goals You'll Ever See

January 28th, 2015 Do a quick search for the word 'shootout' here at The Hockey Writers (top right corner of the page) and you'll notice a plethora of posts questioning its validity, suggesting improvements or lamenting a favorite team's general ineptness at it. That's hardly surprising, as many consider it to be a gimmicky way to earn the second point in...

Scapegoated Rangers of the 21st Century

January 27th, 2015 New York can be a fickle place to play. If a player strikes the right chord, he’ll have the fans forever on his side. But if one comes off the wrong way, look out. Sometimes, there are just players who no matter what they do, they will never, ever earn the respect – nay - civility that they deserve from the fans. With the...

Panthers Break NHL Shootout Record For the Win

December 17th, 2014 If you're a typical Florida Panthers fan and you're not at the game in person, you're probably watching on TV but also having a beer, helping the kids with their homework or doing some other random household task because the beginning of the season was pretty rough. So many overtime losses, so many disappointments, it's hard not to get...

NHL Shootouts: Is It Time For A Change?

October 10th, 2013 Is it time to get rid of the shootout in the NHL? It is the only of the four major sports that has a tiebreaking method in the regular season that doesn’t match up with how ties are broken in the playoffs. But we all know that NHL playoff overtime is a different animal; games can go on for hours, which make the NHL playoffs one of the...

Top 20: Nice Goal, Wrong Net

November 26th, 2012 Hockey players strive for perfection, but sometimes they are prone to accidents -or faux-pas- on the ice just like the rest of us, beer-league players. Whether it's a defenseman trying to clear the front of the net or a player trying to passing the puck to an empty net, there are plenty of incidents that plague the pro hockey...

The Greatest NHL Shootout Ever

November 26th, 2012 One of the hallmarks of the "new" National Hockey League is the shootout. For the last seven seasons, many skaters have dazzled with their silky mitts and slick shots, adding a whole new dimension to the highlight reel. But the greatest shootout in NHL history will be remembered for a fantastic goal from the unlikeliest source. On...