Posts tagged with "Pekka Rinne"
The Summer of Smashville
June 29th, 2017 July 1 marks the beginning of free agency in the NHL. For fans around the league, it's like Christmas but instead of getting toys, your team gets a fancy new hockey player (whose sweater you'll probably want in December when it's actually Christmas). It is a time for teams to stock up for the upcoming season, to change identities, and...
Predators Take Final Bow
June 13th, 2017 There's a scene at the end of the movie Goodfellas where Henry Hill, the notorious gangster played by Ray Liotta, speaks directly to the camera and laments the sudden end to the life he once knew. "Everything was for the taking. And now it's all over." Just like that, with a crack of a judge's gavel, the high times of Henry Hill were...
Stanley Cup Final Far From Over
June 11th, 2017 As Yogi Berra first uttered 40 years ago, "It ain't over 'til it's over." Some fans might find it difficult to tune into Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Sunday night after the Pittsburgh Penguins destroyed the Nashville Predators, 6-0, in Game 5. It was no contest from start to finish, as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and company...
Penguins Bury Predators and It Wasn't Even Close
June 9th, 2017 How many times has a starting goaltender been pulled twice in a Stanley Cup Final? Pekka Renne must be cursed in Pittsburgh as he gave up three goals on nine shots and only played one period in Game 5. A lot of players scored for Pittsburgh, but it was Evgeni Malkin's goal in the waning seconds of the first period that put the Predators...
Stanley Cups Are for Closers
June 7th, 2017 It's amazing how quickly the tables can turn within a week of hockey. We hockey writers like to dig our hands into stories that play out on and off the ice. That's why Listerine will probably air a commercial starring Carrie Underwood for their new catfish flavor any day now. It's also why Peter Laviolette has to field questions...
Penguins May Be out of Gas
June 6th, 2017 They've played over 200 hockey games in the past two seasons, they're missing one of the world's best defenseman and they got embarrassed in Game's 3 & 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the 16th seeded team in the playoffs. Hockey analysts will try to pinpoint reasons why the Penguins are losing but at the end of the day, maybe...
