Henrik Lundqvist: Why the Rangers Goalie Deserves to Win the Vezina Michael Rappaport | April 25, 2012 Today, the NHL announced the finalists for the Vezina Trophy, awarded each season to the league’s best goaltender. For the 2011-12 season, the three nominees for the award are the…
(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…
The Guard Has Changed From Hockeytown To Smashville Jeff Stone | April 21, 2012 The Detroit Red Wings knew what they had gotten themselves into going into game five against the Nashville Predators. It was the old guard facing elimination at the hands of…
Detroit Hasn’t Cracked Yet Jeff Stone | April 19, 2012 The crack Shea Weber put in Henrik Zetterberg’s helmet has spread to the Detroit Red Wings’ psyche. As the conference quarterfinal series between Detroit and the Nashville Predators has…
Red Wings Losing Goaltending Battle, Failing To Score Andrew Johnson | April 18, 2012 Detroit Red Wings, meet Pekka Rinne. Pekka Rinne, meet your Conn Smythe. 41 shots were fired on the Nashville Predators’ netminder Tuesday night. 40 of them were turned away, and…
‘Puck Luck’, Poor Officiating the Stories of Predators-Red Wings Game 1 Andrew Johnson | April 12, 2012 Jimmy Howard’s frozen body and bewildered stare midway through the 2nd told the story better than any wordsmith could. He had just given up his 2nd goal of the evening,…
Third Time’s The Charm: 3 Keys To Success For Nashville The Hockey Writers | April 11, 2012 With only twelve completed seasons under their belt, the Nashville Predators aren’t really known for their post-season experience. Throughout those twelve seasons, the Predators made it to the playoffs a…
Regular Season Rest Is An Important Part Of A Goalie’s Playoff Performance Tim Kolupanowich | April 10, 2012 The Stanley Cup playoffs begin tomorrow and over the next two months, anything can happen. There will be upsets, bad bounces, series-turning hits and goals and you will never be…
What Red Wings Fans Should Know About The Nashville Predators Andrew Johnson | April 10, 2012 The NHL regular season has finally drawn to a close, and the Conference Quarterfinal matchups have been set. With round one of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs set to begin…
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…
Predators Overhyped, “Underdog” Red Wings Will Take Series Andrew Johnson | April 9, 2012 If you’ve taken a look at who “experts” around the web predict to take the Western Conference’s 4-5 series, you’ve noticed a running theme; Nearly everyone has picked the Nashville…
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…