Posts About "Puck Possession"
Assessing the LA Kings' Forwards Heading into the Season
August 11th, 2015 The LA Kings still have one of the best forward groups in the entire National Hockey League. Worldly players like Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter and Marian Gaborik play key roles as players that can lead by example. Young stars like Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli are establishing themselves as NHL professionals that want to stay in the area...
Is the Ice Tilting the Wrong Way for the Kings?
October 21st, 2014 There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics — Mark Twain When you're the defending Stanley Cup champs and it's early in the new season, there isn't much to complain about. When you're 4-1-1 to start said new season, there's even less reason to whine. Or is there? Sure, any win is a good win and all that...
On The Road To Stanley's Cup?
April 9th, 2014 There is a growing fervor in the city of Montreal despite winter trying its best to maintain a grip on the island, that one beautiful unifying force that transcends language, race and creed which brings us all together under the same flag. Your Montreal Canadiens are heading into the playoffs and are back on the road to the Stanley Cup,...
Chicago and Puck Possession: What Is It, and Why So Successful?
November 20th, 2013 Isn't the timing impeccable? I admit that recent shellackings at the hands of Colorado and Nashville gave me pause in putting together an analysis of Chicago's system and why it allows the team to consistently win. But let us all stuff away the "what have you done for me lately" mentality and focus on the big picture. After all, the...
How Can the Blue Jackets Get Back in the Playoff Race?
November 14th, 2013 After last night's marquee matchup and victory by the Philadelphia Flyers over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the idle Columbus Blue Jackets officially hit the bottom of the Metropolitan Division. On first blush, that sounds a bit dire for Ohio's hockey team. Warm memories of last March and April have faded, the results just aren't coming....
Blue Jackets' Early Season Losing Streak a Good Sign for Future
October 18th, 2013 The welcome to the Eastern Conference hasn't seemed smooth for the Columbus Blue Jackets so far. On the surface, the current three-game losing streak is disconcerting. Inconsistency, lapses in judgement, turnovers, the inability to score, you name it, they've done it (or haven't done it, depending). Surely this isn't the same team...
Leafs Understand Possession Woes Point To Unsustainable Success
October 17th, 2013 A lot has been made of the Leafs' inability to have sustained pressure on the puck. This team can't seem to play with the puck, but still seems to be able to able to crunch out wins. The victory over the Minnesota Wild is a perfect example of this. The final score indicates a dominant game by the Maple Leafs, an easy 4-1 victory....
Blue Jackets Play First Measuring Stick Game, Fall to Bruins
October 14th, 2013 The Columbus Blue Jackets played their first measuring stick game of the 2013-14 season at home, during the day, against the reigning Eastern Conference Champion Boston Bruins, and in a refrain that sounds all too familiar to Blue Jackets fans, the team came close, but not close enough. The Jackets struck first with a power play goal...
2013-14 Columbus Preview: Fedor Tyutin Key on the Blueline
September 22nd, 2013 As the start of the 2013-14 NHL season nears, teams and coaches must make key decisions about their starting-night rosters, choices that may impact franchises for years to come. All the while, fans and observers are left to speculate (often like giddy children about to open gifts on Christmas). For those invested in the...
