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Puck Possession

The Complete Player’s Guide To LA Kings’ Victory

Leah Dyck | February 4, 2016

Ask a complete player to critique himself and you might be surprised to hear what he says. Michael Amadio is a complete player and he’s also a Los Angeles Kings’ prospect…

Categories Kings Prospects, OHL

Assessing the LA Kings’ Forwards Heading into the Season

Cole Querry | August 11, 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…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

Is the Ice Tilting the Wrong Way for the Kings?

Walter McLaughlin | October 21, 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…

Categories Los Angeles Kings, News

On The Road To Stanley’s Cup?

Harpreet Setia | April 9, 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,…

Categories Montreal Canadiens

Chicago and Puck Possession: What Is It, and Why So Successful?

Sean Sarcu | November 20, 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…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

How Can the Blue Jackets Get Back in the Playoff Race?

Matthew Souva | November 14, 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…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets’ Early Season Losing Streak a Good Sign for Future

Matthew Souva | October 18, 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,…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

Leafs Understand Possession Woes Point To Unsustainable Success

Alex Mai | October 17, 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…

Categories Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs

Blue Jackets Play First Measuring Stick Game, Fall to Bruins

Andrew Roman | October 14, 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…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets

2013-14 Columbus Preview: Fedor Tyutin Key on the Blueline

Matthew Souva | September 22, 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.…

Categories Columbus Blue Jackets, Previews and Predictions

Positive Puck Possession Can Get the Blue Jackets into the Playoffs

Andrew Roman | August 10, 2013

When you look past the “magic” in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ surprise push towards the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2013 the reality is that this is a team that capitalized…

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