Monthly Archives: April 2011

Stepan, Kreider and McDonagh lead USA to win

In case you weren’t paying attention, there’s other hockey going on over in the Czech Republic where the World Championships are taking place. Today, Team USA got off on the right foot by posting a 5-1 win over Austria. A … Continue reading

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Why we watch hockey (my top ten hockey games in attendance)

This season’s come to an odd end for the Battle teams, for even though the Rangers and Sabres made the playoffs, they suffered brutal playoff defeats (particularly the Sabres) while the Devils had a relatively serene second half of the … Continue reading

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Round 2 Predictions: Final 8 survivors in Stanley Cup Quest

With one of the most electrifying first rounds in recent memory complete, there’s no time to breathe for the remaining eight survivors. They leave behind an NHL record nine straight days with at least one game needing overtime to decide. … Continue reading

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Memorable Round 1 Complete: Horton ultimate hero for B’s, Roloson stands tall in Bolts comeback

The playoffs are where heroes are made. In what was a remarkable first round that included 17 overtime games, two series needed sudden death to decide in Game 7. Yesterday, Alex Burrows rescued his Canucks from ultimate embarrassment- preventing the … Continue reading

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Part I: With season over, plenty on plate for Rangers

There will be no HISTORY for the Rangers. No Game 7. Heck. There wasn’t even a Game 6 that would’ve generated the greediest owner in sports another playoff gate after the Knicks did their best impersonation of us post-lockout against … Continue reading

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Will History Be Made?

Unless you have been watching the NHL Playoffs exclusively on the DVR and breezing through every single commercial (even I do not do that) or living under the rock, you have watched some of the ‘History Will Be Made’ commercials … Continue reading

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Ennis the OT hero in Sabres Game 5 win over Flyers

Just call him the most unheralded rookie of a deep crop. Tyler Ennis saved the Sabres’ bacon in a pivotal Game Five, scoring the overtime winner at 5:31 to rescue his club after blowing a 3-0 lead for a gutsy … Continue reading

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Why the Rangers can comeback

Anyone who’s followed this first round series rematch of two years ago knows how close the games have been. The Caps talent has been the difference thus far, delivering an overtime win in Game One courtesy of enigmatic Russian Alex … Continue reading

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Game 4 Stunner puts Rangers on brink

In what’s been a hotly contested first round series against renewed Patrick nemesis Washington, the Rangers couldn’t quite even it up despite a loud/chaotic atmosphere at MSG in response to Bruce Boudreau’s comments that the “fans weren’t loud enough and … Continue reading

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Playoffs Day Two Wrap: Battle Of Cali Classic

Day Two of these 2011 Playoffs had a pair of shutouts, doubling the number to four already. In the other two Eastern Conference Quarterfinals that got underway, goaltending was the story highlighted by Carey Price (31 saves) in the Canadiens’ … Continue reading

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