Monthly Archives: April 2011

Christensen and Gaborik reunited for Game 2

It didn’t take long for John Tortorella to change up his lines. Following last night’s crushing Game One loss to the Caps, the fiery Ranger coach sought to spark his team’s offense which made life too easy on winning rookie … Continue reading

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Ovechkin and Semin lift Caps past Rangers in overtime

For nearly 54 minutes, the Rangers had it going their way. With Henrik Lundqvist having stoned the top seeded Capitals keeping a tactical Game One scoreless until Matt Gilroy scored in his first postseason game early in the third, it … Continue reading

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Playoffs Day One

Today, the NHL Playoffs kickoff with five games to keep track of. Two will take part in the East featuring the fourth seeded Penguins against No.5 Lightning at 7 ET while the top seeded Capitals and No.8 Rangers drop the … Continue reading

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Devils win draft lottery and pick 4th, Isles go to 5th

I wasn’t around last night to watch the draft lottery, which had about thirty seconds of suspense once the top five started being revealed and the Isles were at #5 instead of the #4 spot they were slated to pick … Continue reading

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Picking The Playoffs

It’s that fun time of year again. For 16 teams, they dare to dream of hoisting Lord Stanley in the warm month of June filled with champagne and Cup parades. Last year, it was finally Chicago’s moment to celebrate their … Continue reading

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Series Preview (8) NYR vs (1) Caps: Exciting finish sets up rematch

Finally, after a couple of days, I can try to make sense of what happened this weekend. I’m not going to lie. I never thought the Hurricanes were losing at home in front of some of the best fans with … Continue reading

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Lemaire retires after Devils’ final game

Thankfully there was no more pain or drama than neccesary involved with Jacques Lemaire stepping away from the Devils’ bench this time. There was no hour-long show to announce his decision, no three-month wait while ESPN reporters camp out on … Continue reading

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Devils’ lost season nears end in Newark tomorrow

Through the last couple of weeks I’ve let Derek and Brian have the stage as far as blogging, since after all their teams had playoffs to chase and ultimately attain and ours was just playing out the string for the … Continue reading

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Thrashing takes destiny out of Rangers hands

Brian used to refer to Atlanta as an automatic loss for Buffalo because everytime they played, the Thrashers took it to his Sabres. I guess the same applies to my team, who last night couldn’t get out of their own … Continue reading

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Tracking The Race: Perry explosion ousts Iginla’s Flames

The playoff races continue to be eye popping, especially in the West. While out East, it’s still three teams for two spots with the Canes winning last night over the Red Wings, the West picture got a bit clearer thanks … Continue reading

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