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HARD HITS: Leafs’ latest playoff failure leaves more questions for Toronto

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Derek Felix

After finally exercising the demons by beating the Lightning in the first round, the Maple Leafs couldn’t follow up their first playoff series win in 19 years with a successful second round. Instead, they were hardly competitive in the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, Hard Hits | Tagged Adam Larsson, Adin Hill, Akira Schmid, Aleksander Barkov, Alex Pietrangelo, Andrew Brunette, Anton Lundell, Auston Matthews, Bill Zito, Blackhawks, Body Checks, Brady Skjei, Brandon Montour, Brent Burns, Brett Howden, Brett Pesce, Carter Verhaeghe, Chandler Stephenson, Column, Connor Bedard, Connor McDavid, Damon Severson, Darnell Nurse, Dave Hakstol, Dawson Mercer, Derek Stepan, Devils, Dougie Hamilton, Eeli Tolvanen, Erik Haula, ESPN, Evan Bouchard, Evander Kane, Frederik Andersen, Golden Knights, Gustav Forsling, Hard Hits, Hurricanes, Ivan Barbashev, Jaccob Slavin, Jack Eichel, Jack Hughes, Jake Oettinger, Jamie Benn, Jason Robertson, Jesper Bratt, Jesper Fast, Joe Pavelski, John Tavares, Jonathan Marchessault, Jordan Eberle, Jordan Martinook, Kraken, Kris Knoblauch, Kyle Dubas, Laurent Brossoit, Leon Draisaitl, Lindy Ruff, Maple Leafs, Marc Staal, Mark Stone, Martin Necas, Mason Marchment, Matthew Tkachuk, Mattias Ekholm, Matty Beniers, Max Domi, Mike McLeod, Mike Sullivan, Miles Wood, Miro Heiskanen, Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly, Nathan Bastian, Nico Hischier, Oilers, Ondrej Palat, Panthers, Paul Maurice, Penguins, Philipp Grubauer, Radko Gudas, Rangers, Reilly Smith, Rod Brind'Amour, Roope Hintz, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan O'Reilly, Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart, Sebastian Aho, Second Round, Sergei Bobrovsky, Sheldon Keefe, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Stars, Stuart Skinner, Timo Meier, Tom Fitzgerald, Tomas Tatar, Tyler Motte, Tyler Seguin, Vitek Vanecek, Vladislav Namestnikov, William Karlsson, William Nylander, Wyatt Johnston, Yanni Gourde, Zach Hyman | 1 Comment

HARD HITS: Blue Jackets trade of Dubois to Winnipeg involving Laine is a 2016 Draft redux

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Derek Felix

Getty Images It was only five years ago (really four and a half) that following top pick Auston Matthews to the Leafs, Patrik Laine went second to Winnipeg and Pierre-Luc Dubois went third to the Blue Jackets. That top three … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, Hard Hits | Tagged Alex Texier, Blake Wheeler, Blue Jackets, Body Checks, Boone Jenner, Brad Marchand, Cam Atkinson, Canadiens, Canucks, Carter Hart, Columbus, Column, Connor Hellebuyck, Elvis Merzlikins, ESPN, Flyers, Hard Hits, Jack Roslovic, Jets, Joel Armia, Joel Edmundson, John Tortorella, Joonas Korpisalo, Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor, Liam Foudy, Mark Scheifele, NBC Sports Network, Neal Pionk, NHL, Nick Foligno, Nick Suzuki, Nik Ehlers, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Patrice Bergeron, Patrik Laine, Peacock, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Seth Jones, trade, TV deal, Tyler Myers, Tyler Toffoli, USA Network, Ville Heinola, Winnipeg, Zach Werenski | 2 Comments

HARD HITS: What can be learned from the Islanders’ run

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Derek Felix

It’s not too often I write about a bitter rival. However, the Islanders made it impossible not to devote a few posts to them due to their great run in these very unpredictable and strange Stanley Cup Playoffs. Give credit … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, Hard Hits | Tagged Adam Pelech, Alex Pietrangelo, Anders Lee, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Andy Greene, Anthony Beauvillier, Anthony Cirelli, Barclay Goodrow, Barry Trotz, Blake Coleman, Body Checks, Brayden Point, Brendan Lemieux, Brian Boyle, Brock Nelson, Cal Clutterbuck, Casey Cizikas, Column, Denis Gurianov, Derek Dorsett, Derick Brassard, Devon Toews, Dominic Moore, Hard Hits, Ilya Sorokin, Islanders, Isles, Jamie Benn, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Joe Pavelski, Joel Edmundson, John Klingberg, Johnny Boychuk, Jordan Eberle, Josh Bailey, Kevin Shattenkirk, Lightning, Lou Lamoriello, Mat Barzal, Matt Martin, Miro Heiskanen, New York, Nick Leddy, Nikita Kucherov, Nils Lundkvist, Noah Dobson, Ondrej Palat, Pat Maroon, Rangers, Ross Johnston, Ryan McDonagh, Ryan Pulock, Scott Mayfield, Semyon Varlamov, Stars, Thomas Greiss, Tony DeAngelo, Victor Hedman, Yanni Gourde, Zach Bogosian | 3 Comments

HARD HITS: The Hart Race nobody wants to acknowledge

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Derek Felix

Last night in a big 3-2 win over the Jets, Oilers center Leon Draisaitl scored twice and picked up an assist to help move Edmonton into second place in the Pacific Division. The power play goal he scored in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, Hard Hits | Tagged Adam Fox, Alex Georgiev, Anthony Beauvillier, Artemi Panarin, Body Checks, Brad Marchand, Bread Man, Brock Nelson, Bruins, Calder Race, Cale Makar, Canadiens, Chris Kreider, Column, Connor McDavid, David Ayres, David Pastrnak, David Quinn, Dominik Kubalik, Hard Hits, Hart Race, Henrik Lundqvist, Hurricanes, Igor Shesterkin, Islanders, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Jesper Fast, Jordan Eberle, Leafs, Leon Draisaitl, Mat Barzal, Mika Zibanejad, MVP, Oilers, Patrice Bergeron, Quinn Hughes, Rangers, Ryan Strome, Tuukka Rask, Vezina, wildcard | Leave a comment

HARD HITS: Hockey Day In America

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Derek Felix

It’s Hockey Day In America. Well, really it was kick-started last night with the big outdoor game played between the LA Kings and Colorado Avalanche at the U. S. Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Stadium … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, Hard Hits | Tagged Adam Fox, Alex Ovechkin, Andy Greene, Auston Matthews, Ben Bishop, Body Checks, Bruins, Chris Kreider, Column, Connor Hellebuyck, David Pastrnak, Devils, Dylan Larkin, Hard Hits, Henrik Lundqvist, Hockey Day In America, Islanders, Jack Eichel, Jack Hughes, Jake Guentzel, John Carlson, Johnny Gaudreau, Jonathan Quick, JT Miller, Mat Barzal, Max Pacioretty, NBC, Patrick Kane, Pens, Quinn Hughes, Rangers, Red Wings, Seth Jones, Team USA, trade, USA Hockey, wildcard race, Zach Werenski | Leave a comment

HARD HITS: Malkin somehow still gets overlooked

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Derek Felix

AP Photo credit sportnet.ca via Canadian Press Imagine being one of the game’s brightest stars on a team you helped win three Stanley Cups, a Calder, a Conn Smythe, a Hart Trophy and two scoring titles. All this list of … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, Hard Hits | Tagged Adam Fox, Anthony Cirelli, Art Ross, Body Checks, Bryan Rust, Calder Race, Cale Makar, Canadiens, Carey Price, Chris Kreider, Column, Conn Smythe, Connor McDavid, Devils, Elvis Merzlikins, Evgeni Malkin, Hard Hits, Hart Trophy, Henrik Lundqvist, Hurricanes, Ilya Kovalchuk, Islanders, Jacob Trouba, Jake Guentzel, James Reimer, Jaromír Jágr, Kieffer Bellows, Kris Letang, Leafs, Leon Draisaitl, Lightning, Mackenzie Blackwood, Mario Lemieux, Neal Pionk, Nick Suzuki, Penguins, Pens, Petr Mrazek, Phil Kessel, Pittsburgh, Quinn Hughes, Rangers, Sidney Crosby, Stanley-Cup, Tristan Jarry, wildcard race, Winnipeg | Leave a comment

HARD HITS: Blue Jackets prove you don’t need a high priced goalie to have success

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Derek Felix

AP Photo credit Russell LaBounty of USA Today via Getty Images Like most observers, I didn’t have many expectations for the Blue Jackets. They lost star forward Artemi Panarin to the Rangers. Let Sergei Bobrovsky go to his destination of … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, Hard Hits | Tagged Alain Vigneault, Alex Ovechkin, Alex Wennberg, Anton Stralman, Artem Anisimov, Artemi Panarin, Blue Jackets, Body Checks, Brad Richards, Brandon Dubinsky, Brandon Prust, Brian Boyle, Bryan Rust, Cam Atkinson, Canucks, Carl Hagelin, Chris Kreider, Column, Connor McDavid, Dan Girardi, David Pastrnak, David Savard, Derek Stepan, Elvis Merzlikins, Evgeni Malkin, Gustav Nyquist, Hard Hits, Hart Race, Henrik Lundqvist, Jack Adams, John Carlson, John Tortorella, Joonas Korpisalo, Marc Staal, Marian Gaborik, Martin St. Louis, Mike Sauer, Nathan MacKinnon, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Penguins, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Rangers, Ryan Callahan, Ryan McDonagh, Seth Jones, Sidney Crosby, The Sedins, Wayne Gretzky, Zach Werenski | Comments Off

HARD HITS: How good are the Islanders?

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Derek Felix

Mat Barzal celebrates a goal in another Islanders win. They’re off to a hot start in Year Two under Barry Trotz. How good are they? AP Photo by Jim McIsaac via Getty Images It’s Year Two for the Islanders under … Continue reading →

Posted in Hard Hits | Tagged Anders Lee, Barry Trotz, Body Checks, Brad Marchand, Brock Nelson, Cal Clutterbuck, Casey Cizikas, Cole Bardreau, Column, Cory Schneider, David Pastrnak, Devils, Devon Toews, Elias Pettersson, Hard Hits, Igor Larionov, Ilya Sorokin, Islanders, Isles, John Carlson, John Hynes, Johnny Boychuk, Jordan Eberle, Josh Bailey, JT Miller, Leon Draisaitl, Mat Barzal, Nathan MacKinnon, Noah Dobson, Patrice Bergeron, Rangers, Red Wings, Ryan Pulock, Ryan Strome, Scott Mayfield, Semyon Varlamov, Sergei Fedorov, Slava Fetisov, The Russian Five, Thomas Greiss, Tony DeAngelo, Vladimir Konstantinov, Vyacheslav Kozlov | 2 Comments

HARD HITS: Make Hockey Great Again

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Derek Felix

Okay. Before you stop and cringe at the cheesy title, let me just point out that it was the easiest thing I could come up with. Basically, the first thing that entered my mind, I used. Why do we need … Continue reading →

Posted in Column, Hard Hits | Tagged Auston Matthews, Blake Wheeler, Body Checks, Column, Connor McDavid, Darcy Kuemper, Devils, Filip Chytil, Gabriel Landeskog, Hard Hits, Hockey, Islanders, Jack Eichel, Jeff Skinner, Joe Thornton, John Tavares, Johnny Gaudreau, Leon Draisaitl, Mackenzie Blackwood, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Scheifele, Mikko Rantanen, Mitch Marner, Nathan MacKinnon, Nico Hischier, Nikita Kucherov, Patrick Kane, Pavel Buchnevich, Rangers, Rasmus Dahlin, Sabres, scoring, Taylor Hall, Tony DeAngelo | Leave a comment

HARD HITS: Anderson’s performance forces Game 7

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Derek Felix

New Post: The Senators keep silencing doubters. Malkin remains overlooked. Continue reading →

Posted in Column, NHL Playoffs | Tagged 2017 NHL Playoffs, Bobby Ryan, Body Checks, Canadiens, Column, Craig Anderson, Devils, Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin, Guy Boucher, Hard Hits, Henrik Lundqvist, Joel Lundqvist, Kyle Turris, Marc Methot, Matt Murray, Mike Hoffman, Mike Milbury, Mike Sullivan, NBC, Oscar Lindberg, P.K. Subban, Penguins, Phil Kessel, Rangers, Senators, Sherry Ross, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup Final, Sweden | Leave a comment

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Tag Archives: Body Checks

HARD HITS: Leafs’ latest playoff failure leaves more questions for Toronto

HARD HITS: Blue Jackets trade of Dubois to Winnipeg involving Laine is a 2016 Draft redux

HARD HITS: What can be learned from the Islanders’ run

HARD HITS: The Hart Race nobody wants to acknowledge

HARD HITS: Hockey Day In America

HARD HITS: Malkin somehow still gets overlooked

HARD HITS: Blue Jackets prove you don’t need a high priced goalie to have success

HARD HITS: How good are the Islanders?

HARD HITS: Make Hockey Great Again

HARD HITS: Anderson’s performance forces Game 7

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