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Creation of new shutdown line makes Flyers a more formidable playoff foe
By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) During the regular season, Peter Laviolette has been content to use three scoring lines on a nightly basis, preferring overwhelm the opposition with pure firepower rather than emphasizing line matching. But with the playoffs quickly approaching, Laviolette has taken a different approach. “[Sean] Couturier’s line against the other team’s top line [...]
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Where Does This Season Leave the Toronto Maple Leafs for 2012-2013?
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) The 2011-2012 NHL season was another one filled with disappointment for the Toronto Maple Leafs and those who regularly root for them. After a hot and consistent start that saw them in a race for one of the final few playoff spots in the Eastern Conference for more than 50 percent of [...]
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Rangers Fighting for Presidents’ Trophy
By Christopher Decker (@HockeyGuy_Chris) Those are words most New York Rangers fans would have never even fathomed to be true, even as recent as last year. But the Rangers find themselves right there in the thick of a crazy rat race to take home the trophy that will assure them home ice advantage throughout the [...]
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Is Teemu Selanne Leaning Towards a Return?
By Steve Palumbo (@StevePalumboNHL) Teemu Selanne will not come right out and tell us how he is feeling or thinking but recent comments seem to suggest he might by leaning towards returning to the Anaheim Ducks for his 20th NHL season. “There’s more inside me that wants to play than retire,” the 42-year-old winger told [...]
No Canada! Danny Boy Leads Flyers into Postseason
By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) A playoff berth has been clinched, and just in time, Danny Briere is back in form for the Philadelphia Flyers. With only one goal scored in his last 29 games, Briere broke out in a big way tonight against the Montreal Canadiens at the Wells Fargo Center, scoring two power play [...]
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Earning Capital Gains : One-on-One’s More Fun
By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) As the final seconds ticked away in overtime, a collective groan echoed throughout the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The fans knew what was on the horizon. The dreaded shootout. Hockey purists take issue with the shootout due to its gimmicky, skills-competition nature. But in Philadelphia, the antipathy from the fanbase [...]
Buffalo Soldiers
By Mike Luciano (@MikeLuci) As of Wednesday night, the Buffalo Sabres are presently tied with the Washington Capitals at eighty points apiece for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Although Washington qualifies for the eighth slot because they have two more wins, Buffalo has eight games and sixteen points to penetrate the barrier that [...]
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A Lidstrom-less Future
By Rhys Richards (@RREsq) The visiting Detroit Red Wings lost 2-1 in overtime to the New York Rangers on Wednesday night, but played well enough to win. The Red Wings are in the midst of a six-game losing streak, which is Detroit’s longest since a six-game losing streak at the beginning of October. Detroit is [...]
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Eric Wellwood Making the Most of His Opportunity
By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) Entering the 2011-12 preseason, Philadelphia Flyers forward Eric Wellwood had a legitimate chance to earn a roster spot out of camp. Instead, the 22-year old found himself back in Adirondack for a second straight season. But following an injury to James van Riemsdyk in early March, Wellwood was given his first [...]
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Fire and Ice
By Christopher Decker (@HockeyGuy_Chris) There are some that say staged fights to start a game should be eradicated from the league – understandable. There are others who will even go as far as saying that fighting should be banned from the game entirely. Maybe it’s those people who are too concerned with fighters being fighters [...]
