Since none of us here, at TheHockeyGuys.net, have the privilege to vote for the real NHL Awards, I thought it would be a great idea if all of the writers on this website made picks for each major award and I posted the results here. There’s an interesting twist in this ballot, though. The writers ...
By: Mike Luciano (@MikeLuci) It’s a well-documented ordeal that one of the secret weapons behind the New York Ranger’s remarkable playoff run has covertly eluded the score sheet: blocking shots. To date, the Rangers have blocked 293 shots this postseason, a feature of their systematic style of play that’s frustrated and bewildered teams, contorting their ...
By: Mike Luciano (@MikeLuci) For fans of the two dominant hockey teams of the Tri-state area, the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals truly has truly presented a real treat. For the first time since 1994, the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils are facing off for an opportunity to represent the Eastern Conference in this ...
By Adam Graham (@adam_graham) Two weeks ago, the Vancouver Canucks were looking for answers to a disappointing early exit to the 2012 NHL playoffs and much of the negative spotlight was shining directly on Ryan Kesler. While Kesler was just one of many Canucks that didn’t live up to the expectations placed on them, when ...
By: Mike Luciano (@MikeLuci) Well the stresses of final exams are over, I’ve returned home from Buffalo, I’m all unpacked and settled in at home, and I’m ready for a nice, relaxing, and well-deserved summer break. It truly has been a rather peculiar postseason this year, the most bazaar I think I can recall in ...
By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) With the Ontario Hockey League playoffs now over, it’s time to make my sole focus here, at TheHockeyGuys.net, the upcoming NHL Draft in June. Whether it be prospect profiles, scouting reports, draft rankings, or anything else, that’s my focus now. Since I’m a credentialed OHL writer, the majority, if not all, ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) It appears as though the Toronto Maple Leafs have begun the process of preparing for their 100th season in the National Hockey League. According to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office’s website, Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment formalized a trade mark on the logo shown below. Given the design, wording and nature of ...
By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) Optimist or pessimist? Both personality types had plenty of material to work with during the 2011-12 Philadelphia Flyers regular season. And the postseason was no different. The optimist could point to a team, chock full of rookies, that emerged from a radical roster reconstruction and finished with one more postseason victory ...
By Rhys Richards (@RREsq) The Detroit Red Wings face several potential changes this off-season. While the organization waits for Nicklas Lidstrom’s decision to return and considers signing some players in free agency, Detroit should be comfortable as it assesses its new found depth. Recently, one of Detroit’s second round picks in the 2011 NHL ...
By Christopher Decker (@HockeyGuy_Chris) Since Day One, New York Rangers coach John Tortorella couldn’t stress enough the importance of being well-conditioned throughout an 82-game schedule as well as a potential deep run into the playoffs. Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Washington Capitals made that philosophy vividly clear. In a series that ...
