By Steve Palumbo (@StevePalumboNHL) (Paul Vernon / AP) The Anaheim Ducks big three came to play during their 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night. The win gave Anaheim three out of four possible points in the first two games of their season long eight game road trip. Corey Perry scored three ...
By Dustin Leed (@D_LEED) The NHL Trade Deadline is 14 days away and like always, the Philadelphia Flyers should be busy leading up to Feb. 27. Following a weekend that saw Philadelphia lose their seventh straight game to the Atlantic Division rival New York Rangers and lose a tough game in Detroit, Philadelphia is 3-4-3 ...
By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) Same story, same result. And Kimmo Timonen, for one, has had just about enough. For the fifth time in the 2011-12 regular season, the Philadelphia Flyers faced their division rival, the New York Rangers, in a battle for Eastern Conference supremacy. And for a fifth straight time, the Flyers found themselves ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) The Toronto Maple Leafs will host the Montreal Canadiens tonight at the Air Canada Centre. It will be the Leafs’ final home game before they venture out on a three-game Western road swing that will see them visit Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Here are a few notes going into tonight’s game: Reimer ...
By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) Last night I took in the Sarnia Sting vs. Barrie Colts game on behalf of TheHockeyGuys. The Sting are one of the best and certainly one of the most talented teams in the league. The Colts aren’t too bad, either. Here are some notes on notable drafted and ’12 draft eligible ...
The Philadelphia Flyers claimed to be satisfied with their play after Tuesday’s 1-0 shootout loss to the New York Islanders. Following the game, the sentiment was clear: that level of effort will win a lot of games. At the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night, the Flyers proved their point. Again outshooting and outskating their ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) The Toronto Maple Leafs continue on their busy road schedule tonight in Philadelphia, where they will square off with the Flyers at 7:00 p.m. EST. You can watch the game on TSN, listen to it on Toronto radio AM640, or follow along on Twitter, @LukasHardonk. Leafs’ lineup vs. Edmonton Forwards Lupul-Bozak-Kessel MacArthur-Grabovski-Kulemin ...
By Christopher Decker (@HockeyGuy_Chris) It’s no secret that when the New York Rangers were thinking about upgrading their offense in the off-season, their first priority was to add offensive-minded free agent forward, Brad Richards. After an explosive start to the season for the Blueshirts, Richards has all but lost his way. The ordinary fan would ...
By Rhys Richards (@RREsq) In any professional sport, the free agency period is always an exciting time for fans. The former nemesis or most hated are ushered in with open arms because they are now members of the hometown favorite. Some teams land the most sought after free agents and immediately become championship contenders in ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) According to multiple media outlets, the 2013 NHL Winter Classic between Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings at Michigan Stadium will officially be announced on Thursday. It has been rumoured for a while that the Maple Leafs and Red Wings would square off in what has become a New Year’s Day ritual ...
