By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) After the Philadelphia Flyers’ four game sweep at the hands of the Boston Bruins that ended the team’s reign as Eastern Conference Champions, Peter Laviolette rightfully received his fair share of the blame for the crushing defeat. This year, his coaching has given them an opportunity to take back their title. ...
By Dustin Leed (@D_LEED) of Lancaster Newspapers Inc. PHILADELPHIA — Following Sunday’s wild and hostile Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game 3 clash between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, 20-year-old Flyers forward Brayden Schenn maneuvered his way through a locker room jam-packed with media members, stepped onto a platform and began answering questions. Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/630874_Flyers–rookies-have-been-poised–productive.html#ixzz1sb72OvPN
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) This is part two of a two-part series in which we hand out a report card to each Leaf player who appeared in 20 or more games and ended the season affiliated with the organization based on their play, status (i.e. if the player was in their rookie season) and the role ...
By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) The first two rounds of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs are in the books, and the third round is just about to begin. In today’s blog, I’ll be making my prediction on both third round playoff series and provide a couple of reasons as to why I feel each team I ...
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk) Not one player on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ roster played like the other this season, whether it be for good or bad. That’s bound to happen, though, especially given the way the team performed over the course of the regular season. Today, we begin a two-part series profiling each Leaf player who ...
By Mike Luciano (@MikeLuci) While some good habits have been left behind in the regular season by the New Jersey Devils thus far─like their penalty kill for example─some of the bad ones that haunted them during their first eighty-two games this season seemingly made a smooth transition to the post-season. For the better part of ...
By Christopher Decker (@HockeyGuy_Chris) It was to be expected that disciplinary actions were going to take place following Game two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals between the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators. However, not many expected what would ultimately be an excrutiatingly baffling decision on the part of NHL Senior Vice President of Player ...
By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) Wondering why the Pittsburgh Penguins are behind three games to none in their first round series against the Philadelphia Flyers? A five minute stretch by Chris Kunitz late in the second period helps to explain. With 7:30 remaining in the second period and Pittsburgh trailing by only one goal, Kunitz dragged ...
by Rhys Richards (@RREsq) People in all walks of life methodically make decisions or choose actions in the name of building their reputations. Unfortunately, some learn that one bad decision or action can undercut months and even years of hard work such that a once sterling reputation cannot be rehabilitated. On June 1, 2011, Brendan ...
By Christopher Decker (@HockeyGuy_Chris) As if squandering the chance on the last game of the season at their first Presidents’ Trophy since the 1993-94 season weren’t enough, the New York Rangers head in to the first round against a resurgent Ottawa Senators team who took three out of four games against New York in the ...
