By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) The first round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs is in the books, and the second round is just about to begin. In today’s blog, I’ll be making my prediction on each second round playoff series and provide a couple of reasons as to why I feel that team will win. ...
By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) Play physical defense. Face top competition. And chip in with the occasional goal or assist. Those were the duties of Wayne Simmonds during his first three NHL seasons as a member of the Los Angeles Kings. The Philadelphia Flyers, on the other hand, see Simmonds as a far different player. In ...
By Steve Palumbo (@StevePalumboNHL) Imagine growing up in Southern California; the land of sun, surf and hockey. Anaheim Ducks prospect Emerson Etem is the latest name to be added to an ever-increasing list of players from the United States’ left coast. Etem grew up in Long Beach, a beach city located in Los Angeles County. It’s ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
