Rangers Ready to Bring Angry Focus to Game 7
Luckily for the Rangers, Thursday night’s game seven won’t involve a soccer ball. The game won’t be decided by an extra point attempt through the uprights. Coach Paul MacLean won’t be demanding that his players “sweep the leg” and ask if they have a problem with that. Or maybe he…
NHL Quarterfinals : 4 down 4 to go
The time has now come when we begin to start thinking about the conference semi finals. With four of the eight quarterfinal matchups already decided, we are halfway there. The early nastiness that took over the first round has calmed down, and desperation mode is in full effect as teams…
Back on Track: Florida hosts energized Devils in Game 5
Nothing comes easy in post season hockey, but Thursdays shutout win for Pete Deboer and his Devils might have been the best thing to happen in this series. The Devils could have easily walked away with a series win, but, some inconsistencies caused both teams to now go the distance.…
NHL: No Series Sweeps in the Quarterfinals
In last nights NHL playoff action there were two potential series’ that could have been four and out. If the Flyers had won last night (instead of losing 10‐3), they could have moved on to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Instead, they took a beating (in the goal scoring department for…
Champions Do Not Whine: Rangers Must Play Their Game
Champions do not whine. They do not complain about officials or look into conspiracy theories about their team or in their league. They go out to play. In fact, true champions actually enjoy a little extra adversity. They want the challenge to be difficult and the journey to be arduous. …
NHL: The Brutality Has Turned to Nasty
Well, the NHL nastiness has started. Being only in Game 3 of the quarterfinal round, this is a somewhat early sour turn. Hmm, and it is slightly perplexing that most of the nastiness seems to be radiating from the Eastern conference. Let’s just say Brendan Shanahan, the NHL’s VP of…
Rangers Must Get Nasty After Senators Target Boyle in Game 2
Well it is obvious that the image of Brian Boyle using Senator Superstar Erik Karlsson’s head for a speed bag didn’t sit well with Ottawa. As a result, they dressed the knuckle-chucking duo of Matt Carkner and Zenon Konopka, and the two wasted no time targeting Number 22. To his…
Thoughts and Series Prediction After Devils Game 1 Win Over Florida
Quarter Finals Game 1 likes/dislikes No one should be scared of itty bitty vermin. The New Jersey Devils sure weren’t in Game 1 last night. Their pesticide came in the form of 26 shots and three goals in the first period alone. The rubber was being abused by the Devils,…
Then & Now: New Jersey Devils Looking to Make Noise in First Round
What went wrong in your life in the past 24 months? Well, that’s exactly how long it’s been since the New Jersey Devils saw their last playoff action. That first round blow out in the 2009-2010 season by the Flyers wasn’t any more attractive than Charles Barkley in a dress.…
Quest for the Cup is UNDERWAY!
The NHL playoffs are underway and in full swing. The first night of action was as amazing as predicted, but with results that were not as accurate. True, there are seven games to a series if need be, but when teams come out and stun the fans and analysts, it…
Preview and Prediction of New York Rangers First Round Playoff Matchup
The New York Rangers will open their 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight against the eighth-seeded Ottawa Senators. A quick study of the teams’ regular season statistics shows that this is truly a battle of two different styles. As any good fan of combat sports will tell you, styles make fights,…
NHL: How close are the pre‐season predictions?
Every year, the magazine publication The Hockey News has an issue before the start of the season in which the writers and analysts “predict” where each team will land in the standings at the start of the playoffs, which, at this point, are six days away! Now, with the end…
