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Playoff Preview: Round Two
Now that you’ve seen my thoughts on the series between the Kings and the San Jose Sharks, let’s take a look at the rest of the series in the second round. The highest remaining seed in each conference plays the fourth highest (well, lowest) remaining seed, while the second highest remaining seed plays the third [...]
Playoff Preview: Western Conference
You’ve seen what I think about the series between the Blues and Kings, but what about the rest of the match-ups in the Western Conference? (1) Chicago Blackhawks VS (8) Minnesota Wild: Chicago: 36-7-5, 77 points, 30 regulation/overtime wins, first in the Central Division, first in the NHL. 18-3-3 at home, 18-4-2 on the road. [...]
Hawks And Bruins Actually Make A Trade!
The Chicago Blackhawks have traded Rob Flick to the Boston Bruins in return for Maxime Sauve. Flick has five points and 97 penalty minutes in 51 AHL games this season. He was taken by Chicago in the fourth round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, but the forward has yet to see NHL action. Over [...]
Lightning Acquire Philippe Paradis from Blackhawks for Kirill Gotovets
The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired left wing Philippe Paradis from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for the rights to defenseman Kirill Gotovets. Paradis has played in 36 games with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League this season, recording a goal and eight points with 100 penalty minutes. Besides his AHL action, Paradis has also played in five games with the Toledo Walleye of the [...]
What Goal Drought?
With the Kings having not scored a goal in their last 126:14, Darryl Sutter changed up the lineup a bit today. For starters, Tyler Toffoli replaced Dustin Penner in the lineup. Toffoli took the spot of Jeff Carter as right wing on the second line with Mike Richards, Carter moved up Justin Williams’ spot as [...]
2014 Olympic Goaltending Preview: Canada
With about 11 months until the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, I will preview the goaltending for each country going into the Olympics in a weekly series. Today, I take a look at who could possibly be between the pipes for Canada, the reigning Olympic champs looking to continue their reign on top for [...]
Comeback for Kings Falls Short in Chicago
Darryl Sutter made one change to the lineup today, and it was in goal. Despite Jonathan Bernier winning the last two games, giving up just one goal in each game and stopping a combined 33 of 35 shots in those two games, Sutter went against what he had previously said about getting one goalie hot, [...]
Backstrom Shines In Relief Of Harding For Wild, Defeat Hawks 3-2
Preview: The Minnesota Wild are looking for their second straight home win in two nights, taking on the undefeated Chicago Blackhawks at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild won the four game match up last year with a record fo 2-1-1, but the favorites look to be the Hawks, who have been red hot in every aspect of [...]