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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 [...]
Are Habs facing elimination?
Brrrr!! Just thinking that could be true, it gives me the shivers. And not the good ones of course! (Yes… I did shed a couple of tears last night when the Nucks got swept but I will get back to that one later!) Anyhow, after the crazy night we lived on Sunday with [...]
Le CH crée l’égalité!
Parfois la vie a une manière particulière de nous ramener sur le droit chemin. Durant ce parcourt, elle nous envoie de temps à autre des épreuves même si nous y mettons toute notre ardeur et la main à la pâte. Mais, même si l’on croit que nous sommes sur le bord de tomber en [...]
Ryan White Purgatory Bearing Fruit For Canadiens
If you didn’t jump through the roof when Ryan White of the Montreal Canadiens poked the puck past Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson to break a scoreless tie in Friday’s game, you are not a true Hab fan. Everyone likes an underdog, and Ryan White could be the consummate underdog poster boy. As Hab fans [...]
Playoff Preview: Eastern Conference
Now that you’ve seen what I think about all of the Western Conference series, let’s move on to the Eastern Conference. (1) Pittsburgh Penguins VS (8) New York Islanders: Pittsburgh: 36-12-0, 72 points, 33 regulation/overtime wins, first in the Atlantic Division, second in the NHL. 18-6-0 at home, 18-6-0 on the road. 3.38 goals per [...]
Bolts Bolster Goaltending
With Anders Lindback having a disappointing first season with the Tampa Bay Lighting, the team has decided to add some competition in goal, acquiring Ben Bishop from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Cory Conacher and the Lighting’s fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Bishop was drafted in the third round (85th overall) [...]
Kaspars Daugavins Joins Tuukka Rask And The Bruins
The Boston Bruins have claimed Kaspars Daugavins of waivers from Ottawa. After multiple years in the OHL, Daugavins spent the 2009–10 season in Binghamton, as Daugaviņš appeared in 72 games, scoring 21 goals and 46 points, however, the club failed to reach the playoffs. Daugaviņš also made his NHL debut in the 2009–10 season, appearing in one game with Ottawa. [...]
Senators Acquire Forward Matt Kassian From Minnesota
Ottawa Senators Press Release OTTAWA - Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray announced today the club has acquired forward Matt Kassian from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for the team’s sixth-round draft pick in 2014. Kassian, 26, participated in the Wild’s 2012-13 training camp before being assigned to the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Houston Aeros, on [...]