Stanley Cup playoffs: The moment it all went wrong for the Philadelphia Flyers
CHICAGO -- Decisions, decisions, decisions. Coaches have to make dozens and dozens of snap decisions throughout any hockey game. Sometimes they go wit...
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Change is a bad thing for Chicago Blackhawks
PHILADELPHIA -- During Game 3, from my perch in the Wachovia Center press box, I had to marvel at the efficient way that the Chicago Blackhawks were a...
View ArticleNHL: Philadelphia Flyers may have found goalie in Sergei Bobrovsky
We've got one day/night in the books and storylines are already emerging for our two Stanley Cup finalists from a season ago. The defending champion H...
View ArticleNHL: The Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings square off tonight
OK, I've got a little catching up to do. I was so busy yesterday celebrating both Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving, I didn't get down to our usu...
View ArticleNHL: Michal Neuvirth, Jonathan Bernier, Sergei Bobrovsky among best young...
Los Angeles Kings rookie stopper Jonathan Bernier is scheduled to get his second start of the new season tonight against the visiting Carolina Hurrica...
View ArticleNHL: Washington Capitals' rookies Michal Neuvirth and John Carlson are excelling
With a month in the books, I'm ready to offer my first in-season, top-5 Calder Watch ratings. I see a pretty interesting freshman class making their w...
View ArticleNHL: Duncan Keith's TOI and other key numbers of the early season
What's in a number? Sometimes it's a story. Here are five key numbers and what they mean for five teams and players this season. Just a little somethi...
View ArticleNHL: Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers duke it out
We just don't see many games like the wild 8-7 shootout between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers anymore. In the 1970s and 80s, however...
View ArticleNHL: For the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars and Chicago...
It was a short weekend for me. On Sunday afternoon, I visited the Yale Whale (otherwise known as the Ingalls Rink) to call the Bulldogs' ECAC showdown...
View ArticleNHL: Alex Ovechkin and Washington Capitals will get a measure of revenge...
Before I make my Tuesday night picks, I have to offer my congratulations to veteran Detroit Red Wings stopper Chris Osgood, who became just the 10th g...
View ArticleNHL: Ranking the best rookie goaltenders, including the Philadelphia Flyers'...
For most of the season, the Philadelphia Flyers' Sergei Bobrovsky and Washington Capitals' Michal Neuvirth have been considered the top two freshman g...
View ArticleNHL: Why the Boston Bruins' Tim Thomas can win the Vezina trophy, and other...
After watching an absolutely dreadful performance by the Toronto Maple Leafs (an embarrassing 7-0 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garde...
View ArticleNHL: Gary Bettman chats on Winter Classic, other topics prior to All-Star...
With the All-Star Weekend upon us, I figured it was a good time to catch up with Gary Bettman. The NHL commissioner will soon be celebrating his 18th ...
View ArticleNHL: The New York Rangers should still be able to make the playoffs
The place to be this weekend just might be Calgary. The Flames, currently clinging to the eighth spot in the Western Conference, host a pair of import...
View ArticleNHL: Alex Goligoski gets his time to shine for Dallas Stars, Jarome Iginla...
Recently acquired Stars defenseman Alex Goligoski didn't arrive a minute too soon for Dallas head coach Marc Crawford. The Stars' bench boss hasn't he...
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