Wow. Probably, for the 1st time in NHL history we have seen this result that all four 1st teams in their Divisions during a regular season were eliminated during a 2nd playoffs round: Vegas in Pacific Division ; Winnipeg in Central Division; Toronto in Atlantic Division and Washington in Metropolitan Division. I don't remember that […]
Rematch from last year's West Finals. Edmonton seems to like to do things on repeat with the Kings and Stars.... but can they TRULY repeat as Western Champions by disposing the Stars once again? Stars are hungry. And without nearly the amount of press or hype as some other "contenders", some may say they quietly […]
I didn't want to draft Farabee. I j later (fairly quickly) decided I was really wrong. He was heading for a decent career. He was never going to be an 80 pt player (I don't think), but probably good for 60-70 on a team with players around him (specifically centers). His injury and, apparently, failed […]
Ryder Ritchie and the Medicine Hat Tigers won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions so they will be playing in the Memorial Cup that starts this week Thursday (May 22nd) in Rimouski. In 18 playoff games, Ritchie has 9 goals, 18 points, 22 PIM's and is a +9 Good on the 2nd round (45th […]
I think he believes the playoffs is all about bigger, stronger players. Even though they are plenty of smaller players making an impact like Granlund. Logan Stankoven has been great for Carolina. The irony is they feel Eriksson Ek and Brodin are essential but both have shown a tendency to miss a fair amount of […]