Pros & Cons: Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Our newest feature, Pros and Cons, holds a debate between two of our featured writers as they make an argument for each team in the series. We will continue this series throughout the playoffs as we delve deeper into how these two teams will interact.
Categories: Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Northeast, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoff Coverage Tags: Alexei Kovalev, Andy Sutton, Anton Volchenkov, Brian Elliott, Chris Phillips, Daniel Alfredsson, Evgeni Malkin, Filip Kuba, Jason Spezza, Jordan Staal, Marc Andre Fleury, Matt Cullen, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby
Current Power Outage Puts Fading Flyers Season on Brink
NHLHS writer Dave Strehle takes a look at the Philadelphia Flyers’ tightrope walk on the edge of playoff contention and dropping into oblivion.
In what has become a veritable rollercoaster-type season for the Philadelphia Flyers, the lowpoints are seemingly falling deeper and deeper.
With last night’s 2-0 shutout loss to Brian Elliott and the Ottawa Senators, the Orange and Black now trails Ottawa by 4 points. Only one point separates the Flyers from the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Boston Bruins currently sit in that slot and have a game in hand on the Flyers. And the rejuvenated Atlanta Thrashers are just 4 points from knocking Philadelphia out of the postseason entirely.
A familiar problem for the Flyers has once again reared it’s ugly head, one that no one thought would afflict a Philly team with so much offensive potential this season. But they have again run into a stretch where they have a complete lack of generating any offense. And it couldn’t have come at a worse time.
Categories: Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Philadelphia Flyers Tags: Aaron Asham, Alexei Kovalev, Blair Betts, Brian Boucher, Brian Elliott, Chris Kelly, Claude Giroux, Dan Carcillo, Daniel Alfredsson, Danny Briere, Darroll Powe, Ian Laperriere, James van Riemsdyk, Jason Spezza, Jeff Carter, Michael Leighton, Mike Fisher, Mike Richards, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Ryan Shannon, Scott Hartnell, Simon Gagne, Ville Leion
Friday NHL Morning Papers (Eastern Conference)
In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country. By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.
Categories: Eastern Conference, Morning Papers, NHLHS Features Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Brendan Morrison, Brian Elliott, Cam Ward, Claude Giroux, Eric Fehr, Eric Staal, Evander Kane, Jaroslav Halak, Jason Chimera, Jim Slater, Sidney Crosby, Stephen Weiss, Toni Lydman, Wade Redden
Wednesday NHL Morning Papers (Eastern Conference)
In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country. By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.
Categories: Eastern Conference, Morning Papers, NHLHS Features Tags: Alexander Semin, Bill Guerin, Brian Elliott, Cam Ward, Chris Conner, Eric Staal, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jaroslav Halak, Jussi Jokinen, Max Talbot, Milan Lucic, Nick Johnson, Shawn Matthias
Categories: Plays of the Week Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Brian Elliott, Dan Carcillo, John Tortorella, Larry Brooks, Miikka Kiprusoff
