Posts Tagged ‘playoffs’

And Now The Pressures On, The Heat Is Rising… Tonight There’s Something In The Air (Black In ST Louis)

I,personally, should have known this game was doomed when I was screaming GET OFF MY GOALTENDER..and realized I was screaming at my own Defense. And then I realized how many mistakes had already been made 1/2 way through the game but none of them by Randy Jones.. Immediately, I started looking at flight prices to Los Angeles, AGAIN. Then I cried.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Susan Crosby - April 25, 2010 at 5:09 pm

Categories: Los Angeles Kings, NHLHS Features, Northwest, Pacific, Playoff Coverage, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference   Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

It’s Times You Like These, You Give and Give Again

Game 3 led the La Kings and its Kingdom were talking and acting like it belonged in the playoffs instead of the punk kids on the block that have weeds for a garden and bricks for yard furniture. You know the ones, the ones that all the cool kids with the nice houses on the block look down on, and when those kids step up the rest yell "NO FAIR.. MUST BE A CONSPIRACY" There was Quick's punch to the head, Doughty and Brown's trash-talk and Smyth sending Luongo home early... but now? Now Game 5 is time to get that back.... because Game 4 didn't quite go as planned...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Susan Crosby - April 23, 2010 at 1:39 pm

Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Los Angeles Kings, NHLHS Features, Vancouver Canucks   Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Penguins can seal Ottawa’s fate tonight by riding momentum

Many sports fans compare baseball to a marathon, and football to a sprint. An adequate comparison for the NHL, if there is one, is an eight month long boxing match.

After being on the receiving end of blows to end the season, the Pens took a crucial blow to the chops in Game 1, drawing negative criticism from hockey’s media, fanbase, and blogosphere, including from yours truly. In Game 2 and 3, however, the Pens began to deliver the heavy punishment, rather than taking it, to the Ottawa Senators.

I wrote in my Game 1 recap that Pittsburgh’s lack of preparation and responsibility from behind the bench was equally asĀ responsibleĀ for their loss to begin the season as much as the lackluster defensive play and maddeningly consequential goaltending gaffes. Aside from a Ruslan Fedotenko scratch, no major line changes were implemented. The plan of attack, however, was vastly different, and the Penguins benefited.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Joe Depto - April 20, 2010 at 1:11 pm

Categories: Around the League, Atlantic, By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Pittsburgh Penguins   Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Fate in Own Hands, Flyers Hope to Exorcise Demons

NHLHS writer David Strehle takes a look at this weekend’s home-and-home series between the Broad Street Bullies and Broadway Blueshirts.

While the recent on-field success of his franchise might not be the best role model, Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis’Just win baby” could be the perfect thing for coach Peter Laviolette to tell his Philadelphia Flyers this weekend.

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Dave Strehle - April 9, 2010 at 2:38 pm

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