Breaking down the East
We’re a month away from the opening games of the season, and so apart from the odd rookie playing out of his skin in training camp, the rosters are pretty much solidified for the NHL teams. Obviously the movement of…
Jets on the runway and ready for takeoff
Late in June of this year it was announced that the Atlanta Thrashers were being sold and moved to Winnipeg in Canada. The group ‘True North Sports and Entertainment’ announced a deal that was around an estimated $170 million which…
Bryzgaloz aims high with new team
In the 2011 off-season, the Philadelphia Flyers completed a huge trade in a quest to find a goaltender that would occupy the number one spot for the majority of a season. Although making the Stanley Cup final in 2010, both…
Stanley Cup playoffs round 2
EAST OK, let’s face facts here, Chicago were unlucky. I’m not saying that to rub it in that the reigning Stanley Cup champions couldn’t hold it together, but simply that they were losers in the worst possible way. Game 7…
Bolts tip Caps in game one thriller
The nation’s capital played host to game 1 of the eastern conference semi-finals, as Vincent Lecavalier’s Tampa Bay Lightning travelled to the Verizon Center to face Alexander Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals. The Caps came in to the game following a 5…