I had not been impressed with how some teams in last week’s rankings performed. Detroit, Washington, and Montreal struggled by losing games last week. I decided to shake things up by putting teams that had not been in the rankings…
This was perhaps the easiest power rankings to write so far this season. Ten of the 12 teams on this week’s list appeared last week. Seven of those 10 stayed at the same place as they were last week. Another…
Today in Detroit, we received the first significant amount of snowfall this fall This is usually the first sign that warm weather has taken a back seat until spring. This is also the beginning of what appears to be an…
I caught this on SportSCenter last night. Sidney Crosby and some Penguins players take batting practice at PNC Park, where the Pittsburgh Pirates play. He took some swings and one went pretty deep. So deep it went out of the…
Some big names signed new contracts yesterday, while others, such as Ilya Kovalchuk, still seek a large deal. Here’s a brief recap of some of the biggest signings from Day 1 of free agency: Sergei Gonchar – Gonchar had enough…
During the telecast of Game 7 of the Montreal vs Pittsburgh series on Versus, the announcers commented on the fact that Canadiens head coach Jacques Martin was again wearing his lucky tie. In fact, the announce team went through and…
Eastern Conference: (1) Washington Capitals vs (8) Montreal Canadiens This series won’t be so much about what Washington has as it will be about what Montreal lacks. The Canadiens lack the support to contain snipers Aexander Ovechkin and Alexander Semin…
82 games have been played and we are now down to 16 teams that will play on for the right to be crowned Stanley Cup Champions. The first round begins tomorrow night, and you can look below for a schedule…
With the completion of regular season games today, the NHL released the final schedule for the first round of the playoffs. A complete breakdown of first round matchups as well as the dates and times of each game can be…
Blown leads. Sloppy play. Lazy effort. All could be used to describe the Detroit Red Wings play thus far in 2010. While the Wings have had several injuries to battle through, this play comes at a time when the team…