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It’s always very tough predicting the Conn Smythe Trophy winner before the Stanley Cup Finals are over, yet here I am, about to type out a very bold prediction. That’s right folks, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger is going to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player to his team in the playoffs...and here’s why... First off, without question, given their terrific efforts throughout the playoffs ...

Numerous media outlets are reporting that Steve Yzerman will be announced as the Tampa Bay Lightning’s General Manager at a 3:00 p.m. news conference this afternoon.Yzerman had been working with the Detroit Red Wings as an executive. Most recently, he served as Team Canada’s general manager at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. He will leave Detroit for what can only be described as a great situation in Tampa. The Tampa situation ...

Hockey experts often say the Stanley Cup Playoffs are a marathon, not a sprint. No team throughout these playoffs has taken that mentality to heart better than the Philadelphia Flyers. Devastated with injuries and questions about their goaltending, the Philadelphia Flyers entered the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs with little hope of emerging victorious from their first round matchup against the New Jersey Devils—never mind the possibilities (or lack thereof) ...

Well, it’s just a few hours before the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins will go head-to-head in game seven of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. Clearly, having been up three games to none on the Flyers and now facing a game seven elimination, the heat is on the Bruins to perform tonight. That said, with the Flyers having the opportunity to become just the third team in NHL history to come back ...

Heading into their second round series against the Boston Bruins the Philadelphia Flyers were, for the most part, written off due to their long injured list, which was substantial.   With the likes of goaltenders Ray Emery, Michael Leighton (who recently returned to the Flyers lineup) and forwards Jeff Carter, Ian Laperriere and Simon Gagne (who came back in game four of the series) out of the lineup to start the Boston series, ...

Just five years ago, nearly every NHL team had adopted some form of “the trap,” a 1-2-2 forechecking system, to better compete in the NHL. The idea was to shut down opposing offenses by clogging up the neutral zone. This effectively minimized, if not nullified, the opponent's ability to light up the lamp. For the most part, the system worked. In fact, the 1994-95 and 2002-03 New Jersey Devils, 1998-99 Dallas ...

It’s Time to Shout "Boo", Not "Lou"The Vancouver Canucks won game one of their round two series against the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 5-1. For the Canucks, it was the perfect start to the series, for the Blackhawks, a wake up call.Now, four games into the series, the Hawks have all but dismissed the Canucks game one win, winning three games in a row including the Hawks' 7-4 ...

A sad reality is slowly creeping into the minds of Flyers fans from coast-to-coast—their Stanley Cup dreams are over, at least for this season. Devastated by injuries to Ray Emery, Michael Leighton, Ian Laperriere, Jeff Carter, and Simon Gagne, the Flyers have simply run out of bodies with which to compete with the surging Boston Bruins. Truth be told, the Flyers are over their heads against the Bruins, as ...

Say It Ain’t So, Sidney…   It’s been a long time since we witnessed Sidney Crosby having a complete breakdown, hasn’t it?   Crosby, who is often referred to as “Cindy” for all the bellyaching and crying he did in the early part of his career, had appeared to have moved away from that sort of thing…that is until Sunday's tilt against the Montreal Canadiens.   Frustrated by the tight-checking Canadiens, Crosby took it out on one ...

The Montreal Canadiens have announced that defensive leader Andrei Markov is out indefinitely with what they are calling “a lower body injury.” At this time there is no definitive report out there that sheds light on Markov’s injury—it’s the playoffs, good luck getting a straight answer! While it is unclear as to whether or not Markov will make it back for the Canadiens series against the defending Stanley Cup ...