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Heading into the Western Conference semifinals there were plenty of questions surrounding the Vancouver Canucks. Could they match the tough physical game that the Chicago Blackhawks would surely bring to the table? Would Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo be able to bounce back from his horrific Game Six performance against the Hawks in last season’s semifinal? And, could the Canucks silence the critics, many of whom felt they would be overwhelmed by ...

TSN is reporting that Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jordan Staal will miss the remainder of the series against the Montreal Canadiens. Staal—who was injured in game one of the Pittsburgh Penguins/Montreal Canadiens Eastern Conference semifinal, underwent surgery last night to repair a severed tendon across the top of his right foot. It is unclear whether or not Staal would be available to play in the next round of the Stanley ...

When I spoke to Alexander Ovechkin earlier this year I asked him which championship was more important to him, the Stanley Cup or an Olympic Gold medal. Without hesitation Ovechkin answered “first I will win the Gold medal, then the Stanley Cup, both."Well, several months later Ovechkin will be heading back to Russia empty handed, shutout of both the Olympic medals and now ousted from the Stanley Cup finals at ...

Vancouver Canucks (3)—103 points vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2)—112 points. Where to Watch the Series: Saturday, May 1 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS Monday, May 3 at Chicago, 9:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS Wednesday, May 5 at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m. CBC, VERSUS Friday, May 7 at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m. CBC, VERSUS *Sunday, May 9 at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. CBC, VERSUS *Tuesday, May ...

With round one of the Stanley Cup playoffs in the books for the Western Conference it’s time to pick the best playoff performers thus far. The likes of Colorado Avalanche’s goaltender Craig Anderson and Los Angeles Kings defensemen certainly were making a case for themselves, that is until both of their teams were ousted from the playoffs. Suffice to say there are plenty of other candidates out there, here are my ...

Let’s face it folks, with all the turmoil and player injuries surrounding this club, the Philadelphia Flyers should not be in the position they are right now, awaiting their second round opponent for the Eastern Conference semifinals.   Throughout the season the Flyers were decimated by long term injuries to the likes of Jeff Carter, Ray Emery, Michael Leighton, Simon Gagne, Daniel Briere, and others.   Now, fresh off their series victory over the ...

Anyone who knows anything about hockey knows about Russian superstars Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Andrei Markov, Alexander Semin, Sergei Gonchar, Ilya Kovalchuk, Evgeni Nabokov, Ilya Bryzgalov, and Pavol Datsyuk. That said, outside of those nine elite level players, just how solid is the Russian bear? The NHL currently boasts a total of 28 Russian forwards and defensemen. Of those 28, only seven were “plus” players. Of those same 28, ...

P.K's "OK"... He may have only played just over 10 minutes, but given his Game Six performance, I think it’s safe to say the P.K. Subban era has commenced in Montreal. There are not too many defensemen that can play in all zones, Subban looks to be that kind of player.Keeping with the Montreal Canadiens, the Canadiens forced a Game Seven in their first round series against the mighty Washington Capitals. The ...

The Montreal Canadiens went into to this year's playoffs with little to no hope of knocking off their first round opponent, the Washington Capitals.In fact, many prognosticators picked the Caps to do away with the Habs in as little a four games, very few were picking the Habs to win the series. Somehow, in the face of adversity, the Habs have fought back from a three games to one deficit ...

When you look back on the 2009/’10 NHL regular season, no team had to face as much adversity as the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers were handicapped by a schedule that saw them play five games in nine days to start the season only to see them have to endure a five day stretch without playing another game (October 10th-15th) until October 16th.Then, after playing against the Florida Panthers on the ...