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Entering last night’s tilt between the Philadelphia Flyers, the New Jersey Devils must have been aware of the fact that the Flyers were 16-0 all-time when leading a series by a 2-0 margin. If history means anything in the playoffs, a loss against the Orange and Black would have meant doom and gloom for the Devils and their fans.   Fortunately, the Devils and their fans won’t have to worry about such ...

As has been the case throughout most of the playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens (the underdog in the series) shocked everyone tonight (everyone except all the Habs fans), by besting the Washington Capitals, in overtime, by a score of 3-2.The Habs victory marked the sixth time in as many games that the winning team beat their opponent by just one goal—the question is, are the one goal games confirmation of the ...

The Philadelphia Flyers came out flat in the first period against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, mustering an embarrassing four shots against New Jersey netminder Martin Brodeur. Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen was guilty of taking two minor penalties in the period, one for hooking, the other for holding, which undoubtedly left Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette unimpressed. The Flyers were fortunate to escape the first period ...

Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter Beloved Burke: You gotta hand it to Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke—he may not be the most beloved GM in the League, but he sure as hell is the most loyal. At the trade deadline Burke could have asked veteran defenseman Tomas Kaberle to waive his no-trade clause, he didn’t. Asked why he would bring ...

The moment Dion Phaneuf stepped into the Toronto Maple Leafs dressing room he made an immediate impact, asking “who is in charge of the music?” When his new teammates failed to answer him Phaneuf confidently made his way to the locker room stereo and cranked the music, letting everyone know there was a new sheriff in town.   That night Phaneuf played his first game in the historic blue and white colors ...

Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter With Wednesday nights first round NHL playoff action looming I felt I needed to throw out my NHL playoff bracket. This season’s Stanley Cup Champion will have no easy path, so every prognosticator has his/her work cut out for them this year. Never one to shy away from a challenge, I have compiled my first round predictions. Let’s take a look at both the Eastern ...

Each NHL season we wait patiently for the first round playoff matches to reveal themselves. This season we watched as the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers took their playoff hopes down to the wire, with the Rangers succumbing to the Flyers in overtime. It was an exciting finish to say the least, and now, with the regular season behind us, we focus on the playoffs and the intricacies that makes ...

Given that Sidney Crosby, Steven Stamkos, and Alexander Ovechkin were all in the running for the Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL’s leading goal scorer I was shocked to see none of the Canadian or American networks made a move to pick up all three games. In the end the networks and fans missed out as Stamkos and Crosby put on a show on Sunday as both players posted their ...

Heading into today’s action, Alexander Ovechkin and sophomore sensation Steven Stamkos were tied with 50 goals apiece. Close on their heals is none other than Sidney Crosby, who has 49 goals on the season.All three players were set to play today with Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals taking on the Boston Bruins. Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins were playing the New York Islanders, and Steven Stamkos and the ...

Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter Entering Saturday evenings game the Toronto Maple Leafs had a chance of eliminating the Montreal Canadiens from the playoffs. The first thing that needed to happen was for the Leafs to beat the Habs in regulation. Sadly, while the Leafs did eek out a 4-3 overtime victory, that did not happen, so the rest of the scenario is irrelevant at this point.Saturday nights ...