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Bruins-Penguins: Marc Savard Leaves Game on Stretcher, Season May Be Over
Posted: 7th March 2010 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
The Boston Bruins just got done falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins as they failed to score more than two goals once again in a 2-1 loss, but that isn't the story most fans are taking away from the game today.
Most fans are just worried about the health of Bruins star center Marc Savard.
With five minutes to go in the third period, Savard shot one on the Pittsburgh net and immediately ...
2010 Winter Olympics: Five Keys to Sunday’s Canada Vs USA Gold Medal Game
Posted: 27th February 2010 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
The rematch everyone has been waiting for will indeed be taking place this Sunday at 12 Pacific and three Eastern Time. Both the USA and Canada won their semifinal games setting up the rematch that will pit the two teams against each other for the first time since the US shocked Canada 5-3 a week ago.
The game will feature a rematch of the 2002 Gold Medal Game in Salt Lake ...
Winter Olympics: Ice Dancing Before USA vs. Canda Ice Hockey, Come Again, NBC?
Posted: 20th February 2010 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics so far has been poor to say the least. It has been even worse for men's ice hockey. Instead of showing some of the premier games that have been played so far, most of the men's hockey has been played on channels like the USA network and MSNBC.
Team USA is slated to play Team Canada on Sunday, in what will be the biggest ...
2010 Winter Olympics: Boston Bruins Looking to Make Impact in Vancouver
Posted: 16th February 2010 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
The Boston Bruins sent six players to the Winter Olympics this year in Vancouver. Zdeno Chara, Miroslav Satan, David Krecji, Marco Sturm, Tim Thomas, and Patrice Bergeron will all be representing their home countries in the best hockey tournament in the world.
Both Zdeno Chara and Marco Sturm will be captaining their respective countries while Slovakia is the lone country to have two Bruins players, Zdeno Chara and Miroslav Satan.
I'm sure ...
Bruins-Flyers: Duel at Fenway is a Winter Classic for the Ages
Posted: 2nd January 2010 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
I'm still trying to stop my heart from beating out of my chest right now.
Yesterday, the Boston Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in OT in the third annual Winter Classic.
The game, which has become an annual event since the first game was played between the Penguins and Sabres two years ago in Buffalo, has been the marquee event on the NHL Schedule.
The buzz that was surrounding the game was unbelievable. ...
The New Year is almost upon us again, and like most people, the Boston Bruins have some New Year's resolutions they hope to try out. Most people usually decide that they are going to go to the gym and try to lose all that weight they put on during the holiday season. Well, they will go for about two weeks and then decide to quit and try again next year.
The ...
Fred Taylor Could Be Key in Helping the New England Patriots Defeat the Jaugars
Posted: 26th December 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NFL
Well the holiday season is just about over and you know what that means, the NFL playoffs are right around the corner and like most of this decade the Patriots are gearing up for the push to the finish line.
As the Pats prepare for this weekends game against the Jacksonville Jaguars there are plenty of questions swirling around. The usual ones that have gone on for most of the year. ...
If The Boston Bruins Want to Become Elite Again The Power Play Must Improve
Posted: 15th December 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
We are now through the first 32 games of the season, or about 39 percent. The Boston Bruins currently sit in second place in the Northeast Division, four points behind the Buffalo Sabres, and are fifth in the Eastern Conference.
So far the season hasn't exactlyábeen what Bruins fans expected. After finishing with the second most points last year (just one point behind the San Jose Sharks for the most in ...
Are the NHL’s Long-Term Deals Fair or Just Sneaky?
Posted: 10th December 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NHL
The National Hockey League has the lowest salary cap in all of the four major sports. Right now the cap is $56.8 million.
The heads of the NHL say this is good since it creates parity in the league by not allowing any team to have all the great players while other teams struggle to bring in anybody.
Basically, there are no teams like the New York Yankees in hockey.
Well, teams have ...
Attention, All, the Sky Is Not Falling on the New England Patriots
Posted: 10th December 2009 by Ryan Pickard in NFL
I went on espn.com today, and what did I see?
The usual.
Every single AFC East article talks about how the Patriots dynasty is over, and how they are not the beast of the east as they were earlier in the decade.
Is this talk really going on?
Just two years ago the Pats completed the second perfect regular season in NFL history, and came up just one game short of perfection in the ...