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As the Blackhawks were running up the score in a 7-4 victory in Game 5, parallels between the 2010 Stanley Cup Final and last season's memorable seven-game series became increasingly evident—and that just might be the inspiration the Flyers need to pull off another stunning comeback. Chicago scored in bunches during a five-minute stretch of the first period and forced starter Michael Leighton to the bench after he unravelled for the ...

In the middle of the Stanley Cup Finals, I looked at a few front-runners for the Conn Smythe Trophy. At that time (after three games), I listed Antti Niemi as the top choice, followed by a handful of players from both teams, including Chris Pronger, Jonathan Toews, and Marian Hossa. Then, Game Five happened. Now we're looking at a championship round in which one goalie has a goals against average in the ...

Let’s face it folks, as good as the Philadelphia Flyers netminder Michael Leighton has been thus far in the playoffs (second overall in save percentage, .918, first overall in goals against average, 2.34 and first overall in shutouts with three), he has struggled mighily against the Blackhawks.   Collectively, Leighton has struggled throughout the Stanley Cup Finals, psoting some very disturbing numbers of 4.02 goals against average and pathetic .867 save percentage, ...

The Sharks have 20 players whose contracts expire, including some minor leaguers with NHL experience and a dozen who played significant roles for San Jose this season. Many will earn more than the contracts they had, so it will be nearly impossible to re-sign all of them. Do you think Doug Wilson will take this opportunity to change the makeup of the team, or consider will he consider this season ...

The internet is awash with overzealous fans and writers who all seem to have the perfect solution to the Pens woes. So my question to all of these pundits is: what exactly was the Penguins problem last season? Lack of a scoring line winger? Fans have been screaming over the last three years for a winger with decent scoring touch to grace Crosby and Malkins’ respective lines. Of last season’s top 4: Guerin ...

I have to admit, I hadn’t watched a lot of hockey prior to watching the first five games of the Stanley Cup Finals involving the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers.  Being a big Chicago Bears fan and writer, I thought that it would be nice to follow one of the other teams in Chicago and cheer them on to a championship but I got a lot more than I expected ...

  In a salary cap world, it’s pretty much impossible to keep a team together for more than a year. The Penguins early exit of the playoffs has put pressure on the administration to get a team together to win another cup, and another, and another. Let’s take a look at the players with contracts up. UFA: ·         Sergei Gonchar (at 35 made $5.5 million in 2010) ·         Bill ...

    Original posting at Resurfacing the Ice There have been many complaints regarding the CHL’s rule of not allowing 16-year-old imports to play in their league. The annual import draft allows CHL teams to have up to two foreign players on their roster, assuming they are at least 17 years old. Well, the Saint John Sea Dogs are not complaining anymore, as with the first pick in 2009 CHL Import Draft, the Sea ...

Last night's Chicago Blackhawks—Philadelphia Flyers game may have been the most exciting Hockey game I have seen in years.  The Blackhawks started out strong and held a 3-0 lead after the first period.  After that point the two Stanley Cup hopefuls traded off goals for the rest of the game until it ended in a 7-4 victory. The night was highlighted with incredible blocks by both goalies, as well as amazing shots ...

The Stanley Cup finals are still running, yet the rumor mill is going off the charts.  Here is my opinion on some of the latest rumors from around the NHL.   According to multiple sources, the New Jersey Devils have narrowed their coaching options down to two, John MacLean and Michel Therrien. My take: Personally I would like to see John MacLean become the next coach of the New ...