Archive | May, 2011
Horton Becomes a Hometown Hero
When you think of legendary Boston Bruins, the names’ Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito and Cam Neely immediately come to mind. Come seasons end, you might just see Nathan Horton’s name added to the list. After toiling in relative anonymity in Florida for 6 seasons, Horton’s quickly made a name for himself in Beantown in his [...]
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Finding a Way to Elevate: Teddy Purcell
26. May 2011
Every year there are players who breakout in the playoffs and then follow that up with strong regular seasons. This season we watched players like Andrew Ladd, Dustin Byfuglien, Joe Pavelski, Ville Leino amongst others elevate their game. This daily snippet will point out that player in an attempt to find some sleepers for next year prior to the [...]
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Canucks Feature Long List Of Conn Smythe Contenders
25. May 2011
It’s amazing how history repeats itself. The Canucks are going back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1994, after Kevin Bieksa’s dramatic goal in double overtime sealed victory for Vancouver in 5 games over San Jose in the Western Conference Final. Amazingly, their berth in this year’s Final comes exactly 17 [...]
Continue reading...Evaluating Christopher Higgins Through History
24. May 2011
The curious case of Christopher Higgins was exactly that: curious. Coming into this season, the Long Island native signed a one-year deal worth $1.6 million with the Florida Panthers essentially offering the former first round pick a one-last-chance deal. Perhaps the deal could be defined as more lucrative than one-last-chance as those usually go for [...]
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31. May 2011
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