Alexander Monaghan runs both NHLHotStove.com and Daily Faceoff. In fairness to both audiences, this short piece will run cross-promotionally. Stay tuned for additional coverage on the Stanley Cup Finals from both excellent writing staffs. Tonight, the Boston Bruins hoisted the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1972, turning Beantown back into a hockeytown. Bostonians [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Eastern Conference, much like the Western Conference, displayed a few entertaining battles. Unlike the wild wild west, three of the four series went to seven games with only my hometown New York Rangers taking a bow in less. Last night we saw both the Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins eliminated even though they were [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 18, 2010
Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks finally beat the Edmonton Oilers the way they know they could, via blowout. Toews would score three followed by Patrick Sharp and Bryan Bickell en route to a 5-0 win over the Oilers. In addition, Marty Turco shutout the opposition and got his first as a Blackhawk while Nikolai [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 16, 2010
After Martin Brodeur returned from a elbow bruise and led the New Jersey Devils to a win, the team looked to build their first winning streak. Apparently they will need to wait a bit longer as Tim Thomas and the Boston Bruins handed the Devils yet another loss, beating them 3-0. Blake Wheeler, Michael Ryder [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 11, 2010
When you looked at the two starting goalies when the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Boston Bruins, it became an automatic goalie dual. Brent Johnson entered the game with a 6-1-1 record and 1.62 GAA while Tim Thomas entered with a 7-0-0 record and 1.04 GAA– impressive to say the least. However, the 7-4 drubbing handed [...]
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