As part of my coverage of the NHL season, I’m going to begin providing a daily preview of the games across the league. Now, this won’t be a comprehensive guide to every game that is being played — I’ll leave … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Daily Previews, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Hockey, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby | Leave a commentThe first full week of NHL regular season hockey has finally come to a close, which means that it is time to evaluate where each team stands to this point. Naturally, we expect things to change rapidly over the first … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey, NHL, Power Rankings, San Jose Sharks | Leave a commentIt’s no secret that the Vancouver Canucks are looking to move Roberto Luongo. It’s equally unsurprising that the Chicago Blackhawks are interested, given their need for a top goalie and penchant for aging netminders. What is surprising is the name … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, Cory Schneider, Dave Bolland, Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks | Leave a commentAfter looking at arguably the worst division in the NHL, let’s set our eyes on the one that could be considered the best (minus Columbus, of course). Columbus Blue Jackets 2011-2012 By the Numbers: —–> 5th in the division, missed … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Central Division, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Free Agent, Jordin Tootoo, Nashville Predators, NHL, Nick Foligno, St. Louis Blues | Leave a commentThe series between the Predators and Coyotes has the Coyotes playing in their comfort zone and the Predators scuffling. There are a few potential factors to Nashville’s problems so far against Phoenix. Hopefully for Preds fans, they can sort some … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Henning | Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, Phoenix Coyotes | Leave a commentThe path to the second round is apparently through Corey Crawford’s 5 hole. For the second game in a row, the Coyotes and Blackhawks went to overtime. And for the second game in a row, the game ended on a … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, Corey Crawford, Mikkel Boedker, Phoenix Coyotes | Leave a commentEvery series this season has had a little bit of controversy, a little bit of intensity and a lot of drama. The Coyotes-Blackhawks game last night had all of those things. They won the game on Mikkel Boedker’s sharp angle … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, Marian Hossa, Mikkel Boedker, Phoenix Coyotes, Raffi Torres | Leave a commentWe are just a few days into the 2012 NHL postseason, but with the amount of news that has developed, I think it’s time to take a look at what has happened in each series. Current Series Standings #1 New … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey, Los Angeles Kings, Marc-Andre Fleury, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks | Leave a commentThis matchup pits two teams of shockingly different strengths. The Phoenix Coyotes (42-27-13) enter as the Pacific Division champion and third seed in the postseason because of their excellence on defense. They were amongst the league leaders in goals allowed … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey, Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa, Mike Smith, NHL, Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, Phoenix Coyotes, Stanley Cup | Leave a commentAs I have done at various points throughout the season, I thought I would take one last look at how the playoffs would look this year if the realignment plan proposed at the beginning of the year had gone through … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Henning | Tagged Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, NHL realignment, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Playoffs, Saint Louis Blues, San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals | Leave a comment