How They Got Here St. Louis – The Blues continued their shockingly successful season with a relatively easy first round victory over the Sharks. San Jose took game one in that series before St. Louis reeled off four consecutive wins to … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Anze Kopitar, Brian Elliott, Hockey, Jaroslav Halak, Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, St. Louis Blues, Stanley Cup | Leave a commentWhat an interesting first round series we have on our hands between the second and seventh seeded teams in the Western Conference. The St. Louis Blues (49-22-11) come into the matchup as perhaps the biggest surprise in the NHL this … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Brian Elliott, Hockey, Jaroslav Halak, NHL, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Stanley Cup | Leave a commentI think I am a pretty decent hockey fan. I mean, I write here at Ice Insiders 4 or 5 times a week. I have a passing interest, you know? I have looked at the standings fairly regularly, I check … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Henning | Tagged Brian Elliott, David Backes, Jamie Langenbrunner, Jaroslav Halak, Jason Arnott, Saint Louis Blues, TJ Oshie | Leave a commentGame of the Night Colorado Avalanche (40-30-5) vs. Phoenix Coyotes (36-26-12) Thursday night is loaded with intriguing NHL matchups, but perhaps none are more important to the playoff standings than this battle of the 7th and 9th seeds in the … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Daily Previews, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Brian Elliott, Colorado Avalanche, Hockey, Jaroslav Halak, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Mike Smith, NHL, Phoenix Coyotes, Semyon Varlamov, Shane Doan, St. Louis Blues | Leave a commentGame of the Night St. Louis Blues (30-13-7) at Nashville Predators (31-17-4) Two of the hottest teams in the NHL are set to square off for the fourth time this season, in what is quickly becoming a very competitive Central … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Daily Previews, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Brian Elliott, Hockey, Jaroslav Halak, Nashville Predators, NHL, Pekka Rinne, Ryan Suter, Shea Weber, St. Louis Blues | Leave a commentGame to Watch St. Louis Blues (29-12-6) at Detroit Red Wings (32-15-1) C’mon folks, was there any other option for tonight? The Red Wings are in hot pursuit of the league record for consecutive home victories and have no plans … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Daily Previews, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Brian Elliott, Detroit Red Wings, Hockey, Jaroslav Halak, Joe Louis Arena, NHL, Pavel Datsyuk, St. Louis Blues | Leave a commentOnly the battle at the Xcel Energy Center went down to the wire on Wednesday night. Despite blowing a two-goal advantage, the Blackhawks topped Minnesota on a Patrick Kane shootout goal, 4-3. Ray Emery recorded the victory in net for … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Daily Previews, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Antti Niemi, Brad Richards, Brian Elliott, Claude Giroux, Colorado Avalanche, Gabriel Landeskog, Henrik Lundqvist, Jaroslav Halak, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Semyon Varlamov, St. Louis Blues | Leave a comment