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 commentFinally, after many months of banging our heads against the wall out of utter frustration, the NHL has returned. And, during an opening weekend that included 19 games, there were a lot of good, bad and interesting occurrences across the … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Cory Schneider, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Hockey, Jaromir Jagr, Los Angeles Kings, Manti Te'o, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Teemu Selanne, Zach Parise | Leave a commentBack in June, we were talking about the Los Angeles Kings and their impressive run to the Stanley Cup, upending teams that had a better regular season and had home field advantage at every level along the way. When we … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Los Angeles Kings, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rick Nash, Ryan Suter, Shane Doan, Vancouver Canucks, Zach Parise | Leave a commentLast, but certainly not least, let’s take a look at the moves in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. In 2011-2012, four of the five clubs were in the postseason, but each certainly has holes to fill before October. … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Atlantic Division, Free Agency, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins | Leave a commentWhile there is some debate on whether or not Sidney Crosby is still the best player in the NHL thanks to injuries over the past several years. It’s hard to get a true feel for his statistical output with the … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby | Leave a commentThe NHL draft, as I mentioned a couple days ago, is at it’s most interesting when there is a lot of dealing done outside of the selection process. Four teams made some big moves this weekend as the draft was … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Carolina Hurricanes, James Van Riemsdyk, Jodan Staal, Luck Schenn, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs | Leave a commentFriday’s Results Philadelphia Flyers 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (PHI leads the series, 3-2) Detroit Red Wings 1, Nashville Predators 2 (NSH wins the series, 4-1) Those Who Shined 1. Marc-Andre Fleury, Goaltender, Pittsburgh Penguins Criticize Fleury all you want for … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged David Legwand, Marc-Andre Fleury, Nashville Predators, NHL, Pekka Rinne, Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup | Leave a commentWednesday’s Results New York Rangers 2, Ottawa Senators 3 OT (Series TIED, 2-2) Pittsburgh Penguins 10, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (PHI leads series, 3-1) Vancouver Canucks 3, Los Angeles Kings 1 (LA leads series, 3-1) Those Who Shined 1. Jordan Staal, … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Cory Schneider, Jordan Staal, Kyle Turris, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup, Vancouver Canucks | Leave a commentThe NHL is pressed with two great questions, whose resolution may be at odds with one another. The first question is “how can we attract more viewers?”. The NHL, like any national or multinational league needs to draw television viewers … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins | 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 comment