Saturday’s Three Stars: OT thrillers for Caps, Sens and Blackhawks; brawl...
(Lance Crabtree, Chris Ferara, Vince Ferara and Ryan Thomas pose together before Game Two of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup...
View ArticleCarl Hagelin, Matt Carkner and Andrew Shaw all have hearings for hits; guess...
Hopefully, Brendan Shanahan and the Department of Player Safety had a nice morning with loved ones. Perhaps a hearty breakfast, a chance to read the paper, maybe a healthy jog. Because it's going to be...
View ArticleFlyers’ Game 3 giveaway inspired by Hartnell, Hulk Hogan Penguins fan exchange
Pretty much every playoff team gives away something to fans before each game whether it's a towel or a t-shirt. The Philadelphia Flyers are once again getting creative with their fan playoff giveaway....
View ArticleJohan Franzen buzzer-beater overturned after clock just expires (VIDEO)
The number of goals and non-goals coming with mere tenths of seconds remaining in games and periods this season has been crazy. From the coulombs controversy in Los Angeles that cost Columbus a point...
View ArticlePass or Fail: Canuck fans give ‘Somebody I Used to Know’ the playoff parody...
Gotye's kind of a big deal right now. Over the past three days, "Somebody I Used to Know" has landed on Glee, American Idol, and SNL. Basically, if you haven't heard it, it probably means you're...
View ArticlePenguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury’s bouncing puck misplay leads to Flyers’...
In fairness to Marc-Andre Fleury, the puck is made of rubber. And we hear the ice can be slippery. After the Pittsburgh Penguins took a 1-0 lead in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal, the...
View ArticleCory Schneider gets start in Game 3 as Canucks’ coach Vigneault shakes up team
The last time Roberto Luongo was pulled for Cory Schneider, the Canucks rallied from down 2 to beat the Anaheim Ducks. Coach Alain Vigneault is clearly hoping for a reprise of this instance, albeit on...
View ArticleFlyers beat Penguins in brutal, nasty Game 3 grudge match; go up 3-0
There are more questions right now for the Pittsburgh Penguins than they have answers for. What happened to Marc-Andre Fleury's game? Where has the defense gone? How is the NHL's most loaded team and...
View ArticleRangers’ Carl Hagelin suspended 3 games for Alfredsson head shot; fair or too...
For all the naysayers asking for Brendan Shahanan and the Dept. of Player Safety to sack up and make a statement as the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs reach new levels of brutality every night, here you go:...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Flyers unleash Hulk Hogan, ‘Flyer Mania’ on humbled Penguins...
The odd connection between the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers and Hulk Hogan was forged during the April 1 line brawl between the teams in Pittsburgh. Cy Clark, a Penguins fan who attends...
View ArticleSenators’ Matt Carkner suspended 1 game for attack on Brian Boyle, defending...
In Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Final series, Matt Carkner of the Ottawa Senators skated over and pummeled Brian Boyle of the New York Rangers early in the first period, repeatedly punching an...
View ArticleSidney Crosby gets testy after Flyers win: ‘I don’t like any guy on their team’
The genesis for Sidney Crosby's fight with Claude Giroux in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal was when the Pittsburgh Penguins captain pushed away Philadelphia Flyers forward Jakub...
View ArticleSunday’s Three Stars: Quick, Rinne shine; Kings, Flyers go up 3-0
No. 1 Star: Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings Quick stopped everything he faced as the Kings shutout the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 to take a 3-0 series lead. Outstanding again, Quick made 41 saves for his...
View ArticleFlorida Panthers build beer memorial for dedicated fan that died of cancer
Ron Schmidt was 52 when he succumbed to a prolonged battle with brain cancer on Feb. 16. A dedicated husband and father of three, he was a hockey fan whose son Randy played goalie for the Florida JR....
View ArticleWhat We Learned: Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and the problem with...
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team....
View ArticleBrendan Shanahan considered Shea Weber suspension, explains controversial...
Brendan Shanahan has become the most controversial figure of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, to the point where some pundits and fans have accused the Department of Player Safety of everything from...
View ArticleAfter Daniel Alfredsson confirms concussion, Senators coach confirms he could...
One of the primary reasons Carl Hagelin of the New York Rangers was given a 3-game suspension by the NHL for his Game 2 elbow to the head of Daniel Alfredsson was because the Ottawa Senators captain...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Elliotte Friedman, Denis Potvin and NHL’s...
It's a Monday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Stars: Elliotte Friedman of CBC Sports talks about Sidney...
View ArticlePittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers: Experience all the violent...
We covered almost all of these incidents in our post on the Philadelphia Flyers' Game 3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, but this compendium of hits, fights and cheap shots from alander94 on...
View ArticleTim Thomas will be trolled by Obama mask, White House sign toting Capitals fans
As the Boston Bruins head to D.C. for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Monday night, the inevitable (and predictable) has occurred: Goalie Tim Thomas' decision not to attend a White...
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