Illustrated guide to 2012 Stanley Cup Playoff first round and all its nuttiness
The first round of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs was unpredictable, chaotic and memorable ... and that was just the Penguins/Flyers series! Game Sevens, suspensions, upsets and a few performances that...
View ArticleAlex Ovechkin serenaded by NY Rangers fans with ‘Ovi Sucks’ chants at...
In their first round victory over the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers fans started a new chant at MSG: Beginning a countdown at the 11:11 mark and then screaming "Alfie Sucks!" at 11 minutes left in...
View ArticleBlues’ Alex Pietrangelo leaves Game 1 after being boarded by Dwight King (VIDEO)
Late in the second period of Saturday night's Game 1 between the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues the Western Conference's No. 2 seed saw their stud blueliner leave the game after this boarding...
View ArticleSaturday’s Three Stars: Kreider powers Rangers; Quick comes up big again
No. 1 Star: Chris Kreider, New York Rangers The rookie forward wore the Rangers' Broadway Hat after the game for his big performance during their 3-1 Game 1 victory over the Washington Capitals. Six...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Flyers (5) vs. New Jersey Devils (6): 10 things to know about...
The No. 5 seed Philadelphia Flyers and the No. 6 seed New Jersey Devils will clash in the Eastern Conference semifinals beginning Sunday afternoon in Philly. Here are 10 items for your consideration...
View ArticleRebuilding NHL teams vs. the endowment effect
After a third straight season outside of the playoffs, even the most faithful Flames fans in Calgary are starting to ask the same question pundits and others outside of the city have been asking for...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Flyers ‘mark their territory’ with latest playoff t-shirt giveaway
The Philadelphia Flyers have been killing it with their t-shirt giveaways this postseason. First there was Scott Hartnell in Hulk Hogan mode. Then there was the "We don't like you either" t-shirt that...
View ArticleWatch top 25 bloopers of 2011-12 NHL season, pretty much every other gaffe...
"SportsCentre" on TSN has counted down the Top 25 bloopers of 2011-12, sometimes offering multiple highlights under the same heading. This is pretty much every embarrassing moment of the regular season...
View ArticleWill Alex Pietrangelo miss Game 2 for St. Louis Blues after King boarding?
The Los Angeles Kings' Game 1 victory over the St. Louis Blues produced what could be one of the most significant injuries of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Alex Pietrangelo, the Blues' top defenseman...
View ArticleJersey Fouls Extra: Flyers fan reminds you that Wayne Simmonds is ‘The Black...
Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, email a photo to us at...
View ArticleDanny Briere scores OT game winner after getting one waved off vs. Devils...
Danny Briere thought he had won Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New Jersey Devils before he actually did win it. Briere had a goal waived off after he kicked it past Marty...
View ArticleKeith Jones of NBC rips Alex Radulov to shreds during Coyotes vs. Predators...
Round of applause for Keith Jones of NBC Sports Network, please. This evisceration of Alex Radulov's performance in Games 1 and 2 for the Nashville Predators against the Phoenix Coyotes in the Western...
View ArticleSunday’s Three Stars: Briere leads Flyers to OT win; Preds down 0-2 to Coyotes
No. 1 Star: Danny Briere, Philadelphia Flyers Briere's breakaway goal in the second period tied the New Jersey Devils, 1-1; his overtime goal at 4:36 — after getting a goal called back for kicking it...
View ArticleJaromir Jagr is a superhero that protects the elderly in latest commercial...
Look! Up in the sky! It's a (former) Penguins! It's a plane! It's … probably flying to Atlantic City for the evening. It's Jaromir Jagr, protecting old ladies dumb enough to bring their late night...
View ArticleWhat We Learned: Who says Stanley Cup Playoff hockey has to be boring?
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 ArticleScott Hartnell’s stick invades interview and other awkward Pierre McGuire...
As we've noted before, no player in the NHL has had a more dramatic change in reputation than Scott Hartnell this season for non-Philadelphia Flyers fans. What once was an agitating nudge with goofy...
View ArticleJack Adams Finalists: Ken Hitchcock vs. Paul MacLean vs. John Tortorella
Ken Hitchcock of the St. Louis Blues, Paul MacLean of the Ottawa Senators and John Tortorella of the New York Rangers are the three finalists for the 2011-12 Jack Adams Award. The award is voted on by...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Inside the LA Kings, Jack Adams finalists, playoff...
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: Rich Hammond of LA Kings Insider joins us to ......
View ArticleAlex Pietrangelo’s Game 2 status: Blues coach says watch the warmups
After being shoved from behind late in the second period of Game 1 by Dwight King of the Los Angeles Kings and missing the entire third period of a 3-1 loss, St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo...
View ArticleWhat it means to be a New York Rangers fan (VIDEO)
Obviously, as a New Jersey Devils fan, I feel the following video pays way too much attention to that blip on the pop culture radar known as the 1994 New York Rangers' Stanley Cup championship. Like,...
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