Video: Rangers fans mock Boudreau with ‘Can You Hear Us?’ chant
Lesson learned, Bruce Boudreau: Never tell a New Yorker they're not loud enough. Here's a sold-out Game 4 crowd at Madison Square Garden, asking the Washington Capitals coach "Can You Hear Us?!" after...
View ArticleFlyers coach on Mike Richards elbow: ‘I didn’t see any intent’
At the end of the second period in the Philadelphia Flyers' 1-0 Game 4 loss at the Buffalo Sabres, Mike Richards was battling for the puck near the Sabres bench when Patrick Kaleta of the Sabres came...
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Wednesday’s Three Stars: Miller blanks Flyers; Caps, Pens go 3-1
No. 1 Star: Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres Two wins for the Sabres and Miller in their series with the Philadelphia Flyers and two 1-0 shutouts. Miller helped Buffalo tie the series at two with a 32-save...
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Gaborik on game-losing gaffe: ‘It’s one of those bad bounces’
In the second period of Wednesday night's Game 4 against the Washington Capitals, Marian Gaborik did exactly what New York Rangers fans want their highest-paid offensive player ($7.5 million base...
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Buffalo Sabres use playoff beards to honor late star Rick Martin
The beard Ryan Miller wore as the starting goalie for the U.S. Olympic hockey team in 2010 was a scraggly bit of facial foliage that made the goalie look like he had just finished kicking around a...
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Bourne Blog: Relocation sucks the fun right out of playoffs
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- What you just witnessed in Phoenix over the past week was essentially a full-on, back-alley mugging. And I'm not even talking about what the Detroit Red Wings did to the Coyotes on...
View ArticleVideo: Patrick Kaleta’s open door policy vs. Flyers is dastardly
The NHL will announce the Lady Byng Trophy finalists today, given annually to the player who exemplifies gentlemanly play. Patrick Kaleta of the Buffalo Sabres will not be one of them, but that was...
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Listen to Puck Daddy Radio for Colin Campbell talk, Andrew Peters
It's a Thursday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Former Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils forward Andrew Peters talks playoff...
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Which goalie bounces back best in Sharks vs. Kings Game 4?
When a goalie gets lit up and allows a few baby-soft goals like Antti Niemi did in Game 3 for the San Jose Sharks, the question needs to be asked. But despite Antero Niittymaki getting the win in that...
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Puck Headlines: Ruff calls Flyers ‘whiners’; Perry...
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Country music star Vince...
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Ilya Bryzgalov won’t play in Winnipeg because it has no parks
There was something off about Ilya Bryzgalov in the Phoenix Coyotes' first-round playoff sweep at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings. He posted a 4.36 GAA, an .879 save percentage, and looked somewhere...
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Lady Byng Trophy Finalists: Eriksson vs. Lidstrom vs. St. Louis
When Detroit Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk fought Corey Perry on Oct. 8, 2010, we wrote that he could "kiss that Lady Byng goodbye." Many of you probably assumed we were joking. And yet … The Lady Byng...
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Video: Never vow to eat a worm if you lose a hockey bet
Warning: If you are squeamish about seeing a disgraced hockey fan eating a worm on camera after losing a bet on a game-winning goal, you'll want to avoid hitting "play" here: "Drizzt1" is a Colorado...
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As Bruins face Game 4 vs. Habs, Lucic’s drought in spotlight
There were 29 players in the NHL this season who scored at least 30 goals. Seventeen of them have played in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Four of them have yet to score a goal: Steven Stamkos, Ryan...
View ArticleDucks’ Jarkko Ruutu gets latest 1-game suspension in playoffs
For those keeping score at home, this equals this equals this: That was Jarkko Ruutu of the Anaheim Ducks with a high hit on Martin Erat of the Nashville Predators, knocking him out of Game 4 and...
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Video: Andrew Ference celebrates by giving Habs fans the finger
In case you ever wondered about the amount of bad blood between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens in their Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series, defenseman Andrew Ference provided the...
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Five reactions to Canucks’ brutal Game 5 loss to Chicago
In Game 5 of their Western Conference series, the Chicago Blackhawks curb-stomped the Vancouver Canucks for the second straight game, 5-0, to cut their series deficit to 3-2. So what does it all mean?...
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Thursday’s Three Stars: Ryder knots Habs; Blackhawks blowout
No. 1 Star: Michael Ryder, Boston Bruins His first goal in Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens was critical: Matching the first goal of the game by Brent Sopel, just over 2 minutes into the second...
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Eulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 Phoenix Coyotes
(Ed. Note: As the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, we're bound to lose some friends along the journey. We've asked for these losers, gone but not forgotten, to be eulogized by the people who knew the...
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Carter likely out, Pronger maybe, Sabres vs. Flyers gets nasty
The series between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Buffalo Sabres looks different than when the teams last played in Philly. It's louder. It's nastier. It's more controversial. Hell, they're writing...
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