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Flyers prevail through the goalie fails, force Game 7
The Philadelphia Flyers started a postseason hero in goal, who gave up three goals on eight shots in 19:48 and was pulled. They brought back their all-star defenseman and attitudinal guide Chris...
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Update: Schneider starts, Luongo sits; Schneider hurt, Luongo back
CHICAGO -- When Cory Schneider led the Vancouver Canucks onto the ice before Game 6 at the United Center on Sunday night, it was the first sign that something was amiss with Roberto Luongo. Any...
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Predators boldly go where they’ve never gone before: Round 2
It took Barry Trotz, the only coach in Nashville Predators history, exactly 984 regular season games, 34 playoff games and more time spent on the hot seat than a lifeguard. It took David Legwand,...
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Blackhawks’ rally, torment of Roberto Luongo goes to Game 7
The first shot from the point stunned Roberto Luongo, bouncing off his blocker to the slot and sending him belly-first to the ice. The rebound shot came from the previously anonymous Ben Smith of the...
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Buffalo News: Kaleta trash-talked Hartnell, Briere on divorces
Patrick Kaleta of the Buffalo Sabres is a pest, and a damn good one. The best ones combine physical abuse with serving as an insult comic on skates, cutting down their opponents with fists, sticks and...
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Sunday’s Three Stars: Preds advance; OT thrills for Flyers, Hawks
No. 1 Star: Nick Spaling, Nashville Predators The Predators' center followed his 2-assist Game 5 with a 2-goal Game 6, including the game-winner in the third period, as Nashville defeated the Anaheim...
View ArticleVideo: The worst San Jose Sharks rap song we’ve ever heard
The Lonely Island's "We Like Sports" is an intentionally terrible song about two geeks awkwardly professing their love of sports fandom. It also serves as the source material for "We Like Sharks," an...
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What We Learned: Vigneault and his Roberto Luongo problem
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...
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Eulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 New York Rangers
(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...
View ArticleNo suspension for Flyers’ Mike Richards, despite Sabres outrage
Buffalo Sabres Coach Lindy Ruff wanted the NHL to take a look at this Mike Richards boarding minor that knocked Tim Connolly out of their series with the Philadelphia Flyers (at least according to...
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Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for Mike Bossy, Luongo debate
It's a Monday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Hockey Hall of Famer and New York Islanders great Mike Bossy talks NHL playoffs...
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NHL Norris Trophy Finalists: Chara vs. Lidstrom vs. Weber
The Norris Trophy means different things to different people. For some, offensive achievement by a defenseman is essential; others discount it. For some, a gaudy plus/minus is an indication of...
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Puck Headlines: Sharks/Kings previews; Luongo song parody
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. • Decimated by injuries, the...
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Eulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 Anaheim Ducks
(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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Have the Tampa Bay Lightning rattled Marc-Andre Fleury?
After one has witnessed what the Blackhawks have done to Roberto Luongo's confidence, the notion that the Tampa Bay Lightning have somehow fractured the will of Marc-Andre Fleury seems a little flimsy....
View ArticleFight Video: Finland, Russia and Artyukhin the punchy ‘stud’
We've always been fond of Evgeny Artyukhin. Not because he's an outstanding player -- he's the size of a Panzer tank but has never been able to crack 20 points in an NHL season -- but because he's a...
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Luongo to start Game 7 for Canucks; Bickell out for Blackhawks
Two big bits of news ahead of Game 7 between the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. First, Coach Alain Vigneault said he told Roberto Luongo he would get the start. Which means...
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Niemi vs. Quick: Will San Jose eliminate the Kings in six?
Antti Niemi lasted nine minutes in the San Jose Sharks' Game 5 loss. Think about that: It probably took you longer to get through the supermarket checkout line than Niemi lasted in Game 5. And you got...
View ArticleVideo: Chris Conner’s penalty shot gaffe for Penguins in Game 6
The Tampa Bay Lightning forced a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-2 victory on Monday night. Several things went wrong for Pittsburgh in the...
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Joe Thornton, playoff hero? Sharks win Game 6, eliminate Kings
It's become customary, on nights when Stanley Cup Playoff games go to overtime, for puckheads to predict which players will score game-winning goals for each team. Were one to tabulate those picks for...
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