Are Vancouver’s Daniel and Henrik Sedin playoff duds?
With the Vancouver Canucks struggling to solve Pekka Rinne and the Nashville Predators in the Western Conference semifinals, the spotlight of shame has fallen on Daniel and Henrik Sedin for their...
View ArticleLightning push Capitals to brink with third-period rally
In 24 hours, the Washington Capitals' season could be over because of 24 seconds of Game 3. That's how long it took for the Tampa Bay Lightning to erase a 3-2 lead the Capitals built through two...
View ArticleTuesday’s Three Stars: Kesler dominates Preds; Tampa up 3-0
No. 1 Star: Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canucks An eventful night for the Canucks forward in their 3-2 overtime win in Game 3 against the Nashville Predators. He scored his first goal of the playoffs in...
View ArticlePass or Fail: Canucks’ Carrie Underwood playoff anthem spoof
"American Idol" country vixen Carrie Underwood — the real one, not just the hilarious cardboard cutout behind the bench — made her Stanley Cup Playoff semifinals debut last night during Game 3 of the...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s salute to awesome Beer League teams, Vol. 1
Earlier this week, we told you about the Hat Trick Swayzes, a Beer League team from Maryland with a simply tremendous moniker and logo. We also asked for some of your favorite rec hockey team names and...
View ArticleHow Joe Thornton, defensive juggernaut, is frustrating Red Wings
San Jose Sharks captain Joe Thornton's name doesn't exactly spring to mind when discussing the NHL's best defensive forwards; which is understandable, because all the admirable qualities of Thornton's...
View ArticleListen To Puck Daddy Radio for Ken Daniels, playoff debates
It's a Wednesday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Detroit Red Wings announcer Ken Daniels joins us to talk about Game 3 between...
View ArticleVideo: Bruins fan pulls ultimate prank on Habs fan boss
To the victor goes the opportunity to rub success in the loser's face, and it was an opportunity Kelly Park wasn't going to pass up. Park, a web developer at outdoor clothing company Ibex and a Boston...
View ArticlePuck Daddy NHL Playoff and Rumors Live Chat
Can the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings rally from their deficits? Can the Washington Capitals survive to play another day? Please join us beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT today for our...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Boudreau’s future with Caps; Sharks bank heist
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. • It's easy to be...
View ArticleBruins’ faulty power play leads to free Powerade for baseball fans
We're big fans of wacky minor league promotions, so that's why we were happy to hear that New England-area baseball fans can take advantage of the current woes of the Boston Bruins' power play. The...
View ArticlePuck Previews: 6 players to watch in Wednesday night’s NHL playoff games
There are three huge Stanley Cup Playoff games on Wednesday night, which you should definitely check out during commercials of "Die Hard" on AMC. Here are six players on whom to focus your attention:...
View ArticleDespite the hype, Capitals’ season ends in humbling sweep
In sweeping the Washington Capitals out of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 5-3 victory on Wednesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning were everything the Capitals are not. They had stars that played...
View ArticleVideo: After tough call, Sharks’ Setoguchi ends Game 3 vs. Wings
Things were going pretty well for San Jose Sharks winger Devin Setoguchi in Game 3 at the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. After failing to score a goal in seven of eight playoff games, he tallied...
View ArticleWednesday’s Three Stars: Sharks, Bruins go 3-0; Bolts advance
No. 1 Star: Devin Setoguchi, San Jose Sharks Maybe it's a Game 3 thing. The last goal Setoguchi scored before his hat trick against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night was in Game 3 against the...
View ArticleVideo: Mr. Cameraman, welcome to Smashville
Hazard pay. That's what this cameraman filming the Nashville Predators' entrance for Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals should request if his taskmasters want him to stand in front of a smoke...
View ArticleFor the Flyers, goaltending woes are symptom but not sickness
Blaming goaltending for undermining the Philadelphia Flyers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs is as much as Philly sports cliché as throwing snowballs at Santa. It's going to happen every postseason that...
View ArticleEulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 Washington Capitals
(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 ArticleListen To Puck Daddy Radio for end of Caps, Sharks’ Cup run
It's a Thursday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Bret Hedican hops on to tell us why the San Jose Sharks have dominated the...
View ArticleCapitals GM: ‘Expects’ Boudreau to be back; Leonsis apologizes
Our thoughts on coach Bruce Boudreau's future were expressed after the Washington Capitals were swept by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night — it's time for a change. There are two guys that...
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