Video: Canucks advance to Stanley Cup Finals on surreal 2OT goal
Sharks forward Joe Pavelski thought it was out of play. Goalie Antti Niemi had no idea of its location. Not even the refs were sure where it went. Defenseman Kevin Bieksa of the Vancouver Canucks was...
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Tuesday’s Three Stars: Vancouver Canucks, Cup Finals bound
No. 1 Star: Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks Luongo's 54-save performance backstopped the Canucks to the Stanley Cup Finals, as they won Game 5 in double-OT over the San Jose Sharks, 3-2, to win the...
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Another lapse, elimination for Sharks; what changes for next year?
The San Jose Sharks exhibited heart, intensity and competence in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Problem is that one inevitably wonders where the hell they were in the previous games that led...
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Las Vegas Wranglers promote final hockey game on Earth
If you're reading this, congratulations: You've survived the much-hyped Rapture from last Saturday. Either that or we've all been left behind. Harold Camping, the 89-year-old evangelist/kook who was a...
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Vancouver Canucks fan celebrations after Game 5 win: Like the end of...
(And he's still never been to a Capitals game …) One of the most memorable things about being in Vancouver for Canada's gold medal victory over the U.S. in 2010 Olympic hockey was the celebration. It...
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Lightning face playoff desperation, power-play issues in Game 6
The most oft-quoted stat for the Tampa Bay Lightning heading into Wednesday night's Game 6 against the Boston Bruins: 6-0. That's starter Dwayne Roloson's record in elimination games during his NHL...
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Listen To Puck Daddy Radio for Gino Odjick, Bolts/Bruins preview
It's a Tuesday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Gino Odjick, a.k.a. "The Algonquin Assassin," joins us to talk about the...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s Hockey Rumors/Playoffs Live Chat!
Today's topics include: Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 - who wins? The Conn Smythe Watch; who is your favorite? And stanchions: Vital parts of the arena or the devil's partitions....
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Lightning coach ‘very, very aware’ of ref Furlatt’s...
In their regular-season finale against the Carolina Hurricanes and in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Tampa Bay Lightning needed to kill a combined...
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Puck Headlines: Thrashers/Winnipeg deal done? NHL talks Seattle
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. • That is what you think...
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Kyle Okposo commits to Islanders for 5 years; new captain?
New York Islanders GM Garth Snow appears to have a thing for chronological symbolism. Please recall earlier this month when the Islanders announced a $400 million plan to construct a new arena and then...
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Lightning dye water blue, spare us Boston tea party obviousness
When the Boston Bruins faced the Philadelphia Flyers in the conference semifinals, Philly team employees engaged in a painfully trite "Boston Tea Party" spoof on the Delaware River. So we should...
View ArticleVideo: Steve Downie seals Game 6 win with kiss to Ference
The Tampa Bay Lightning forced a Game 7 against the Boston Bruins with a defiant 5-4 victory on Wednesday night. Steve Downie played a big role in that Game 6 win, assisting on a Teddy Purcell...
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Wednesday’s Three Stars: St. Louis, Purcell help Bolts force Game 7
No. 1 Star: Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning The diminutive forward was the motor in Tampa's 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins to force a Game 7 Friday night. St. Louis scored twice and set up...
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Pass or Fail: Canucks fans ‘Lazy Song’ Stanley Cup anthem
As previously noted on this very blog, the Vancouver Canucks' Stanley Cup Run of 2011 has inspired a remarkable number of playoff anthems — of varying degrees of success. This one, we think you'll...
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Holy mackerel: Sabres’ Rick Jeanneret will work reduced schedule
Every local NHL fan has his or her favorite play-by-play announcer, either on TV or radio. Some may even have a guy who can be rightfully called "The Voice of (Insert Team Here)," which will get very...
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Bruins, Lightning coaches spar over working the refs
Prior to Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Tampa Bay Lightning Coach Guy Boucher was asked (though his name wasn't mentioned) about referee Eric Furlatt, whose last four games involving the...
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Eulogy: Remembering the 2010-11 San Jose Sharks
(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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Listen to Puck Daddy Radio for Bruins/Lightning, rating playoffs
It's a Thursday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Special Guest Star: Joe Haggerty of CSNNE talks Boston Bruins hockey in preparation for Game 7. •...
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Summer of puck? 2011 Stanley Cup Finals could run until June 15
During Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, Doc Emrick mentioned that the Stanley Cup Finals would begin on Monday (Memorial Day in the U.S.) if the Boston Bruins closed out the series in six or...
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