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Detroit Red Wings Week in Review
With 48 games played and the All-Star break coming later this week, the Detroit Red Wings (32-15-1), winners of six straight, stand on top in the NHL standings with 65 points. They are one point ahead of four teams that are tied for second, two of them being in the same division. It looks as [...]
Chiarelli, Bruins Ink David Krejci To 3-Year Contract Extension
A mere 48 hours after I wrote about the possibility of GM Peter Chiarelli and the Bruins perhaps making a play for Anaheim’s all-pro winger Bobby Ryan, the Boston front office boss effectively ended those chances. The reason being that the focal point of the rumored package to be heading to Anaheim was none other [...]
Should Predators Stick Toe in Bobby Ryan Pool, Or Would It Get Stomped?
After a flurry of great posts from Jeremy, Ryan, Seth, and James regarding potential packages to acquire Bobby Ryan, Dirk opened the morning continuing a great question raised by Willy Daunic last night on 102.5 The Game. The question is whether the Predators should pursue a star quality forward at all. Now, I’ve written several [...]
Bobby Ryan A Bruin? Is There A Blockbuster On The Horizon?
Losers of seven in a row and thirteen of their past fourteen, there is little doubt that the Anaheim Ducks are in a complete tailspin. Their current streak has left them with a 6-13-4 (16 Points) record and has left them in 14th place in the Western Conference, a mere one point ahead of the [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week in Review
After 19 games, the Detroit Red Wings are currently 11-7-2 with 19 points in the Central Division and trail the Chicago Blackhawks by only four points for first place; the Blackhawks have played two more games than the Red Wings. Goaltender Jimmy Howard has been the best player on the team so far this season [...]
Red Wings Close Out Road Trip with 4-2 Win Over Ducks
Despite a 27-minute power outage at the Honda Center, the Detroit Red Wings picked up where they left off as far as their offense was concerned. Brad Stuart provided a jolt as he notched his fifth career two-goal game as the Red Wings closed out their road trip with a 4-2 win over the Anaheim [...]
Season Predictions Part 2: Canucks Poised For A Repeat?
Hello again, and welcome to Part II of my 4-Part NHL season preview. In part I, I gave you all my Eastern Conference Predictions. In part 2, I will give you my predictions for the Western Conference. I will approach these predictions a bit differently than I did those for the Eastern Conference. Today, [...]
Predators Take a 3-2 Series Lead With an Amazing 4-3 OT Win
The Anaheim Ducks scored what will arguably be the prettiest goal of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Nashville Predators, however, scored the gritty goals, the heart goals to defeat the Anaheim Ducks in overtime 4-3. With this win, the Predators have now taken a 3-2 series lead for the first time [...]
A Time for Confidence
Nashville comes into today’s game having split their games in Anaheim. While they lost their last game 5 – 3, I’ve got to agree with Buddy over at PredsOnTheGlass in that the Predators should come home with a lot of confidence. They should be confident in their game plans. They feel that if they limit [...]
Predators Hand Ducks a 5-3 Victory
The Nashville Predators handed the second game of their Stanley Cup Series to the Anaheim Ducks by a margin of 5-3 to even their series at one. The Predators gave up a 5 on 3 power play as well as a power play goal and a goal one second after a power play had expired [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Why Bobby Ryan won’t be heading to Montreal for Mike Cammalleri
It’s common at this time of year, with the trade deadline right around the corner, to expect the rumor mill to go into overdrive, so it’s to be expected some pretty wacky rumors are going to float around. And then there’s the rumors which are, to be blunt, friggin’ stupid. I don’t know [...]
Blues Blow Another One | Big Test Coming in California | Bluenotes: McRae & Wellwood
Two Breakdowns Do Blues In In the St. Louis Blues 4-3 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes it was two lapses in play that tore away two points in a key match-up for playoff positioning. After a fairly well played opening 20 minutes the Blues came out lame yet again. The Yotes pushed the pace and [...]
Western Conference Round Table
Over the Holidays I conducted a Q&A session with several bloggers covering Western Conference clubs for various websites. Engaging several points of view to gain a better understanding of the tougher of the NHL’s two conferences. The Panel Josh Sargent (@Josh_Sargent)- Minnesota Wild correspondent for NHLHotStove.com. Andy Ajer (@FightNightAtJoe) – Detroit Red Wings blogger. Runs [...]
The race for the Frank Selke Trophy (Best defensive forward)
One third into the 2010-11 NHL season, let’s have a look at the best defensive forwards in the league this year. I have compiled a list of the best 20 players that should be considered for this prestigious, yet underrated award. Past winners since 2000-2001: 2000–01 John Madden New Jersey Devils C 2001–02 Michael Peca [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Shooting Down Leafs Speculations About Chasing RFAs
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
Meet Mr. Timely
Born Timothy Oshie Jr., TJ Oshie is developing into a big time playmaker for the Saint Louis Blues.
Top 10 RFAs still unsigned
With September looming and about one month until NHL training camps resume for the upcoming season, a plethora of talented restricted free agents remain unsigned by their respective teams. Why is this happening so widely in the NHL? The salary cap is certainly one of the main reasons, but several teams like the Carolina Hurricanes [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Bobby Ryan Signing Delays and Trade Rumors
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Once Again… Dismissing Rumors of Carey Price Being Dealt
We at HockeyIndependent.com want to be your resource and filter for what is going on in the NHL. We try to disseminate the noise in the blogosphere. We don’t look to to attack those sources, but to question the veracity of the rumor with cold logic, hockey smarts and knowledge. To do that… we have [...]
Could Bobby Ryan receive an offer sheet? And other Ducks news
Many people wonder if Anaheim Ducks forward Bobby Ryan, who is a restricted free agent, could be a prime target for an offer sheet from an opposing team. A young talented winger of his age (23) and star caliber (71 goals, 60 assists for 131 points in 168 NHL games played) could be very enticing for [...]