All Entries Tagged With: "chris pronger"
Bergeron, B’s Snap Skid With 3-2 Shootout Win Over Philly
BOSTON– On Saturday afternoon the Boston Bruins were out to buck their most recent trend of sub-par hockey when they hosted one of their most heated rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers. On a warm St. Patrick’s Day afternoon, the day after losing the Northeast division lead to the surging Ottawa Senators, the B’s undoubtedly expected a [...]
Thoughts on World U-17 Tournament
As a hockey fan living in Michigan, I have always been accustomed to watching the Detroit Red Wings, but it’s not the only hockey ticket in town. About 30 minutes northwest are the Plymouth Whalers and they are one of the premier teams in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). If you want to cross the [...]
Top 10 Most Hated Active NHL Players
Like every year, let’s have a look at the most hated active NHL players this season. These players are often well liked by their team-mates, but despised by the opposing teams. They are pesky pests that go under your skin every time you face them and often get suspended for their dirty gestures on the [...]
McCrimmon’s Life Was Taken Away Before Fulfilling Dream
First, I want to say my thoughts and prayers go to the family and friends of the Locomotiv Yaroslavl hockey club as well as the rest of those who were on the chartered Yakolev Yak-42 jet plane. Honestly, I didn’t know how to go about my next blog. This is probably the most dreadful summer [...]
For Flyers, Braydon Coburn needs to be more consistent
The Philadelphia Flyers acquired Braydon Coburn from the Atlanta Thrashers at the trade deadline during their much forgotten 2006-07 season in exchange for veteran defenseman Alexei Zhitnik. A trade that was supposed to benefit both teams turned out to be one of the most lopsided deals in recent history. Zhitnik was acquired to help Atlanta [...]
Captain Material: Who will be the next Flyers captain?
In an interview with Pavel Lysenkov of Sovetsky Sport, Philadelphia Flyers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky was asked if Chris Pronger was the “real captain” in the Flyers locker room last year despite the fact that Mike Richards sported the “C” on his sweater. Bobrovsky said “it all depends. The team didn’t have a rule that only [...]
Stamkos Is NHL 12 Cover Boy
Electronic Arts announced Wednesday at the NHL Awards, that 21-year old Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos will be the face of “NHL 12”, which hits stores in September. The new cover boy said, “It’s just something I’ve grown up playing my whole life. And to be on the cover is a pretty cool honor. [...]
Top-10 oversized players in the NHL
Following last week’s blog on the Top-10 undersized players in the NHL these days, I decided to do the exact opposite and have a look at the NHL’s biggest and strongest NHL players who can dominate the game with their size advantage over smaller and lighter players. These jumbo players have always received extra attention [...]
Flyers Polish Off Sabres 5-2 Finish The Series
Thank God it’s over! My Flyers played the way they were capable of, got bounces and made shots, chased Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller and polished off the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 in Game 7 of a back-and-forth series that was full of surprises. Philly won both the first and second periods tonight, dominating in the first [...]
Flyers Comeback Again Tie Series In OT
My Flyers overcame two 2-goal deficits and fought off an early end to the season thanks to an overtime goal by Ville Leino, beating the Sabres 5-4. The game started badly for the Flyers, with starting goalie Michael Leighton giving up three goals on the first eight shots, all of them arguably softies, before being [...]
Flyers Stage Comeback But Lose In OT to Buffalo
My Flyers had to be feeling good going into tonight’s game, but the Sabres won 4-3 in overtime after blowing a 3-0 lead they built up in the 1st. Brian Boucher gave up two softies to help put the Flyers in the hole with Tyler Ennis scoring from a bad angle and Thomas Vanek scoring [...]
Miller Stones Flyers, Series Tied 2-2
My Flyers couldn’t finish again and lost 1-0, but unlike Game 1 where they lost by the same score, tonight they peppered Sabre goalie Ryan Miller with some great shots and he was able to stop every one of them. Jason Pominville scored the only goal of the game midway through the 1st due to [...]
Flyers Continue To Make Shots, Take 2-1 Series Lead
Good positioning around the net by winger and recent healthy scratch Nik Zherdev proved to be the difference as my Flyers win again, 4-2 over the Sabres. An energized Jeff Carter, popping one on the power play, and Danny Briere made quick wrist shots up high beating Ryan Miller and Buffalo got their scoring from [...]
Flyers Make Shots, Get Bounces Win Game 2
My Flyers bounced back, playing much closer to the game they need to, and beat the Sabres 5-4. Key to the Flyer victory was their centers outplayed Buffalo’s, Claude Giroux, going high and beating Ryan Miller, and Danny Briere knocking in a rebound. The top 3 Sabre centers were held scoreless, but Sabres left wing [...]
It’s my Flyers versus the Sabres . . . . again!
It’s my Flyers versus the Sabres . . . . again! This is their seventh meetup since 1995, (3-3 split going in) and I can honestly say none of the series have been very good. They’ve been walk-overs one way or the other, dull or painful. Easy first round wins or first round humiliating embarrassments, [...]
Giroux, Flyers handle Toronto for back-to-back wins
Without Chris Pronger in the lineup, the Philadelphia Flyers found a way to win back-to-back games for the first time in nine games as they escaped the ACC Centre with a 3-2 victory on Thursday night. Claude Giroux and his line contributed a goal and three assists while Brian Boucher stopped 27 of 29 shots [...]
Chara Hit Highlights “Lack of Respect” Culture in the NHL
Tuesday night’s Original 6 battle between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens made a turn on to scary street for those in attendance. Bruins defenseman and captain Zdeno Chara rode Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty in to the stantion between the benches. The result was disturbing. Flashbacks to young Mikael Tam are understandable. Instead of battling [...]
Seabrook Doesn’t Need To Rush
Instead of rehashing what has been rumored around the internet let’s take a slightly different perspective on the Brent Seabrook contract extension saga. To start, let’s realize Seabrook is in the driver’s seat. The negotiations seem to be progressing at a snails pace, which shouldn’t be a surprise. The Blackhawks can’t replace Seabrook internally and [...]
Andrej Meszaros Quietly Making a Case for the Norris Trophy
Coming into the 2010-11 NHL season, hockey bloggers and writers around the puck universe made preseason predictions on just about every aspect of the game. Who’s going to win the Stanley Cup, who’s going to represent each conference in the Finals, will Henrik Sedin repeat as th Hart Memorial winner (awarded to the League’s most [...]
Top 10 Most Hated Active NHL Players
This list about the 2011 most hated NHL players is only about active players again, that’s why some notable retired guys like Claude Lemieux, Darcy Tucker, Ulf Samuelsson, Jeremy Roenick, Dale Hunter, Marty McSorley, Darius Kasparaitis and Chris Simon are not included in the list. Please feel free to add your personal list of players [...]
