All Entries Tagged With: "Anaheim Ducks"
Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: 2013 First Round Predictions
With the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin just a few hours from now, four members of the Hockey Independent writing staff have come together to predict each and every first round series of this year’s postseason. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Seth Levin (New Jersey Devils), Bill Philp (Tampa Bay Lightning) [...]
Are Hawks Showing Cracks in Their Armor?
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -Ray Emery suffered his first loss of the season as the Chicago Blackhawks fell to Anaheim 2-1. To add insult to injury the Hawks have now lost three in a row to the Ducks. In the last two contests goals came late in the final period to cost the Hawks. In [...]
GROW UP! … and Be Somebody.
The Chicago Blackhawks are on what feels like a 2 week hiatus. Following a 4-2 loss to the Ducks on March 20th, the Hawks don’t play until they approach royalty on Monday (March 25th). The Kings pose as another tough foe however, fatigue will need to be checked off the excuse list. There are plenty [...]
Hawks Give One Away Late and Lose to Ducks 4-2
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -The Chicago Blackhawks were less than six minutes away from declaring bragging rights on Wednesday night. In the NHL a lot can happen in six minutes as a 2-1 Chicago lead turned into a 4-2 victory for Anaheim. The Ducks were the better team when it counted the most and handed [...]
Hawks Take Care of Business…Perry’s New Deal-Kane-Toews-Hossa
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) – The Chicago Blackhawks took care of business with a 5-2 victory in Colorado and got some payback toward the team which stopped their record point streak at 24 games. Jonathan Toews played like a man possessed and it was apparent his strong willed effort would spill over to his entire [...]
Crawford Strong but Ducks a Little Better
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -It wasn’t as if the Chicago Blackhawks played poorly against Anaheim and maybe it was a night no team deserved to lose. The Ducks have to be given high marks for surviving two 4-on-3 power plays in overtime and keeping the Hawks below their top speed. When the United Center crowd [...]
Lightning Showing Improvement In Key Areas
After three games the Tampa Bay Lightning are 2-1, with four points and are first in the Southeast division. While it is all but impossible to glean much information from such a small sample of play, the Bolts are showing signs of improvement on defense and in the net. Tampa Bay opened the season at [...]
November Showers as Hockey Talks Continue to Sour – Blackhawks Final Games
As I turn the calendar to November, I have yet to enter a fantasy hockey pool. I have yet to attend an NHL game. I have yet to blow off a social event to watch my beloved Blackhawks. Nope, instead I have been more interested in checking the website of my rec hockey league to [...]
Blackhawks Fix: Randomness for a Hockeyless October
Fine. So the season isn’t starting on time, I’ve accepted that, BUT that will not stop me from finishing my game-by-game breakdown of the Blackhawks season. I mean, I’ve come this far and quitters never prosper. Apparently the stubborn and rich do though (cough… all NHL owners… cough). It truly is a shame that we’ve [...]
Hockey Indie’s Divisional Predictions – Western Conference
Hockey Independent’s divisional predictions continue on today, this time with a look at the Western Conference. Will some of the changes that took place this offsesason shift the balance of power in any of the divisions? Read on to see what members of the Hockey Independent writing staff think. Northwest Division – Alex Muscat (@AlexMuscat73) [...]
The Blackhawks Awkward 20
If you would be so brave as to follow me into Narnia… or Never Never Land… or whichever Fantasyland of your liking we can all just go pretending that all is well in Hockeyland. We won’t worry about those meetings in Toronto where Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr take their respective warriors into the battle [...]
Hockey’s Christmas: 10 Predictions For 2012 Free Agency
In many ways, July 1 and the opening of unrestricted free agency is much like Christmas for hockey fans. Puck heads wake up early and rush to their living rooms early in the morning. But instead of checking underneath a Christmas tree, they’ll make a beeline straight towards the nearest computer. As the clock strikes [...]
Hockey Independent Offseason Predictions: Joker’s Wild; Four Big Name Players On The Move?
Members of the Hockey Independent crew have come together again for another series of offseason articles for your reading pleasure. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Seth Levin (New Jersey Devils), Alex Muscat (Detroit Red Wings) and myself, Benjamin Woodward (Boston Bruins). Each of us have taken on [...]
Cup Champs Have Chicago Connections….Plus Some Trade Chatter
CHICAGO(FOX Chicago News) -The 2011-2012 NHL season has officially come to an end with the Los Angeles Kings winning the Stanley Cup. It was an amazing 16-4 playoff run for the Kings. They were machine-like and are a deserving champion. There were Chicago connections with the Kings as their head coach Darryl [...]
Rewind, Fast Forward: The Goalie Edition
What a long, strange, surprising eight months it’s been. Almost a year ago when the NHL released the 2011-12 schedule, who could have ever expected that a team that would spend close to one month on the road to start the season and play in 5 different time zones because of renovations to their home [...]
2012 Hockey Independent Mock Draft: Selections 6-10; The Run On Defensemen Begins
The Hockey Independent crew has come together again; this time to piece together a 2012 NHL Mock Draft for your reading pleasure. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Seth Levin (New Jersey Devils), Alex Muscat (Detroit Red Wings), Bill Philp (Tampa Bay Lightning) and myself, Benjamin Woodward(Boston Bruins). [...]
Boston Bruins Postseason Report Cards: Part II: The Bottom Six
Throughout the month of May, I will be providing you all with a four-part Boston Bruins’ postseason review, grading the performances of each and every player that donned the eight-spoked “B” during the 2011-’12 campaign. The schedule looks like this: Part I –> Top Six Forwards Part II –> Bottom Six Forwards Part III –> [...]
GameDay: Boston Looks To Stay Hot Against Stamkos And The Bolts
Teams: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins Records: Tampa Bay 35-33-7 (77 Points) , Boston 44-28-3 (91 Points) Location: TD Garden , Boston, Massachusetts Time: 7:30 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Lightning 5 , Philadelphia Flyers 3 ……. Bruins 3 , Anaheim Ducks 2 [...]
Thomas’ 40-Save Performance Lifts Boston To 4-2 Victory In Los Angeles
On Saturday evening, the Boston Bruins hoped to right the ship after dropping their road-trip opener in San Jose on Thursday. Fortunately for the hoards of B’s fans who stayed up for the late start, the B’s came through with an important 4-2 win at the Staples Center. After a scoreless first period, Patrice Bergeron [...]
GameDay: B’s Visit Kings In Crucial Staples Center Showdown
Teams: Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings Records: Boston 42-28-3 (87 Points) , Los Angeles 37-25-12 (86 Points) Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Time: 9:00 P.M. (EST) TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers) Last Game: Bruins 1 , San Jose Sharks 2 ……. St. Louis Blues 0 [...]
