All Entries Tagged With: "Anaheim Ducks"
Less Than Perfect Hawks Prevail
The Blackhawks put forth a spotty effort against the Anaheim Ducks Tuesday, but maybe it would be best to credit the opponent with causing the Hawks to struggle rather than to point to a suspect performance. At the end of the night, the Blackhawks were the best team and scratched out a 3-2 shootout victory. [...]
Back From Sweden, Rangers Look To Regroup And Rebound
Unfortunately for the New York Rangers, there was no Stepan-esque magic from a year ago as they opened their season in Stockholm, Sweden. Rather, the Rangers returned to North America with 2 points after a 3-2 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings and a 2-1 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks. The Rangers don’t really have [...]
Western Conference predictions for the 2011-12 NHL season
Predictions – everybody loves them and if you’re correct about half the time, you’re doing pretty well. Two years ago I had the Los Angeles Kings finishing sixth in the Western Conference. Nailed it. Last season, I slotted the Kings at fourth during my NHL season preview article. That’s certainly where they should have finished, [...]
LA Kings prospect calls Anaheim Ducks fan ‘a lost cause’
Kaunisto during Rookie Camp (photo: CIKIRI) It’s time for the return of the Yooper. Ray Kaunisto, a 6-foot-4 left wing, played 57 games for Manchester last season, the Kings’ AHL affiliate. He had 14 points (8 goals, 6 assists) and finished with a minus-6 rating. Not exactly numbers that will shoot him past Brandon Kozun [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning 2011-12 Season Preview: Master Chef Yzerman is Whipping Up a Winner
Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman’s recipe for success finds the Bolts armed and ready to continue their climb to the top of the NHL in the coming season. No one could have predicted the 2010-11 Bolts would make it to the Eastern Conference Final and finally succumb to the eventual Cup winners, the Boston Bruins [...]
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, [...]
Bolts In Good Hands With Yzerman
I participated in a media conference call with Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman today. He spoke on a variety of subjects including the Bolts quick rise to the top of the Eastern Conference. “We’re thrilled in year one to be where we are. I want to look back in a few years to [...]
The Southeast Unleashed – May 2011 Inaugural Edition
The NHL’s Southeast Division was formed in 1998 as a part of the Eastern Conference due to expansion. It has had two Stanley Cup winning teams, the 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning and the 2006 Carolina Hurricanes. Each month we will link you to the relevant news and notes of all five Southeast Division teams. [...]
St. Louis Named Hart Trophy Finalist
The “Heart and Soul” of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Marty St. Louis has been named a finalist for the NHL’s Hart Memorial Trophy (League MVP) along with Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin and Anaheim’s Corey Perry. St. Louis, who won the Hart Trophy in 2004 had 31 goals and 68 assists for 99 points during the regular [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 80: Lightning 2 – Sabres 4 “Another Defenseman Injured” Lightning killer, Thomas Vanek registered a hat trick to lead Buffalo to a 4-2 win over Tampa Bay (44-25-11) Tuesday night. Vinny Lecavalier and Ryan Malone scored for the Lightning. For Lecavalier, it was his 22nd goal of the season. Teddy Purcell, Marty St. Louis [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 76: Lightning 5 – Senators 2 “Getting Their Mojo Back” The Tampa Bay Lightning (41-24-11, 93 points) are on the verge of clinching their first playoff appearance in four years. The Bolts played a solid game at the St. Pete Times Forum and beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 Tuesday night. The Carolina Hurricanes won [...]
Conflicted
Being a lifelong Blackhawk fan I feel conflicted these days. The die hard fan in me wants the Hawks to reach the playoff and win at least one round. After all they are the defending Champs and making the playoffs should be a given, regardless of the salary cap issues and the fact half the [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 73: Lightning 2 – Islanders 5 “Dazed and Confused” Make no mistake about it Lightning fans…It’s time to panic. Tampa Bay (39-23-11) was soundly beaten at home by the Islanders, 5-2 Tuesday night for their third straight loss. The Bolts have won only two games in their last eleven tries. They have now fallen [...]
Kings vs. Ducks: 100 Games Later, Little Has Changed
It’s been more than a decade since both the Kings and Ducks were in the playoff hunt this late in the season. Surprisingly, the two teams have never participated in post season play at the same time though. Could this be the year? We’ll still have to wait a few more weeks to see. However, [...]
Welcome to LA – 10 Points on Penner
Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi paid a steep price on Monday to acquire the player he needed. Or did he? In Dustin Penner he got a 29-year old left wing who’s under contract for one more year and brings plenty of size, at 6’4″ 250 lbs. The deal was Penner for Colten Teubert (a former first round [...]
HockeyIndependent Trade Deadline Show – Click to replay
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Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 60: Lightning 8 – Coyotes 3 “Vinny Goes Off” The Tampa Bay Lightning (35-18-7) scored five first period goals, three on the power play and never looked back as they punished the Coyotes 8-3, ending Phoenix’ eight game winning streak. Teddy Purcell recorded his first career hat trick and according to him, his first [...]
Kings vs Ducks – The Most Important Game Ever
Wednesday night the Kings played their final contest in a 10-game stretch away from Staples Center. Sure, it was a big game for LA and the two points felt like they were worth so much more, given the tight Western Conference standings and it being against their cross town rival – the Anaheim Ducks. Yet, [...]
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 [...]
Lightning Trade Goalie Dan Ellis To Anaheim
The Tampa Bay Lightning traded goalie Dan Ellis to the Anaheim Ducks for goalie Curtis McElhinney. McElhinney is 6-9-1 in 21 appearances with the Ducks this season. He has a 3.43 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage. Ducks starting goalie Jonas Hiller is experiencing vertigo and may not be able to be counted on [...]
