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Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning is 17-23-4 with 38 points through 44 games. After 44 games last season, the Bolts were 26-13-5 with 57 points. The Bolts are in fifth (last) place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Washington Capitals by twelve points. Tampa Bay is in 15th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference, twelve [...]
Lightning On Life Support, Lose To Pens In Double OT
With just over three minutes left in the second overtime, the Penguins James Neal flung a bad angle shot from the side board that tipped off of goalie Dwayne Roloson’s glove and then the crossbar to give Pittsburgh a hard earned 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning and a 3-1 series lead. It’s hard [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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: Lyle Casts Doubt Upon the Possibility of the Stars Trading Both Ribeiro and Neal for Kaberle
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 [...]
The Montreal Canadiens Must Trade Carey Price & Keep Jaroslav Halak
Halak or Price? This question has been on the lips of every Canadiens fan and every journalist in Montreal since the start of the season. With young goaltenders Jaroslav Halak and Carey Price both about to become restricted free agents (RFA) at season’s end and the Canadiens being very up tight against the salary cap [...]
Trading Tim Thomas A Reckless Theory For Bruins
Heading into this season, the Bruins knew they had something special in net. Leading the march would once again be Tim Thomas, in the first year of his new 20-million dollar contract, the reigning Vezina winning was coming off a 36-win season and possessed the NHL’s best goals-against-average and save percentage in 2008-09. Backing him [...]
Game 50 review – Heartbreak against Big D
Just like Wednesday night Oiler fans at Rexall Place last night thought that the home team might just pull out a win and end their losing streak, but it just wasn’t meant to be and the streak continues – the Oilers have now lost 10 straight games.
Dallas Stars Unheralded Forwards
Looking at the Dallas Stars and the depth in forwards – players like Mike Richards, Brenden Morrow, James Neal, Mike Ribeiro and Loui Eriksson make a great and relatively unknown top 6.
Game 2 review – The bounces go for the Oil this time
I’m not sure the reason – it could be karma, or cosmic balance, or even some sort of universal justice – but it seems to me that the sports world has adopted a policy of “what goes around comes around”. I know this might sound strange but stick with me for a minute.