All Entries Tagged With: "Lee Stempniak"
Bruins Put Out The Flames, Route Calgary For 9-0 Victory
On a night less than 48 hours in advance of a highly anticipated Stanley Cup Finals rematch with the Vancouver Canucks, it would have been easy to expect a “let-down” of sorts in Boston on Thursday evening when the Bruins played host to the Calgary Flames. Also, in a game that the B’s would be [...]
Iginla Scores Twice, Flames Douse Ice Cold Red Wings 4-1
The frustration of the Detroit Red Wings’ lack of scoring continues as they lose to the visiting Calgary Flames 4-1. This marks the Red Wings’ sixth straight loss, which matches their longest losing streak since the 2007-08 season. The offense for the Red Wings (5-5-1) has been offensively bad over the last six games as they [...]
Top-20 best bang-for-the-buck NHL forwards in 2010-11
Yesterday I had a look at the worst goal scorers in the NHL compared to their 2010-11 actual salary, and without any surprise Scott Gomez was ranked number one at $1,142,857 per goal (7 goals for $8,000,000) more than $400,000 per goal than Matt Stajan who was ranked second. The list was not unanimous, as [...]
Predators Defeat the Desert Dogs 5-2
The Nashville Predators had dropped three games in a row in Jobing.com Arena and had been vexed by the Phoenix Coyotes and their stellar netminder Ilya Bryzgalov. Tonight, they reversed their fortunes with a 5-2 win, allowing them to leapfrog over the Coyotes in the Western Conference standings by a point. The game opened with [...]
Predators Struggles Continue in a 4-3 Loss to the Coyotes
The injury riddled and struggling Nashville Predators journeyed to the Arizona desert to take on the Phoenix Coyotes in the first game of the a west coast swing. The struggles continued for the Predators as they dropped their third straight game by a score of 4-3 The disturbing aspect of this loss is that the [...]
Bruins Look To End Home Woes With Visit From Kessel & Leafs
It wasn’t a good Tuesday night for the Bruins and their fans as Montreal stormed back in the third period, sweeping the season series at the TD Garden by way of a 4-1 knockout, and Wednesday didn’t appear to provide any relief with the Bruins standing pat up front at the trading deadline. Now, the [...]
Enough Is Enough – It’s Time For A Change In Buffalo!
First, I want to start by giving my condolences to Brian Burke and his family on the loss of his son, Brendan. I have a young daughter, and the thought of anything happening to her is unimaginable. The Father and Son story on Brian and Brendan, earlier this year, is one of the greatest sports [...]
Sparks of Life Amid Hurricanes’ Rubble
Nobody really ever wants to see their team battling just to stay out of the conference basement; but that’s the position Carolina Hurricanes fans found themselves in last night against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. By the end of the first period, the outlook was bleak at best with the Hurricanes down 3-0. Things started [...]
GameDay: Habs Vs. Leafs | Brand New Teams, Same ‘Ol Rivalry
GameDay: Habs @ Leafs | Lineup’s and Game Notes