All Entries Tagged With: "Matt Cooke"
Bruins GameDay: B’s Visit Winnipeg For First Time In 15 Years
Fresh off a 3-1 victory over the league-leading Pittsburgh Penguins, the Boston Bruins will look to extend their point streak to 16 games when they visit the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre on Tuesday night. Tonight will mark the second time the Bruins and Jets have squared off this season and will be the [...]
There Is Smoke, Will There Be Fire Between Bruins And Sabres Tonight?
It’s no secret that the Buffalo Sabres and the Boston Bruins are not fans of one another. The two age-old Adams Division rivals have had countless classic battles over the years. On November 12, Milan Lucic did nothing but add fuel to the fire when he steamrolled Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller during the first period [...]
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 [...]
Will The ‘Car Bomb’ Implode?
Thursday night against the Winnipeg Jets, Dan Carcillo, aka “Car Bomb”, will make his Chicago Blackhawks debut. Carcillo had a decent training camp and would have been in the starting lineup sooner if not for a two game suspension. In his last playoff game with the Flyers, Carcillo had a problem with the officiating, so [...]
Marc Savard Declared Out For Season – Career In Jeopardy
When Marc Savard when down to the ice in pain, on January 22, in Colorado, after a collision with former teammate Matt Hunwick, the city of Boston held it’s collective breath. This would be the 2nd time in 10 months that Savard would suffer a severe concussion. Following the infamous Matt Cooke hit, on March [...]
Halting the Head Shot Horrors
Once again, the NHL has found itself dealing with an on-ice incident that has left one player with a severe concussion and the League having to mete out discipline based on less than concrete guidelines. Boston’s Nathan Horton was was destroyed by a late hit from Vancouver’s Aaron Rome in Game 3 of the Stanley [...]
Bolts vs. Pens – Tale Of The Tape
Lightning vs. Penguins First Round Schedule Game 1 – Wed., April 13, @Pittsburgh, 7 PM Game 2 – Fri., April 15, @Pittsburgh, 7 PM Game 3 – Mon., April 18, Home, 7:30 PM Game 4 – Wed., April 20, Home, 7 PM Game 5 – Sat., April 23, @ Pittsburgh, TBA Game 6 – Mon., [...]
Canadiens defeat Bruins 4-1; analysis of Chara’s dirty hit on Pacioretty
Tuesday evening, the Montreal Canadiens played one of their best all-around game of the season in a 4-1 win against their division rivals, the Boston Bruins; however, this beautiful win was clouded by Zdeno Chara’s dirty hit on youngster Max Pacioretty at the end of the second period. The night had begun fairly well for [...]
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 [...]
THE TRAVESTY OF HYPOCRISY: The Isles vs Pens Fallout
“We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players. We must make it clear that those kinds of actions will not be tolerated and will be met with meaningful disciplinary action. If the events relating to Friday night reflect the state of [...]
In Violent NHL, Respect Biggest Reason for Concussion Rise
In any sport, injury is destined to occur. Some sports are more violent and dangerous than others; however all involve a certain amount of risk when being played. From your intramural soccer game to the NHL, injuries can occur at any time and become more and more likely as the competition level rises.
Sid & Bylsma at Odds Plus Other Notes
By now most Penguins fans have heard that Captain Sidney Crosby waded into the goalie situation in Pittsburgh over the past couple of days. To not mince words, here is what was said by the Captain. “He’s [Fleury] going to have good games. It’s not like he can change overnight. He’s going to put strings [...]
An Embarrassing Night in Dallas
The Pittsburgh Penguins rolled into Dallas Wednesday night eying to continue riding the momentum they started in Carolina last Saturday. Those hopes, and maybe Brent Johnson’s hot streak ended quickly in the 1st period after the Penguins and their poor passing and defensive play gave up a quick 2-0 lead to the Stars on goals [...]
Michalek Returns, Dupuis Returns Home for Pens
The Pittsburgh Penguins are getting good news on two fronts today. First is the announcement via Twitter that Defenseman Zbynek Michalek will return to the lineup tonight in Dallas after missing almost the entire month of October with a shoulder injury. Joining him on the ice will be Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and Alex Goligoski [...]
Penguins Notepad – 11.2.10
Lets get this out of the way. Go Vote today. Imagine if you got to vote for NHL Commissioner, you’d all be there. If you don’t vote you lose your right to complain in my book. Now moving on… Penguins fans are all still dealing with the aftermath of the tragic news regarding Jordan Staal’s [...]
Leadership Drops a Glove
Mike “Leadership” Richards, following his Flyers 5-1 thrashing at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins, threw down a lacy gauntlet aimed at Captain Sidney Crosby when questioned about Richard’s interactions with Pens antagonizer Matt Cooke. “if Sidney Crosby fights [Dan] Carcillo then maybe I’ll fight [Cooke]“ The local press was dogging Richards about the Flyers [...]
Breakdowns Costing the Pens Points
Sometime in late March while the Penguins are in the midst of the hunt for the Atlantic Division title or likely at worst a playoff spot someone somewhere will wax philosophical about how the games in October are worth as much as the games in April and they’ll be right. The Penguins dropped their third [...]
Bruins & Thornton Shake Hands On Two-Year Extension
The Bruins have signed enforcer Shawn Thornton to a two-year extension, have they committed to yet another over-payment?
History repeats itself: Pens come back from 3-0 down to bounce Sens
Game 6: Pittsburgh 4 @ Ottawa 3 (1 OT) The Pittsburgh Penguins advanced to the second round of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, eliminating Ottawa at 9:56 of the first overtime tonight on Pascal Dupuis’ clinching goal in the sixth game of their first round series with the Senators. The game was eerily reminiscent of the first round sixth [...]
Pens finish 4th, will face Sens; Crosby shares Rocket with Stamkos
The 2009-10 NHL regular season is complete. Pittsburgh battled New Jersey to the penultimate game of the schedule before yielding the Atlantic Division title to the Devils and second seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture after the Penguins were blanked 1-0 in Atlanta on Saturday night. Pittsburgh and #5 seed Ottawa Senators will meet in [...]