All Entries Tagged With: "ray emery"
No Hard Feelings… It’s the Playoffs
The Blackhawks have locked up 1st overall in the Western Conference. They have 4 games left to maintain their lead over the Penguins for tops in the league. The quest for the Presidents’ Trophy shouldn’t affect Coach Q’s decisions leading into the playoffs. It appears the Patrick Sharp return was rushed, which then found him [...]
Blackhawks: Trading Places
The post-mortem on Stan’s 2013 trade deadline has come in and some may see his performance as a premeditated attempt to an early exit in the playoffs. The reality was there were too many teams still in the race, creating a more stagnant deadline “frenzy”. After watching GMs overpay for role players and Bowman’s unwillingness [...]
Blackhawks Battle to 1-0 Victory Over the Predators
It can be argued that the Chicago Blackhawks are the best team in the NHL. In a Saturday matinee at the Bridgestone Arena, a depleted Predators team battled the Blackhawks for 60 minutes before falling 1-0. Pekka Rinne was outstanding in net, turning away 29 of 30 shots. He gave up a goal at 5:31 [...]
You Go To Your Room & Think About What You’ve Done Blackhawks
Bring you’re green hat, we’re going streaking! We all know the Blackhawks are on a whopping 2 game losing streak. The media and mostly my friends whom I haven’t heard from in 2 months make sure I’m aware of this fact. To the hockey fan that’s been popping in visiting like they’re an out of [...]
Give me your lunch money… now!
Jonathan Toews finally stood up to the bully and said NO! This ended the way most of these schoolyard altercations do, with the smaller “victim” on the ground waiting for someone to jump in. On the other side, I believe it has left the bully questioning a lot. Joe Thorton and Jonathan Toews shared [...]
Lovers in a Dangerous Time
*Courtesy of The Barenaked Ladies. You’re welcome for the Canadian content. But what does it all mean? Why did I select this amazing song? Well, the Blackhawks are in the midst of their 6 game road trip, coming off a shootout win against the Calgary Hitmen… I mean Flames. This is a game that [...]
Emery Couldn’t Have Played Better, Carries Blackhawks
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -There is no doubt the Chicago Blackhawks deserved to lose in Calgary on Saturday night but Ray Emery didn’t. In the finest game I have seen Emery play, he carried his teammates and wouldn’t be denied. When the lights went out in the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Hawks were a 3-2 shootout [...]
Hawks Follow Same Script and Continue to Roll
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -While facing the Coyotes on Sunday night, it took the Blackhawks about seven minutes or so to get their legs under them. Ray Emery got the start in goal and made most stops look more difficult than needed. It didn’t matter as Phoenix goalkeeper Mike Smith was less than average and [...]
Call For Backup
When the NHL schedule is announced and you skim over the highlights of your team’s path, you already know that back-to-back games will be no surprise. At least with this shortened season, teams are not being asked to wear out their passports and those sleeping neck pillows with the amount of traveling over the 48 [...]
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) [...]
Pivotal Summer For Yzerman Regime Begins
With the 2011-12 Tampa Bay Lightning season complete, it’s time to focus on the upcoming campaign as the Bolts brass begins to build the team and solidify the roster as we race towards the official start of the NHL’s Free Agency period on July 1. Tampa Bay will certainly look to improve the goaltending and [...]
Predators Put a Dagger Through the Blackhawks 6-1
The Nashville Predators were looking to win their second game in a row as they traveled to Chicago to face the Blackhawks. More importantly, the Predators were looking to put a little more breathing room between themselves and the Hawks, who were in hot pursuit of the Preds, just two points back in the standings. [...]
Short-Handed Red Wings Fall Short, Fall to Blackhawks 2-1
After setting an NHL record with 23 consecutive wins on their home ice, the Detroit Red Wings (43-20-3) are struggling to find their groove as they were clipped by the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 at the Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings have now lost three out of their last four at The Joe. Defenseman Brad [...]
Blackhawks Rally to Beat Red Wings 3-2
Brent Seabrook’s one-timer from the top of the slot gave the Chicago Blackhawks the first lead in the game early in the third period. It also proved to be the game-winner as the hosts beat the visiting Detroit Red Wings 3-2 at the United Center Friday night. Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa also scored for [...]
It’s Another Year Of Musical Red Wings Backup Goalie
With the free agent frenzy gone away for now, the calm after the storm has arrived. There are viable options out there and Ken Holland didn’t flinch when teams overpaid for free agents. Besides, he has plenty of cap room to work with and could make a move or two during the season. He’s a [...]
Predators Down the Ducks 4-2, Take the Series 4-2
If the Nashville Predators were going to defeat the Anaheim Ducks, they were going to have to get scoring from their bottom 6 forwards, stay out of the box, and play very strong defense in front of Pekka Rinne in their game 6 match up at Bridgestone Arena. Mission accomplished. The Predators defeated the Ducks [...]
Predators Take a 3-2 Series Lead With an Amazing 4-3 OT Win
The Anaheim Ducks scored what will arguably be the prettiest goal of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Nashville Predators, however, scored the gritty goals, the heart goals to defeat the Anaheim Ducks in overtime 4-3. With this win, the Predators have now taken a 3-2 series lead for the first time [...]
Predators Outlast the Ducks 4-3, Take 2-1 Series Lead
The Anaheim Ducks ventured into Bridgestone Arena and found out that the fans in Nashville aren’t granola eating, patchouli wearing, tie dyed types as the raucous sellout crowd willed the Predators to victory over the Ducks by a 4-3 margin. Frankly, the game was much closer than it should have been as the Predators dominated [...]
Predators Hand Ducks a 5-3 Victory
The Nashville Predators handed the second game of their Stanley Cup Series to the Anaheim Ducks by a margin of 5-3 to even their series at one. The Predators gave up a 5 on 3 power play as well as a power play goal and a goal one second after a power play had expired [...]
Predators Paste the Ducks 4-1
The Predators opened their Stanley Cup match up with the Anaheim Ducks in the hostile confines of the Honda Center. The Predators made themselves right at home in the Ducks nest with a 4-1 victory. It was obvious that the Ducks were going to try to exert their physical will against the Predators. The Ducks [...]
