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Fast Five: Predictions For the NHL’s Second Half
As we hit the all-star break this weekend with the Fantasy Draft kicking things off this evening at 8 P.M., the 2011-’12 NHL season has officially reached it’s mid-point. There have been many surprises — and equally as many disappointments — across the league this season on both an individual and team basis. In anticipation [...]
Predators Crush Columbus 4-1
There are things that are certain in this life: the sun comes up in the East; taxes; and the Nashville Predators beating the Columbus Blue Jackets. That trend continued tonight at the Bridgestone Arena as the Predators defeated the Jackets 4-1. This was the last meeting this season for the two teams, and Nashville took [...]
Red Wings Make It Sixteen Straight on Home Ice, Beat Blue Jackets 3-2 in Shootout
Valtteri Filppula scored the lone and deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout as the Detroit Red Wings (32-15-1) beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 for their 16th straight victory on home ice. Jimmy Howard stopped the final shooter, Ryan Johansen, to seal his 29th win of the season, which leads all NHL [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 14-16-2 with 30 points through 32 games. After 32 games last season, the Bolts were 18-10-4 with 40 points. The Bolts are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by ten points. Tampa Bay has fallen to 13th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference. After 32 [...]
Theodore’s 40 Saves Backstop Panthers To 2-0 Statement Victory At TD Garden
Ladies and gentlemen, the Florida Panthers are for real. Now alone in first place in the Eastern Conference, Head Coach Kevin Dineen’s bunch just continues to prove the hoards who doubted his team completely wrong. The Panthers came through with a huge win on Monday over the division rival Washington Capitals. However, the South Beach [...]
B’s Struggle, But Scratch Out Shootout Win Over League-Worst Columbus
There is a reason the National Hockey League is the greatest and most competitive hockey league in the world. It is nearly impossible for any one team thoroughly dominate it’s opponents on a consistent basis. Very rarely can a team go through a an extended stretch of time without facing adversity. After reeling off six [...]
The Quest For Seven: Hapless Jackets Visit Red-Hot Bruins
On Thursday evening, the Boston Bruins (9-7-0 (18 Points)) will conclude their five-game home-stand as they play host to Rick Nash and the struggling Columbus Blue Jackets (3-13-1 (7 Points)). Thursday’s match-up features two teams on opposite ends of the spectrum. Boston, who has recovered from a 3-7-0 start to the season by reeling off [...]
Gone Streaking: B’s Stifle Sabres En Route To 5th Straight Win
“Our team got a lot better after that” said Bruins head coach Claude Julien during his post-game press conference on Saturday evening. “That”, which Julien spoke of was at 13:13 of the 1st period when B’s winger Milan Lucic knocked over Sabres’ netminder Ryan Miller in a hard collision after the 6’2″ Buffalo goaltender [...]
Youth Is Served: Predators Best BJ’s 3-2
The first game of the NHL season always brings questions about a team, questions that are answered on the ice. For the Predators, this is a season of questions. Will the young forwards gel and be able to score. How will the young blue liners perform? Will this team have chemistry? So many questions. The [...]
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, [...]
Predators Clobber Columbus 4-1, Clinch Playoff Spot
The start of the Nashville Predators game with the Columbus Blue Jackets was delayed 15 minutes because of a balky pane of glass. That delay just postponed the inevitable as the Predators won their 17th straight game on home ice over the Blue Jackets by a score of 4-1 and in the process clinched a [...]
Jackets Need Major Overhaul. Plus – How to get Parise?
Another disappointing season in the books for the Jackets. A nice run early and a stellar run of play in February brought some false hopes, and as usual I fell for the false goods they were selling me and believed they had a chance. But in they end, “they were who we thought they were.” [...]
Predators Blown Away by BJ’s
Points in the Western Conference race are precious. Every game becomes a must win game with the standings jammed with teams competing for playoff positioning. Unfortunately, the Nashville Predators don’t seem to grasp the necessity of winning games right now, as they stunk in a 4-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The two teams [...]
2011 NHL All-Star Game Mock Draft
One day before the 2011 All-Star break celebrations, I participated in a NHL All-Star mock draft with a fellow Montreal Canadiens Blogger, James Usypchuk, from The Power Play. You can click here: 2011 NHL All-Star rosters to see the players that will participate in this year’s All-Star game in Raleigh, NC. James had the first [...]
Big Brother Predators Bop Little Brother Blue Jackets 4-1
If you have ever had a little brother, you know how annoying they can be. They get in your stuff, they are a constant source of irritation, and occasionally, they can get the better of their big brother. Once big brother has had enough, they usually bop them rather forcefully and they are once again [...]
Simplicity is Key in 4-1 Blues Win Over Blue Jackets
With most of the slick and shifty dangling forwards out of the St. Louis Blues lineup, Davis Payne has been preaching simplicity. The message didn’t sink in till the calendar flipped to December. Thursday’s 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets was a resounding response to the coaches requests. Particulars 1st Period 1:14 – Alexander [...]
Blues Looking For Redemption Against Blue Jackets
The St. Louis Blues are back in action for the first time since a gutsy 3-2 win in Vancouver Sunday. Following the loss of Andy McDonald to a concussion the grind level needs to come up if they are going to survive sans four key components of their lineup. The rivalry with the Columbus Blue Jackets has generally been [...]
Predators Beat Blue Jackets 4-3 in a Shootout
The Nashville Predators journeyed to the Nationwide Arena once again for a divisional tilt with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Unlike their first foray into enemy territory, the Predators effort in this contest was decidedly better than the first meeting with the Jackets. The Predators took the game to a shootout, defeating the Blue Jackets 4-3 [...]
Ten Sleepers To Keep Your Eye On
Difference Makers, Hiding in the Shadows Here is a quick look at ten players who may wind up making the difference for their respective teams this season. RW. Nikita Filatov, Columbus Blue Jackets Although his rookie season was eventually marred by a disagreement with then-head coach Ken Hitchcock, ultimately resulting in Filatov returning to Russia [...]
Meet Mr. Timely
Born Timothy Oshie Jr., TJ Oshie is developing into a big time playmaker for the Saint Louis Blues.