All Entries Tagged With: "Ottawa Senators"
Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: 2013 Round 2 Predictions
With the second round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin just a few hours from now, five members of the Hockey Independent writing staff have come together to predict each and every first round series of this year’s postseason. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Seth Levin (New Jersey [...]
Hockey Independent Playoff Roundtable: 2013 First Round Predictions
With the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin just a few hours from now, four members of the Hockey Independent writing staff have come together to predict each and every first round series of this year’s postseason. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Seth Levin (New Jersey Devils), Bill Philp (Tampa Bay Lightning) [...]
If It’s The Playoffs, Then It Must Be Washington
Heading into Saturday afternoon’s season finale with the New Jersey Devils, the New York Rangers knew what they had to do to ensure bypassing a first-round meeting with the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins. They did just that and then some, picking up 2 points against the team they eliminated from playoff contention a week earlier with [...]
Bruins Fall to Fourth Seed After 4-2 Loss to Sens
BOSTON, MA — The dates are set, the opponent is set and the NHL postseason is just three nights away from returning to the Hub. But, will the hometown Bruins be ready for it? If Sunday’s regular season finale is any indication, I’m not so sure. With a 4-2 loss against the Senators at TD [...]
With Playoff-Picture Cloudy After Isles Loss in Philly, Just Remember “Why Not Us?”
You just cannot win them all, Isles fans. I wish we could, but it’s never going to happen. Eventually, your team is going to lose. The loss sits as a thorn in your side, but what are you really going to do about it? Cry? Pout? The New York Islanders just clinched their first playoff [...]
Bruins Skate Past Sens for 3-2 Win at TD Garden
BOSTON, MA– Just hours after the team had announced the acquisition of future Hall-of-Fame winger Jaromir Jagr, the Boston Bruins were back on the ice at TD Garden for a Northeast division showdown against the Ottawa Senators. It wouldn’t take long for the scoring to get started in this one as the Sens’ would take advantage [...]
Falling To Pieces
The Rangers’ woes at the Bell Centre continued Saturday night, as Carey Price and the Montreal Canadiens shut them out 3-0. All the Habs needed was Michael Ryder’s goal 47 seconds into the first period. The loss extends their winless streak in Montreal to four straight seasons, but the immediate crisis is far greater as [...]
Hall Of Famer On A Hot Seat
Steve Yzerman knew it, the players new it, the fans new it…everybody new it. After giving up four first period goals against Ottawa in a must win game on Saturday night, Guy Boucher’s tenure as Lightning coach was over. The loss to the Senators was the second straight lethargic game, mailed in by the players. Perhaps [...]
Bruins Score Three in First Period to Bury Struggling Flyers
BOSTON, MA – For the first time in nearly a full calendar year (March 17, 2012 was the last time these two teams met), the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers took the ice against one another on Saturday for a matinee contest at the TD Garden. After taking nearly half the period to register their first [...]
Hawks Prevail, Broken Wings and All!
It was bound to happen. The Blackhawks battled back on Wednesday night against the Avalanche with a late Carcillo tally to keep the streak alive. You know, the streak that has seen minor absences in the form of a Crawford (UBI – upper body injury… it’ll stick trust me), Bolland on a timeout and Carcillo [...]
Bruins Extend Streak to Five with 2-1 Overtime Victory Over Ottawa
BOSTON, MA — For the first time since way back on February 12, the Boston Bruins took to the TD Garden ice on Thursday for a showdown with Northeast division rival Ottawa. Entering the night’s action, the Senators had won five consecutive games, despite the absence of all-star playmaker Jason Spezza and 2012 Norris Trophy [...]
Offensive Inconsistency Haunts This Team
Let me say this: I believe in this organization. It’s tough to remember that this team is still rebuilding, and the best is yet to come. It’s tough mainly because we have seen how well this team can play when they’re “on”, yet they run hot and cold so often (almost every period is a [...]
High Flying Bolts Getting Contributions From Everyone
After six games the Tampa Bay Lightning is 5-1 with ten points and are riding a four game winning streak The Bolts are first in the Southeast division, three points ahead of the Winnipeg Jets. Tampa Bay is second in the Eastern Conference, one point behind the Boston Bruins. The Bolts are the third best [...]
Vincent Lecavalier 1,000 Game Infographic
The Tampa Bay Lightning drafted Vincent Lecavalier with the first pick in the 1998 NHL Draft. He made his debut a few months later that season as an 18-year-old and has scored 374 goals and registered 846 points in 1,001 career games, all with the Lightning, since then. “Vinny” was an integral part of the Bolts’ [...]
2013 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule Announced
The NHL lockout is officially over as both sides have ratified the new CBA and signed the Memorandum of Understanding. With that, the Bolts announced their 2013 abbreviated schedule. The Lightning’s 20th season will be a mad dash to the finish line. They will play 48 games in 99 days. Five of the initial [...]
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 [...]
2013 NHL Season Preview: Part II: Eastern Conference Outlook
In part II of my 2013 NHL season preview, check out previews and predictions for the entire Eastern Conference. Part I –> Northeast Division Preview Part II –> Eastern Conference Preview Part III –> Hockey Independent Roundtable: Preseason Stanley Cup Predictions Part IV –> 2013 Boston Bruins Roster Predictions 1) New York Rangers – Even [...]
2013 NHL Season Preview: Part I: Predicting the Northeast Division
Alas, after nearly four months of bickering over every last nickel and dime that could possible be salvaged, the NHL and the NHLPA have signed a new collective bargaining agreement, making way for a 48-game 2013 hockey season! After remaining optimistic throughout most of the process, I became a bit skeptical in the last week [...]
Keep The Good Going
Outside of hockey, one of my favorite things to do is practice yoga. The lockout has allowed me to practice more, since there’s been no need for me to blow it off to get home or to Madison Square Garden in time for opening faceoff. When I attended class this past Thursday, the instructor opened [...]
Blackhawks Fix: Randomness for a Hockeyless October
Fine. So the season isn’t starting on time, I’ve accepted that, BUT that will not stop me from finishing my game-by-game breakdown of the Blackhawks season. I mean, I’ve come this far and quitters never prosper. Apparently the stubborn and rich do though (cough… all NHL owners… cough). It truly is a shame that we’ve [...]
