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Bits: The Conference Finals Begin (And Links)
The Eastern Conference finals began last night with the Bruins being drubbed by the Lightning who came out of the gate with furious anger. The game was essentially over mid-way through the first period as Sean Bergenheim kicked off a 3 goal in 85 second barrage that dug the Bruins a significant...
Bits: Triumph and Tragedy, RIP Derek Boogaard
Condolences go out to the family of Derek Boogaard, the NY Rangers and the Minnesota Wild for the loss of 28 year old forward Derek Boogaard who was found dead yesterday at his apartment in Minnesota at the age of 28. Boogaard did not play the second half of this season as he recovered from a...
2011 NHL All-Star Weekend: And one more thing....
Here are a few left over thoughts from the NHL All-Star Weekend: It was really hard to watch the game live. On TV, it's easy to sit back and expect nothing. I mean, this is the All-Star game, after all. No one plays defense, no one makes penalty calls - heck, goalies barely play goal. But in...
Rangers News: Sources Say Rangers Close to Ending Affiliation With Hartford
First of all, major stick salute goes to Donny over at Litter Box Cats for sending this to me. It looks like the Rangers may be on the verge of changing their AHL affiliation from the Hartford Wolfpack to the Rochester Americans, who this week announced they will not extend their affiliation with...
Off-day link roundup 4/22/09
A sweet interview with ex-Penguin and current ESPN talking head Matthew Barnaby [Pens Universe] Breaking down Sidney Crosby and Jussi Jokinen's controversial goals from last night [From the Rink] The Penguins have made a big turnaround in the faceoff circle [Post-Gazette] Pens/Flyers can't...
Which Came First: The Concussions Or The Stupid?
Dallas Stars agitator extraordinaire Matthew Barnaby hasn't played a game in the NHL since January 9 when he was concussed in a fight with Phoenix's Josh Gratton. The blurred vision he experienced after that bout (the culmination of countless haymakers to the mellon) led doctors to tell Barnaby to...
Friday Roundup
Discussion time, peeps.Rink Reader Kyle shot me an email the other day that I'd like to throw open to the group:[Effusive praise omitted]I have a question re: goalie stats. In many of your game previews, you refer to a goalie's winning percentage, goals against average, or save percentage against a...
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