Back on April 10th the Montreal Canadiens secured the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a less than inspiring 4-3 OT loss to the rival Toronto Maple Leafs. This followed a 5-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, and a 4-3 shootout loss to the New...
Last night fans in Montreal were partying like their beloved Habs had just won the Stanley Cup, and for good reason. The Canadiens pulled an upset for the ages, dispatching the heavily favored Washington Capitals in 7 games to advance to the second round of the NHL...
Well, after 1,230 games the curtain has finally closed on the 2009-10 NHL regular season, and what a season it was. There was no shortage of compelling drama down the stretch as multiple bubble teams struggled to capture a coveted playoff spot. As a result fans have...
With only 10 games left in the NHL regular season, and with many of the teams in the Eastern and Western conferences sitting relatively comfortably in playoff spots I figured it would be a good time to start prognosticating on the playoff chances of various teams, and...
*** Update *** Wow, I am eating crow today. Ovechkin limped down the stretch following the Olympic break, while Henrik came through in the clutch. Amazingly, Sidney Crosby, who looked like he would finish a distant third, had a great surge toward the end to finish...
