Top 5 Stanley Cup Contenders for 2012

With the puck dropped on the NHL pre-season we are just a few weeks away from the start of the 2011-12 NHL campaign. Once that happens each team will play a full 82 game schedule. Following that the top 16 teams will go through a grueling 2 month tournament to try and...

NHL 2010-11 Power Rankings – Eastern Conference

If you stopped by the site earlier this week you saw that I posted my NHL Western Conference Power Rankings going into the 2010-11 season. I meant to give the Eastern Conference the same treatment sooner, but as usual, life interfered. I finally got around to...

Can the Montreal Canadiens Win the 2010 Stanley Cup?

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...

2010 NHL Playoff Predictions – Eastern Conference

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...

Sorry Canucks Fans – No Art Ross for Henrik Sedin This Year

*** 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...