By : Mike Rifkin The Edmonton Oilers were swept in the Western Conference Finals by the Colorado Avalanche, losing 6-5 in overtime in game four. For the Oilers it was their first Western Conference Finals since 2006, where they defeated the Anaheim Ducks in five games before losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in seven gamesContinue reading “Where Do The Oilers Go From Here?”
Category Archives: NHL
Something Bruin In Boston
By : Mike Rifkin On Monday night the Boston Bruins announced they had fired head coach Bruce Cassidy. Cassidy had a record of 245-108-46 and led the Bruins to the playoffs every year in his six seasons, including going to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2019. This year the Bruins fell to the Carolina HurricanesContinue reading “Something Bruin In Boston”
Rangers Vs Lightning : Eastern Conference Finals Preview
By: Mike Rifkin On Wednesday night the New York Rangers will host the two time defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals. It will be the second time these two teams have played in the Eastern Conference Finals, the first being in 2015 which saw the LightningContinue reading “Rangers Vs Lightning : Eastern Conference Finals Preview”
Lightning Vs Panthers : Inside The Series
By: Mike Rifkin The Tampa Bay Lightning’s quest for a third consecutive Stanley Cup will continue after sweeping the President Trophy winning and in state rival Florida Panthers on Monday. Trophy winning and in state rival Florida Panthers in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In Game One the story was special teamsContinue reading “Lightning Vs Panthers : Inside The Series”
Reach For The Stars
By : Mike Rifkin On Friday Dallas Stars head coach Rick Bowness has stepped down. It has also been announced that assistants Todd Nelson, Derek Laxdal, and John Stevens have been fired. In three seasons as the Stars coach Bowness had a record of 89-62-25. Bowness led the Stars to the Stanley Cup Finals inContinue reading “Reach For The Stars”
Leafs of Change
By: Mike Rifkin The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. On Saturday night the Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated by the two time defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Maple Leafs have notContinue reading “Leafs of Change”
Top Players Come Through
By: Mike Rifkin The New York Rangers trailed 3-2 with 5:45 left in the third period when Mika Zibanejad scored to tie the game at three and sent it to overtime. In overtime with the Rangers on the power play Artemi Panarin scored sending the Rangers to the second round for the first time sinceContinue reading “Top Players Come Through”
Trade Deadline Acquisitions Coming Through
By: Mike Rifkin The Tampa Bay Lightning’s quest for a third consecutive Stanley Cup continues as they defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Game Seven. Nick Paul who the Lightning acquired from the Ottawa Senators at the trade deadline produced both Tampa goals. In the seven game series Paul had two assists to goContinue reading “Trade Deadline Acquisitions Coming Through”
The Kids Are Alright
By: Mike Rifkin Despite being down 2-1 in their First Round series to the Pittsburgh Penguins there are some positives for the New York Rangers. One of the biggest positives has been the play of the young players. One of the major discussions prior to the series was the lack of experience with the RangersContinue reading “The Kids Are Alright”
Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Predictions
By: Mike Rifkin The best playoffs in all of sports the Stanley Cup Playoffs are here. Here are my first round predictions with stats from the regular season meetings. FLAMES VS STARS CGY 2-0-1 vs DAL Matthew Tkachuck/ Andrew Mangiapane 2 goals/1assist each vs DAL Markstrom 1-0-1 : 3.33 GAA/.878 Save percentage vs DAL –Continue reading “Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Predictions”
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