Chase for Stanley Cup down to eight teams
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
The chase for the Cup is down to eight after Vancouver finished off Dallas in Game 7 on Monday night.
Next in the Stanley Cup playoffs is the conference semifinal round, which begins Wednesday with games in Buffalo and Anaheim. On Thursday, New Jersey and Detroit will host opening games in the second round.
Stanley Cup odds […]
Team USA, Russia favorites to win IIHF World Championship
Saturday, April 21st, 2007
Any NHLers who either missed the playoffs or got bounced in the opening round have two options: Get to work on their golf game or book a ticket to Russia.
The IIHF World Championship starts up in Moscow next week where Sweden will try to defend its 2006 World title. Due to the time of year […]
NHL Playoffs: Are the NY Rangers for real?
Friday, April 20th, 2007
The New York Rangers are hot as they swept past the Atlanta Thrashers. Does that make them Stanley Cup contenders?
Flashback just over two months ago. It’s Feb. 6 and the New York Rangers have just lost to the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in a shootout. If the playoffs started, the Rangers would be out.
Said New […]
NHL Playoffs: Hot Flames and streaking Red Wings
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
After the way they dominated the Calgary Flames in Game 1 of their playoff series, it’s highly unlikely the Detroit Red Wings are worried about another first-round playoff exit.
The Red Wings did everything better than the Flames in their 4-1 victory Thursday night. They outshot, outhit and simply outplayed Calgary at every turn. Mathieu Schneider […]
Buffalo Sabres are favorites in Stanley Cup playoffs
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007
Oddsmakers say Daniel Briere and the Buffalo Sabres are the team to beat as the NHL playoffs get underway.
Buffalo was knocking on the upper echelon’s door a season ago when its surprise Stanley Cup run fell one win short, losing to eventual champs Carolina in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Bringing back most […]