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Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch passes along today that highly-respected Nashville assistant Brent Peterson is not a candidate to be the next coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Peterson was believed to be on GM Scott Howson’s short list, but an NHL source confirmed to The Dispatch on Monday that Howson is not interested…
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So, some interesting developments today in the sale of the Dallas Stars, as we learn the name of yet another potential new owner. Several reports over this past weekend have Calgary oil tycoon Bill Gallacher as the leading candidate to purchase the Stars from current owner Tom Hicks. As part of news, we get some…
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Late in the game of a 3-1 win by the Montreal Canadiens over the Pittsburgh Penguins, we had yet another illegal hit that sent a player headfirst into the boards. Here’s the video of the hit: First the good news: despite what appeared to be a neck or head injury, Bergeron declared…
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NBC highlights of today’s win by the Montreal Canadiens: The guys in the studio chat about the 3-1 win for the Habs: Pierre McGuire talks to Brian Gionta of the Canadiens’ win Pierre McGuire interviews Habs defenseman PK Subban:>
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Elliotte Friedman of CBCSports and Hockey Night in Canada has a great article up today on the Washington Capitals. He looks ahead at what needs to change for the Washington Capitals as they take the throne from the San Jose Sharks as playoff disappointments, and it’s tough to argue with his suggestions. He makes a…
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The Montreal Canadiens might have a had a bit of a Game 7 hangover in their first game against the Penguins, but in Game 2 they went right back to the formula that so successful for them against the Washington Capitals. Jaroslav Halak was back to being the confident goaltender that was so reliable in…
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We’ll get the chat started about 1:45 p.m., but in the meantime here’s some reading material for your perusal: It’s official: Jaroslav Halak to start vs. Penguins Habs will struggle without Andrei Markov What’s the effect of Staal’s injury on Penguins? Gorges says don’t blame Halak for Game 1 loss Jordan Staal out indefinitely with…
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Game 2, End of 2: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal Canadiens Penguins win series 1-0 In the first period, it felt as though the Penguins might be playing with fire. While dominating the play on the ice in the first period, they failed to cash in on several early chances and allowed the Habs to tie…
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If you watched the first period against between the Penguins and the Habs, you probably came away thinking that Pittsburgh dominated and should have had a nice lead over the Canadiens. Yet after 20 minutes, it’s tied 1-1 after Brian Gionta’s late period goal negated the strong play by the Penguins. Until that point, the…
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We don’t have another Jordan Staal situation on our hands, as last night’s reports that Marco Sturm is out for the playoffs have been verified by the Bruins coach Claude Julien. Per the team’s Twitter page: “Marco (Sturm) suffered a knee injury that will keep him out the rest of the year.” While the actual…
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Canadiens head coach Jacques Martin has said this afternoon that Jaroslav Halak will get the start today against the Pittsburgh Penguins. After the obviously tired and worn down Halak was shelled for five goals on Friday, there was some thought that the Habs would go with Carey Price in goal. It was a plan that…
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal Canadiens 2:00 p.m. EDT, 2 May, 2010 Live on NBC Don’t forget, we’ll have a live chat during the game on Pro Hockey Talk at 1:45 p.m. EDT. While the Pittsburgh Penguins are dealing with an injury of their own, the Canadiens are going to have to try to find some…
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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal Canadiens2:00 p.m. EDT, 2 May, 2010Live on NBC Don’t forget, we’ll have a live chat during the game on Pro Hockey Talk at 1:45 p.m. EDT. While the exact timeframe surrounding the eventual return of Jordan Staal is unknown — no matter what coach Dan Bylsma may say — we do…
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As we approach the inevitable end to the season for the Detroit Red Wings, questions about the future of Tomas Holmstrom and Nicklas Lidstrom are going to keep coming up. Detroit GM Ken Holland has gone on record as saying that the team will do everything possible to retain their prized veteran free agents, and…
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Brian Boucher did his best to hold off the Boston Bruins onslaught, especially with this series of incredible saves in the opening minutes of overtime.
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Only Hollywood could have scripted a better ending.
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Thanks to Joe Sullivan of the Bruins Blog, we have a transcript of Marc Savard’s post-game press conference. Just an instant before Savard’s big game-winning slapshot, I was remarking that we hadn’t seen much of the returning hero in the third period and especially not in overtime, when the energy of the game was incredibly…
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We’ve seen some great hockey already in the second round, but all of the hype has been building towards tonight’s game between the Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks. These teams are incredibly evenly matched, play very similar styles of hockey and there’s been some bad blood brewing between these two the past few seasons. All…
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Marc Savard was nowhere near the force the Bruins had hoped he could be, playing minimal minutes while looking like a hockey player in his first game back from bad concussion. Yet with just one big, booming shot he did everything the Bruins would need of him in this game: score the game winning goal…
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I guess this is why they play 60 minutes. After the first period, it looked as if the Flyers would just roll over and wouldn’t prove much contest for the Boston Bruins. After the second period, the Flyers had pulled within a goal and had grabbed the momentum, but the Bruins once again went ahead…
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We’ll get the chat going around 12:15, until then here is some reading material for your perusal. Flyers present different challenge for Bruins Savard’s return provides instant spark for Boston Bruins Bruins easing Savard into the lineup Flyers’ Laperriere out for remainder of the playoffs <a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=b35eeb6a7c” >Bruins vs. Flyers Live Game Chat</a>
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It’s amazing what a 15 minute break and stern tongue lashing can do to a team’s energy and execution. Maybe it just took 20 minutes for the Flyers to wake up. Whatever happened, the Flyers played a much more complete period in the 2nd as they were able to close a two-goal deficit twice in…
