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Atlanta Hawks and Their 5-0 Start: Contenders or Pretenders?
November 4th, 2010
Going into the 2010-11 NBA season, the consensus was there were three elite teams in the Eastern Conference. The Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, and the Boston Celtics. Then, for the most part, there was everybody else.
However, all three of those teams have done something that the Atlanta Hawks have yet ...
NHL Power Rankings: Top Goal Scorers, Stamkos and Sharp Lead the Way
October 26th, 2010
We're seeing some diversity in the NHL goal scoring department. At least in comparison to what we saw last year.As of right now only one of the current top five goal scorers, Steven Stamkos, was in the top 20 in goals last year. Are these players on the verge of having ...
Slipped at the Starting Line: Each NHL Division’s Most Disappointing Team
October 22nd, 2010
We're already two weeks into the NHL season (honestly, it seems a lot longer) and not everything is shaking out how the experts predicted before the season began.We have teams that were predicted to finish in first place in their division, and even the conference, wading near the bottom of ...
NHL Power Rankings: All 30 NHL Teams’ Heaviest Hitters
October 20th, 2010
While hitting has been a heavy topic of the day—my article on Brandon Meriweather's hit on Todd Heap on Sunday in the NFL was part of it—why not continue the trend?This slideshow will feature the hardest hitters on all 30 NHL teams. Now keep in mind, the 30 hitters won't ...
2010-2011 NHL Power Rankings: Rating the Teams After Week 1
October 13th, 2010
Never too early to rank the teams, right? Right. Not even just one week into the season. Come on, real hockey fans always want to know where their team stands, whether it's the first week of October or the last week of the regular season in mid-April.Rather than a slide ...
Alex Ovechkin: What Fans Can Expect This Season
October 5th, 2010
The NHL regular season is two days away.
Which means Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin is two days away from tearing apart defenses across North America.
Ovechkin, although only 25, has had a rough go of it the past few seasons when it comes to team success. The Capitals were ousted in ...
New Jersey Devils: Five Reasons Why They Are More Dangerous Than Ever in 2010-11
September 29th, 2010
Excellent regular seasons have been rather common in the past decade and a half for the New Jersey Devils.Over the past few seasons, first-round playoff exits have been just as frequent. Jersey's Team hasn't made the second round since the 2007 playoffs after being eliminated from the first round in ...
Philadelphia Flyers-Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Showdown? All Signs Say Yes
May 23rd, 2010
Turns out the NHL's vague marketing slogan is indeed correct. History will be made.
But it won't be San Jose being the fourth team in NHL history to come back from a 3-0 series deficit. And it won't be Montreal becoming the second No. 8 seed in NHL history to go ...
You Thought That Was Bad? Top Five Worst NJ Devils Playoff Eliminations
April 27th, 2010
After the New Jersey Devils were eliminated in the first round- again-, for some reason, it didn't seem as if it was as deflating as in years past. I looked at some of the past results, and there's good reason for that.
Some of the postseason eliminations have ...
Third Time Not a Charm for New Jersey Devils: Eliminated from First Round Again
April 24th, 2010
The Devils' fate was officially sealed Thursday night.
It was unofficially sealed when Olli Jokinen's ill-fated backhand shot on Brian Boucher in the shootout was stopped, combined with Jamie Langenbrunner burying an empty-net shot with two seconds left in the Devils' season finale.
That created a Flyers-Devils first-round matchup. Normally a Devils ...