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Philadelphia Flyers: Peter Laviolette Changes the Fate of the Flyers
October 21st, 2011
Heading into last night's home matchup against the red-hot, undefeated and always troublesome Washington Capitals, Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette made an error I didn't think coaches with over 300 wins in the NHL typically make.The Flyers, who were 4-0-1 heading into last night's game, decided to call up Brayden Schenn from ...
Is Claude Giroux Putting on the Conn?
June 4th, 2010
Every year in the NHL playoffs there are unsung heroes—stars or superstars that elevate to another level. Goaltenders that lead their teams to heights no one expected and sometimes even championships.
The latter two usual garner MVP attention and many times have the Conn Smythe Trophy presented to them after the final ...
It’s Official: The Mess Is All Brian Burke’s.
March 4th, 2010
I'll start off by confessing this is not really an article as much as it's a thought that occurred to me that I simply could not answer for myself.
The question I asked myself after the 3:00 PM trade deadline had come and gone was: What exactly has or is Brian ...
Checking in on Body Checking in the NHL
November 10th, 2009
There's been much discussion about all the injuries to the head and otherwise due to huge, fast, and hard body checks of late.
The NHL GMs will be discussing headshots during the next couple days. Of course, everyone has an opinion on what can be done to reduce the number of ...