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2012 Eastern Conference Finals: Rangers Vs. Devils - Game 5 Notes
- Here's the problem I'm running into as I start these notes: I can't criticize the reason the New York Rangers lost Game 5. It was Henrik Lundqvist. Two very soft goals in the first period to put the Rangers into a 3-0 hole which they would eventually match, but not be able to overcome. Here's the...
Quick strikes and links
The biggest news for the Lightning this week? The fact that their AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals have swept the Eastern Conference Finals and will be playing for the Calder Cup. This is newsworthy in so many different ways, but one of the angles that's been, perhaps, a bit overlooked is,...
Altitude Check: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Winnipeg Jets News Headlines
Hey all! Here is our feature running Monday through Friday that will bring you up to date on what's going on in the media pertaining to the Winnipeg Jets and elsewhere in the NHL. Here is what's in the news for Tuesday, May 22, 2012: Cue more Clancy Wiggum! Things are dire for the St. John's...
LHH Zeitgeist: Tortorella Press Conferences Throughout History
The terse, short press conferences of Rangers coach John Tortorella have become the stuff of legend this post-season. To some, they are the work of a focused leader directing his team towards a singular goal. To others, Tortorella is spitting in the face of the hockey press and the fans that want...
2012 Eastern Conference Finals: Rangers Vs. Devils - Rangers Looking For First 2-0 Lead This Postseason
The New York Rangers have had a negative trend the past two playoff series; they have lost the second game after taking a 1-0 series lead. Not only has it killed momentum, but it's also helped force both series to a seventh and final game. So it's critical that the Rangers make an effort to...
2012 Eastern Conference Finals: Rangers Vs. Devils - Game 1 Notes
- What a big win for the New York Rangers, and what a performance by this team to grind out a victory against a New Jersey Devils team that had much more jump after nearly a week layoff between the second round and the Eastern Conference Finals. Yes, there were major lapses in the second period,...
2012 NHL Playoffs: Rangers Vs. Capitals - Game 7 Notes
- The Stanley Cup Playoffs is really just an emotional roller coaster. Think about your emotions from the Brad Richards goal (jubilation), to the Michael Del Zotto goal (delirious jubilation), to the Roman Hamrlik goal (anger, frustration) to the final five minutes of the game (pure panic) and...
2012 NHL Playoffs: Rangers Vs. Capitals - How Important Is Home Ice Advantage?
After taking a 3-2 series lead on a magical night at Madison Square Garden, not too many New York Rangers fans were expecting the series against the Washington Capitals to come back to New York. But that's the case after the Capitals pulled off a season-saving Game 6 victory Wednesday night. The...
2012 NHL Playoffs: Rangers Vs. Capitals - The Fear Of Game 7
One of the managers in my office is a huge New York Rangers fan. So naturally we became friends, and have been spending the better part of our mornings discussing the team. Thursday our discussion hinged around the looming Game 7, and it lead to this exchange: Dean: Well, now it's down to just one...
Thursday Caterwaul: Panthers Open Forum
Cullen in November, 2011; photo by Darren Abate/PressPhotoIntl.com Rampage forward Mark Cullen remains tied atop the AHL Calder Cup leaderboard with a three-game point streak (3G/2A) which originated in the second-round opener on May 3. As fate has so far determined - or timely scoring, more...
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