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John Tortorella Thinks Cell Phones at Press Conferences are Ridiculous
Is the New York Rangers head coach, John Tortorella, ever happy? I would say not since he still seemed to be agitated at his post-game press conference Monday evening even with his team shutting out the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final by a score of 3-0. If you watch the video (below), [...]
TweetNew York Rangers To Face New Jersey Devils in Conference Finals
The New York Rangers have defeated the Washington Capitals by the score of 2-1 in the 7th and final game of the Eastern Conference semi-finals and will advance to the Eastern Conference finals to face the New Jersey Devils. The big picture of how this series has gone leading up to the 7th and final [...]
TweetJoel Ward Attacked With Racist Tweets After Washington Capitals Loss
Yes, Joel Ward did commit a bad penalty on Tuesday night that helped the New York Rangers take out the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime. However, no human being should be subjected to the tweets that Ward has had to deal with after the loss. It has to be difficult for Ward to be one [...]
TweetNHL Awards: Adams and Foundation Finalists Announced
The NHL wraps up its lengthy NHL Awards announcement period by bringing out the finalists for the Jack Adams Award and the NHL Foundation Award. The Jack Adams goes to “the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success” and the nominees are: Ken Hitchcock (St. Louis Blues) Paul MacLean (Ottawa [...]
TweetNHL Playoffs 2012: Last Night in the East (April 26)
New York Rangers 2 vs. Ottawa Senators 1 (Rangers Win Series 4-3) The New York Rangers against the Ottawa Senators was one of two Game 7′s played last night in the Eastern Conference NHL Playoffs 2012. It was a low-scoring game that came down to a 1-1 tie needing a single overtime period to decide which team would advance [...]
TweetNHL Awards: Hart Finalists Announced
The NHL is almost done announcing all its awards finalists and today they present the three contenders for the Hart Trophy, given to “to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.” The nominees are: Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers) Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins) Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning) Lundqvist, who is [...]
TweetNHL Awards: Vezina Finalists Announced
The NHL has announced its finalists for the Vezina Trophy, awarded “to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position” and decided by a vote of all 30 general managers. The nominees are: Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers) Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings) Pekka Rinne (Nashville Predators) This season, Lundqvist won 39 games, [...]
TweetNHL Playoffs 2012: Last Night in the East (April 23)
New York Rangers 3 vs. Ottawa Senators 2 (Series Tied 3-3) The New York Rangers fought to live another day in this series of the NHL Playoffs 2012 against the Ottawa Senators. These two teams have been pretty evenly matched despite the vast difference in their standings (Rangers #1 seed and Senators #8 seed), so it’s appropriate [...]
TweetNHL Takes the First Step in Regaining Control of the Game with Raffi Torres Suspension
I want to commend the NHL for finally admitting they were wrong and for proving what we have been saying for the last several seasons, the disciplinary program is flawed. The 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs have been stained by the bad blood of cheap shots and dangerous violent attacks. Instead of enjoying eight really good [...]
TweetVIDEO: Apple Daily’s Take on the NHL Playoffs
Apple Daily is a Taiwanese newspaper and website that produces animated videos based on news stories of great interest, but they always put a funny spin on things and end up pumping out some interesting material.It turns out the good people of Apple Daily are also watching the NHL playoffs–and they wonder about the level [...]
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