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Tonight the Philadelphia Flyers have the chance to move on to face the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Finals. But first lets take a look back at some news from Game Four of this series. Broken strap on Josh Gorges foot guard contributes to Flyers first goal in Game Four Nearly 15 to 20 seconds prior to the opening goal by Claude Giroux in the ever important fourth game of the ...

Though there are not many options out there, I really do think the Devils are in search for a new starting goaltender. Here are some of the possible options for the starting goalie in New Jersey next season.   Martin Brodeur Obviously I would start with their current goaltender. Martin Brodeur has showed over the past few years that he can no longer win in the playoffs. While he has won a few Stanley ...

Anyone watching the NHL Western Conference Finals so far has seen the same thing. The Chicago Blackhawks just look better than the San Jose Sharks. It would be naive to think that tweaking line or defensive combinations, or inserting role players who have been scratched in place of the current line-up, would change that fact. San Jose will have to make changes in their strategy , and their ...

Well that was ugly. The Flyers' captain Mike Richards called it "an old-fashioned ass-kicking." The Canadiens finally solved Flyers' goalie Michael Leighton on their way to a 5-1 victory of Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals.  However, Leighton was hardly the reason the Flyers got taken to the woodshed. The first five minutes illustrated what kind of night Philadelphia was in for. They were out-skated. Out-hustled. Out-hit. They lost every battle in the corner. They looked tentative ...

On Friday night, the Blackhawks return to Chicago after what feels like a month on the road. While away from their home ice, the Blackhawks have been as good as almost any team in NHL history, tying the all-time single-season record with seven straight road victories this postseason. At home, though, the Hawks are only 3-3. So much for the importance of home ice advantage! The United Center will be rocking for Games ...

I have two words for you: utter domination. That is what last night's game amounted to. In an interesting turn of fate, the Montreal Canadiens turned the script on its head and gave the Flyers a little taste of their own medicine. Things didn't start off well, however, as the Canadiens again took an early penalty—Ryan O'Byrne for delay of game 27 seconds in. The difference last night, ...

In this past Olympics, Switzerland shocked many people, almost defeating both the United States and Canada en route to a medal-less showing. However, as much as surprises and underdogs are great, Switzerland is not quite a hockey factory. In fact, quite the opposite. The only impact NHL player who hails from Switzerland is Mark Streit of the New York Islanders. That may all change in a few months, when Nino Niederreiter ...

They’re baaaaaack. If anyone believed the Canadiens would just roll over for the Flyers after two shutout games, they were sadly mistaken.  The Habs looked more alive at home than they have since the beginning of the series.  Even Halak, who some were afraid had run out of gas, looked to be nearly back to the goalie we saw in the first two rounds. The Flyers seemed to be attracting ...

Game 1 : Philadelphia Flyers 6 - Montreal Canadiens 0 Game 2 : Philadelphia Flyers 3 - Montreal Canadiens 0 (Philadelphia leads the seires by 2 -0 ) There is no team that can dig a hole as deep as the Montreal Canadiens can. For some reason, the Habs' offense was nowhere around Michael Leighton 's net during the first two games of the series and ...

It has not been a good series for the San Jose Sharks. In both games, the supposedly more physical team was bullied in their supposedly inhospitable home—voted the toughest building to play in on the road, where they were 5-1 through two rounds of the playoffs—by rude guests,  who scored twice as often as their hosts. Perhaps the most difficult thing is this year's team is not ...