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• 6/10 Causeway Crowd: Bruins prove they’re the better team.: I argued at the start of the series that the Bruins would win because they had a better team-first attitude then the Pittsburgh...
• 6/9 Causeway Crowd: The Boston Bruins will face the Chicago Blackhawks: After 5 periods of hockey, the Chicago Blackhawks have eliminated the reining Stanley Cup Champions; The Los Angeles Kings in...
• 6/8 NHL Jerks: Bruins Shutout Penguins to Complete Sweep, Advance to Stanley Cup Finals: The Boston Bruins are headed back to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in three years, and they’ll have plenty...
• 6/8 Sabre Noise: Weekend Poll: What Will the Pittsburgh Penguins Do Next?: That was quick. From Stanley Cup Finals favorites to “Don’t let the arena doors hit you on the way out,” the...
• 6/8 SenShot: ECF: Rask Shines Again As Bruins Sweep Penguins To Advance To Stanley Cup Final: Four games, and the Penguins explosive offense could manage just 2 goals.  NOT two per game, but two goals TOTAL, the second...
• 6/8 Fire that Cannon: The Morning Skate: 6/08/13: The Boston Bruins now have time to relax and go golfing, only until they find out who they play in the Stanley Cup Finals though....
• 6/7 Causeway Crowd: Game Four of the Conference FinalsTonight!: Game four of the Eastern Conference Finals is here tonight. (I’m still waiting to see if I won the raffle for two tickets.)...
• 6/6 SenShot: ECF: Bruins Win In Double-OT To Take Stranglehold: The Penguins played a much better game in game 3, but it still wasn’t enough to beat Tuukka Rask and the Boston Bruins....
• 6/6 Fire That Cannon: The Morning Skate: 6/06/13: The Eastern Conference Finals game three was played last night in Boston and it was a prime example of what playoff hockey is...
• 6/6 Sabre Noise: Daily Dashboard June 6, 2013: Raise your hand if you had to drag yourself out of bed this morning after staying up for the double overtime thriller in Boston....
• 6/6 Causeway Crowd: Rask and you shall receive.: Game three required a double overtime marathon session that didn’t end until after midnight. When all the ice chips finally...
• 6/6 Eyes on Isles: Top Shelf – Islanders Daily 6/6/13: Astoria, NY – News on the New York Islanders front was quiet yesterday, as the team and its fans were still processing the fact...
• 6/6 NHL Jerks: Patrice Bergeron’s OT Winner Puts Bruins on Brink of Stanley Cup Finals: The Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins put on an unforgettable show on Thursday night. In the longest game of the 2013 Stanley...
• 6/4 Causeway Crowd: Bruins doing everything right so far, but can they keep up the pace in Game 3?: When the Boston Bruins started Game 1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins on June 1st most people expected the Penguins to begin their...
• 6/4 NHL Jerks: 2013 NHL Playoffs: The Emergence of David Krejci: Long criticized for failing to reach his potential, David Krejci has silenced his critics with a remarkable postseason run that...
• 6/4 NHL Jerks: Boston Bruins Rock Penguins to Take 2-0 Series Lead With 6-1 Road Win: After stunning the Penguins with a Game 1 shutout, the Bruins dropped six goals to further demoralize their opponents. Boston...
• 6/4 Too Many Men on the Site: 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Boston Bruins VS. Pittsburgh Penguins Recap: The Eastern Conference Finals have not been going well for the Pittsburgh Penguins, but you wont hear the Boston Bruins complain....
• 6/4 Too Many Men on the Site: Poll: Can the Pittsburgh Penguins Come Back?: Following a last night’s 6-1 beating by the Boston Bruins, the Pittsburgh Penguins find themselves down 2-0 in the series....
• 6/4 Fire That Cannon: The Morning Skate: 6/04/13: The Conference Finals rolled on for the third night in a row with the second game in the Eastern Conference Finals last night....
• 6/4 Causeway Crowd: Bruins devour Penguins 6-1in game two of the Eastern Conference Finals.: Before game two tonight, Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma put out a statement that was strangely prophetic. He had stated that “I...
• 6/4 Eyes on Isles: Top Shelf : Islanders Daily 6/4/2013:   Middletown, N. J. – From the looks of the result last night at Consol Energy Center, the Penguins were much more...
• 6/4 Cardiac Cane: Tuesday Hurricanes Report: Yesterday’s story on what can be learned from the four teams left in the playoffs can be found here The Carolina Hurricanes...
• 6/4 Causeway Crowd: Bruins suck. (and other fairy tales told by Penguins fans.): When I argued that the Boston Bruins would beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games I was berated in social media. It came to...
• 6/3 Eyes on Isles: New York Islanders Classified: Winger Needed to Help Superstar/Team Win Stanley Cup: WILMINGTON, DE- So as we enter the 2013 offseason there are quite a few question surrounding the Islanders as far as personnel...
• 6/3 Too Many Men on the Site: Pittsburgh Penguins Recall Goaltender Jeff Zatkoff: The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltending issues are front and center going into today’s game 2 against the Boston Bruins. This...
• 6/3 Octopus Thrower: With the Red Wings Out, Who Should You Root For?: It’s a question really of your own personal opinion. But it’s the question you always seem to be asked after your team is...
• 6/3 Fire That Cannon: The Morning Skate: 6/03/13: The Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angeles Kings played for the second night in a row last night. It was all Blackhawks in the...
• 6/3 Cardiac Cane: Monday Hurricanes Report: The Hurricanes released the tenth and final jersey teaser (Hurricanes’ Instagram) UFA forwards the Canes should target (Bleacher...
• 6/2 NHL Jerks: Boston Bruins, Tuukka Rask, Shut Out Penguins to Earn Game 1 Upset: After a week in which the media talked endlessly about the Penguins' dazzling offense, the Boston Bruins stunned the hockey world...
• 6/2 Cardiac Cane: Sunday Hurricanes Report: Cardiac Cane chose Sean Monahan with the fifth pick in FanSided’s Mock NHL Draft (Cardiac Cane) The seventh jersey teaser...
• 6/1 Eyes on Isles: Bruins-Penguins : Eastern Conference Finals Preview:   PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (1) VS BOSTON BRUINS (4), EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS    Middletown, N. J.- There are plenty of...

• 5/31 NHL Jerks: 2013 NHL Playoffs: Conference Finals Preview: It was quite the contrast between the Conference Semi-Finals of the 2013 NHL Playoffs. Both Eastern Conference Finals representatives...
• 5/31 SenShot: Eastern Conference Final Preview – Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins: With all due respect to the 2nd seed Montreal Canadiens, (no,wait, scratch that, no respect for the Montreal Canadiens is due)...
• 5/30 Blackhawk Up: The Battle NHL Fans Wanted To See: Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins Series Preview: Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins Series Schedule- Game 1-Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins at Consol Energy Center,...
• 5/30 Too Many Men on the Site: Eastern Conference Finals: Who Is The Better Goaltender?: The Stanley Cup Playoffs have reached the Conference Finals, and it’s time to decide who will make it to the Finals. In the...
• 5/29 Editor In Leaf: Celebrating Sustained Excellence Among NHL Goaltenders: In the Stanley Cup playoffs, everything is magnified. In a playoff matchup that goes seven games, all it takes is one mistake,...
• 5/28 Causeway Crowd: Boston Bruins meet Pittsburgh Penguins in the EC Finals on Saturday.: A lot can be said about the Pittsburgh Penguins. They have a history almost as noble and storied as our own.  Over the last few...
• 5/27 Causeway Crowd: Bruins vs. Rangers. It certainly won’t be David vs. Goliath.: The Eastern Conference finals will soon be under way. In fact, Lyndon Byers just posted on Facebook that Game One will be Saturday,...
• 5/27 Causeway Crowd: A Rematch 21 Years In The Making – Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins Preview: On May 23, 1992 a 20 year old Jaromir Jagr and a 27 year old Mario Lemieux blasted the Boston Bruins in the Wales Conference Finals...
• 5/25 Eyes on Isles: Pittsburgh’s Dismantling of Ottawa-A Positive Reflection On the Islanders:   Old Bethpage, N.Y.-Maybe it’s time to start putting things in perspective here. The Islanders were picked by no one...
• 5/25 SenShot: Penguins End Senators Playoff Dreams In Stunning 6-2 Win: OVERALL RECAP This is the game which we weren’t hoping it would happen. All season long the team exceeded expectations,...
• 5/24 SenShot: Round 2, Game 5 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ Pittsburgh Penguins: After losing large on Wednesday, the Ottawa Senators will look to fight off elimination. Pittsburgh is currently leading 3-1 in...
• 5/23 NHL Jerks: Offensive Explosion Boosts Penguins to 3-1 Series Lead Over Senators: After choking away Game 3 in Ottawa, the Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back with their best offensive outing of the playoffs to...
• 5/23 Eyes on Isles: Top Shelf – Islanders Daily 5/23/13: Astoria, NY – In New York Islanders offseason news that made Isles Nation collectively respond with, “Ummm…what?” yesterday...
• 5/23 Cardiac Cane: Thursday Hurricanes Report: Yesterday’s story on the NHL draft can be found here Top draft pick Valeri Nichushkin said he will be coming to North America...
• 5/22 SenShot: Round 2 Game 4 Recap: Pittsburgh Penguins Flex Muscles Rout Ottawa Senators 7-3, Lead Series 3-1: The Ottawa Senators were out matched tonight against a much stronger Penguins team. Craig Anderson kept them in for a long as...
• 5/22 SenShot: Round 2, Game 4 Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Ottawa Senators: After rescuing victory from the jaws of defeat on Sunday night, the Senators (and the Penguins) have had two days to recover and...
• 5/21 Bleedin' Blue: Stanley Cup Playoffs: The Key to a Successful Team Lies in Net: It is no secret, the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are a time when a team relies on their goaltender more than any other time in the...
• 5/20 Sabre Noise: Craig Anderson Backstops Senators To First Win Against The Penguins: Craig Anderson was near perfect as the Ottawa Senators snuck out a win in game 3. It took nearly 2 overtime periods but the Senators...
• 5/20 Eyes on Isles: Top Shelf : Islanders Daily : 5/20/2013:   Middletown, N. J. – The NHL playoffs are heating up as we continue to move through the second round and whittle the...
• 5/20 Cardiac Cane: Monday Hurricanes Report: Yesterday’s story on the World Championships can be found here The five biggest storyline for the Hurricanes this summer...
• 5/20 SenShot: Senators Get Back Into Series With Thrilling 2-1 Double OT Win Over Penguins In Game 3: TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST, THIS IS WHAT I HAD WRITTEN IN THE LAST 5 MINUTES OF REGULATION: The Ottawa Senators skated with the Pittsburgh...
• 5/19 StoopSports.com: Crosby the Key: Andrew Miller  How often has Sidney Crosby proved to the hockey world that he is, flat out, the best player in the world right...
• 5/19 Sabre Noise: Senators Get Jason Spezza Back as They Look For First Win Against Penguins: After writing about how the Ottawa Senators can beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, they open the series and the first two games are...
• 5/19 Too Many Men on the Site: NHL Playoffs 2013: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa Senators Recap: The NHL Playoffs have entered round two. The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Ottawa Senators have tried to beat on each other in an...
• 5/19 SenShot: Round 2 Game 3 Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators: Down 2-0 in the series, the Senators are desperate for a win, and a win at home would be that much sweeter. With Jason Spezza...
• 5/18 Cardiac Cane: Saturday Hurricanes Report: Yesteday’s story on Eric Staal can be found here. Staal will have an MRI today in Raleigh to find out how severe the injury...
• 5/17 SenShot: Crosby Hat Trick Gives Penguins Edge, Series Lead 2-0: OVERALL RECAP It was a game where Ottawa needed to rebound in a big way to get this series evened up heading back home. It was...
• 5/17 SenShot: Is A Senators Series Win Over The Penguins “In The Stars”? – A Psychic Take On Sens/Pens: You have heard what all the hockey related people, experts or not, have had to say about the Senators/Penguins playoff series. ...
• 5/17 SenShot: Round 2, Game 2 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ Pittsburgh Penguins: The Ottawa Senators will look to bounce back after losing the opening game in round two, to the Penguins. The Sens are hoping...
• 5/15 Too Many Men on the Site: NHL Announces 2013 GM of the Year Finalists: Earlier this week, the National Hockey League announced the finalists for the 2013 General Manager of the Year.  The final three...
• 5/15 Blackhawk Up: Stanley Cup Playoffs- Dump & Chase 5/15/13: Tuesday night’s Stanley Cup Action Pittsburgh Penguins-4 Ottawa Senators-1 (Penguins lead series 1-0) Chris Kunitz continued...
• 5/15 Cardiac Cane: Wednesday Hurricanes Report: Dan Ellis and Justin Peters will most likely be fighting for the back-up spot next season (Hurricanes Website) Jeff Skinner is...
• 5/14 SenShot: Senators Fall Short In First Game, Pens Win 4-1: What we came to notice in this first game is that the Ottawa Senators can hang in with the Pens, but definitely won’t when...
• 5/14 Too Many Men on the Site: NHL Playoffs Round 2 Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa Senators: Round two of the NHL Playoffs starts tonight. A 7:30 pm face-off is set for the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa Senators. The...
• 5/14 Eyes on Isles: NHL Eastern Conference Playoffs Preview:   (1) Pittsburgh Penguins vs (7) Ottawa Senators   Series begins : Tuesday, May 14 at Consol Energy Center, 8:00 PM...
• 5/14 NHL Jerks: 2013 NHL Playoffs: Second Round Preview: For those who had not really watched the NHL Playoffs before, the first round is always something special. Last year it was marred...
• 5/14 SenShot: SenShot’s Round 2 Playoff Preview: Well what a first round we had.  The Senators advance over , the Leafs suffer a massive meltdown in the final 10 minutes of game...
• 5/14 SenShot: Round 2, Game 1 Preview: Ottawa Senators @ Pittsburgh Penguins: It has been the better part of a week, the anti**** for the drop of the puck for round 2 for the Ottawa Senators.  The Penguins...
• 5/13 Eyes on Isles: Top Shelf : Islanders Daily : 5/13/13:   Middletown, N. J.  - As the playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins continues to settle in, the Islanders are faced with...
• 5/12 SenShot: Breaking Down Senators vs Penguins – The Goaltending: There will be many comparisons between the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins over the coming days as everyone tries...
• 5/11 SenShot: Ottawa Senators Round 2 Opponent Could Be Determined Tonight With A Penguins Win: It could be as soon as 9:30 tonight that the Ottawa Senators’ round 2 opponent could be confirmed. The only game of the...
• 5/10 NHL Jerks: 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily Recap (5/10): Thursday night was another eventful night for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. Ottawa and Chicago both won to join San Jose in...
• 5/10 Blackhawk Up: Stanley Cup Playoffs- Dump & Chase 5/10/13: Last night’s Stanley Cup playoff action Pittsburgh Penguins-4 New York Islanders-0 (Penguins lead series (Pittsburgh leads...
• 5/9 Eyes on Isles: DUMP & CHASE- PLAYOFF EDITION: GAME 5 POSTGAME REPORT: NEW YORK ISLANDERS @ PITTSBURGH PENGUINS: PITTSBURGH, PA –  The Pittsburgh Penguins arrived to tonight’s matchup as the more desperate team, and it showed on the...
• 5/9 Too Many Men on the Site: NHL Playoffs 2013: Pittsburgh Penguins Making A Change: The Pittsburgh Penguins opened up the 2013  NHL Playoffs at home. After an outstanding regular season, the Penguins are taking...
• 5/9 Blackhawk Up: Stanley Cup Playoffs- Dump & Chase 5/9/13 Overtime Edition:   Here is your daily look-in at last night’s Stanley Cup playoffs with three games going to overtime. New York Rangers-4...
• 5/9 Sabre Noise: Daily Dashboard May 8, 2013: Ah Thursday morning, we’re getting closer and closer to Friday and the weekend. With the weekend comes more playoff hockey...
• 5/9 Cardiac Cane: Thursday Hurricanes Report: Yesterday’s story on Charlotte Checkers players that could be on the Hurricanes roster next season can be found here Alexander...
• 5/8 SenShot: Penguins Bench Marc-Andre Fleury, But Is It A Game Too Late?: Dan Bylsma announced Wednesday that Marc-Andre Fleury will not be the starting goaltender for game 5 of their first round series...
• 5/4 Eyes on Isles: Rants And Rumblings : The Day After : 5/4/13:   Middletown, N. J. – Kyle Okposo has been in absolute beast mode for the last eight weeks. It was never more evident...

• 4/23 Too Many Men on the Site: Pittsburgh Penguins And Ottawa Senators Have An Eventful Monday Night: The Pittsburgh Penguins faced the Ottawa Senators Monday night, and there was more than enough tension throughout the entire game....
• 4/22 SenShot: With A Chance To Clinch, The Senators Are Downed 3-1 By Pittsburgh: OVERALL RECAP Lads and Lasses, boys and girls, welcome once again, to must win territory. After a Saturday trouncing by the Toronto...
• 4/21 SenShot: NHL Recap: April 20, 2013 – Boston, Montreal Slumping; Vancouver Clinches Playoff Spot: There were 7 games outside of the Battle of Ontario on Saturday, where the top two teams in the Northeast continued to struggle,...
• 4/18 SenShot: What Potential Playoff Opponent Do The Senators Match Up Best Against?: Again, going on the assumption that the Senators will qualify for the playoffs, it is time to look forward to potential matchups. ...

• 3/8 Causeway Crowd: Chris Bourque Clears Waivers; Bruins Recall Jordan Caron From Providence: At least for now anyway, the Chris Bourque experiment appears to be over for the Boston Bruins. At noon on Friday, Bourque cleared...
• 3/8 The High Phive: Flyers Lose Huge Lead, Game To Penguins 5-4: Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center was amazing! The Flyers got four goals, two on the power play and had four times as many...

• 2/27 The Rat Trick: NHL Realignment At A Glance: While NHL realignment was proposed last year, nothing really materialized. The league coming to a stand-still due to the lockout...
• 2/27 The Rat Trick: Florida Panthers Beat Penguins 6-4 In A Wild One: The Florida Panthers bucked some troublesome trends en route to a rousing 6-4 victory over the tough-to-beat Pittsburgh Penguins....
• 2/26 The Rat Trick: Game Day Preview: Florida Panthers Vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh Penguins (13-6-0) at Florida Panthers (5-9-4) Tonight in Florida, the Panthers have the opportunity to avenge Friday’s...
• 2/26 Predlines: Shea Weber: Looking Back After his 500th NHL Game: Nashville Predators captain Shea Weber played in his 500th career NHL game last night. Through those 500 games he has totaled...
• 2/20 StoopSports.com: Battle of Pennsylvania: Anthony Pucik-  It is clear that the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers do not like each other, but it was made even...
• 2/10 Pucks and Pitchforks: Devils Pad Divisional Lead With Second Straight Win Over Penguins: PITTSBURGH, P.A. – Weekends don’t get much better than that. After Saturday’s thrilling 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh...
• 2/7 starsandsticks.com: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins: Preview: If there’s one thing the Washington Capitals probably don’t need right now, it’s a road trip to face one of...
• 2/5 RangerFace.com: Game 7 Recap: Penguins 3 Rangers 0: The Pittsburgh Penguins came to Madison Square Garden last night for a hockey contest versus the professional hockey club representing...
• 2/3 starsandsticks.com: Game Recap: Pittsburgh Penguins 6 – Washington Capitals 3: It’s always a fair question to ask if there can really be a rivalry between two teams when one is much better than the other....
• 2/3 starsandsticks.com: Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals: Hey, remember when the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins had the most high profile rivalry in the NHL? It wasn’t...
• 2/1 Sabre Noise: Thomas Vanek Gets Game Puck Number 7 With Hat Trick Number 8:   There is little doubt in the minds of Buffalo Sabres fans of who the offensive leader on this team is, and Thomas Vanek...
• 2/1 SenShot: NHL Recap: Jan 31, 2013 – Sharks Stay Perfect, Leafs Win, Vanek Rolls On: There were 9 games on the NHL schedule on a busy Thursday night, including wins by the Toronto Maple Leafs as well as the San...

• 1/29 SenShot: Game #6 Preview: Washington Capitals @ Ottawa Senators: The Washington Capitals finally got in the win column on Sunday after a dreadful start, and they come into Ottawa on a winning...
• 1/23 Too Many Men on the Site: Game Preview: Undefeated Boston Bruins at Winless New York Rangers: The Boston Bruins are scheduled to play in New York at 7:30 p.m. EST and hope to make it a third win to their start of the shortened...

• 12/19 Predlines: Threat Of Nashville NHL Lockout Damage Less Than In ’04, But Still Real: As the NHL lockout drags on toward a fourth month, signs of its impact in Nashville continue to grow. On Monday, Predators season...
• 12/13 Predlines: Chris Mason: The Backup Plan: News came yesterday that Nashville Predators starting goaltender Pekka Rinne had been injured while playing in the KHL. While...
• 12/10 Predlines: The No-Good, Big-Game-Missing, NHL Lockout Blues: I have the blues. Right now, every time I look to the right side of this page and see the section labeled SCHEDULE, I get a little...