Blogged on Jan 24, 2008Recap – The Northwest Division has been playing very impressive hockey over the past three months. Surprising, the Vancouver Canucks are hanging in there with the rest of the powerhouses in the standings and would currently make the playoffs if the season were to end today. The statistic that may hold the most significance towards […]
Blogged on Jan 24, 2008Recap – Hockey in the Pacific Division has been a neck and neck race for the top spot since week two of the NHL season. The Anaheim Ducks have held a share of the lead before, but currently sit just one point below the Stars in the standings. This team is very streaky and right […]
Blogged on Jan 24, 2008Recap – Only the Detroit Red Wings have scored more goals in the Western Conference then the Dallas Stars. 16 players on the roster are in double-digit point totals and the team has 7 players with 10 or more goals led by 2008 NHL All Star center Mike Ribeiro. Riberio has put away 22 goals, […]
Blogged on Jan 24, 2008Recap – The San Jose Sharks still send the Boston Bruins thank you cards for dealing them center Joe Thornton back in 2005. Thornton has been dominant in the Western Conference and continues to lead the Sharks to another great season. The alternate team captain is 2nd in the league in assists with 42 and […]
Blogged on Jan 24, 2008Recap – When it comes to the NHL there are some good teams, and some bad teams. The LA Kings are a bad team, a really, really bad team. Through 50 games, LA has only accrued 19 wins and 40 total points. Those are the lowest totals in the entire NHL. Defense is not the […]
Blogged on Jan 24, 2008Recap – Most NHL teams struggle on the road, but the Phoenix Coyotes don’t have any such problem with 15 wins away from home. Their problem is winning in front of the home town crowd. This is an unusual, yet fixable problem, but something that will probably keep them from making the playoffs. On both […]
Blogged on Jan 20, 2008Recap – The Atlanta Thrashers have been playing mediocre hockey all year long. They have not been good, not been bad, not been exciting, and not been disappointing. How can that happen? Well, they do play in Atlanta and hockey is definitely not the number one prioritized sport down in Georgia Bulldog country. One thing […]
Blogged on Jan 20, 2008Recap – There is nothing special about this years Washington Capitals team, to put it simple, they are just your average NHL hockey team. They have one standout offensive threat in Alex Ovechkin who leads the league in goals (38) but after him the next leading scorer on the team in defenseman Mike Green with […]
Blogged on Jan 20, 2008Recap – The captain of the offensively loaded Calgary Flames, Jarome Iginla, has been the main reason why they currently hold the top spot in the Northwest Division. He scored 32 goals and recorded 31 assists for an impressive first half of the season. One player who needs some time off is goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. […]
Blogged on Jan 20, 2008Recap – Goals are important in winning NHL hockey games, and unfortunately for the St. Louis Blues they have scored only 120 goals, the lowest total in the league. Fortunately, they have one of the leagues best defenses and do not allow many goals either. Manny Legacy has seen the majority of the time in […]