Make it 21 straight years with no Canadian Stanley Cup Champion. The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated last night in a game they very easily could have won had they capitalized on their early opportunities. I felt like the Canadiens owned the first period. They really had the look of the team that wouldn’t go [...]
Full marks to the Blackhawks and Canadiens for their resiliency. Both clubs ventured home down 3-1 and gritted out a win in a couple of wild affairs. In both games the home squads jumped out to early leads only to see them evaporate. I can only imagine how deflating it must be to earn [...]
Breaking - Rangers pivot Derek Stepan suffered a broken jaw thanks to that Carcillo Prust hit, and he will undergo surgery. One assumes that Stepan is out for at least a couple of weeks, though the coach would not commit to saying he will be out at all. - Dobber *** And just [...]
So, about that third period… I really did not see that outburst coming at all but well done by the Kings. They needed a greasy goal to get the lid off at the end of the second but once it was off the goals poured in. Jeff Carter got himself a hat-trick in [...]
What a goalie battle between the Habs and Bruins last night! It honestly felt like no one would score. Of course, as is often the case, the deadlock was eventually ended by a pretty lucky goal – the first of Matt Fraser’s career. Good timing, kid! The Bruins probably deserved some luck having struck [...]
Only one game on the slate last night and frankly, a pretty dull one by the standard set by these playoffs. The Penguins took it to the Rangers, claiming a 3-1 series lead heading back home this weekend where they are looking good to lock things up. I really thought that the Rangers [...]
What a game! You’re telling me we get potentially six more of these? Dear Diary, Jackpot. Despite taking a 2-0 lead into the third period I never got the vibe that the Canadiens were the better team in this one. Be it puck luck, well-timed checking or brilliant goaltending by Carey Price the Bruins [...]
Game Seven Madness! The first round is over. The Dobber Hockey Experts went 7/8. Not too shabby. Mike Amato will be compiling our picks the rest of the way so watch out for that. Let’s dive in to last night’s action. * It wasn’t easy but the Rangers came away with a series [...]
Henrik Zetterberg made his return to the Wings lineup last night. They had him playing wing on the top line with Pavel Datsyuk and Justin Abdelkader. He skated pretty well but looked limited all the same. He’d be playing center if he was truly ready for heavy lifting. Still, that line was very effective. [...]
Dobber here - I'll be taking your fantasy hockey questions all day today. Simply follow this link and ask away. Registration takes approximately 10 seconds - 12 seconds if you type slow or want a long user name. *** Well, it finally happened. The annual Marc-Andre Fleury meltdown has begun. Or he [...]