Why the Boston Bruins will beat the Chicago Blackhawks in six games.

Jason Karnosky — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:59:14 +0000

The Bruins-Blackhawks Stanley Cup Final matchup has storylines galore. It’s an Original Six matchup, the first games between an Eastern and Western Conference team all year, and pits the season-long favorite from the West against the gritty underdogs from the …

Why the Chicago Blackhawks will beat the Boston Bruins in seven games.

Ryan Stieg — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:08:37 +0000

The NHL season has reached its most exciting point, down to the final two teams. This year’s Stanley Cup Finals can already be called a success on many levels. It involves two Original Six teams (last time this occurred: 1979), …

It might take 13 games, but 1992 Finals rematch will come to fruition.

Jason Karnosky — Fri, 31 May 2013 00:56:58 +0000

The matchup most expected for the Eastern Conference finals came to fruition as the time zone’s deepest squads, Pittsburgh and Boston, clash with a berth in the Stanley Cup finals on the line.

Much like the East, the Western Conference …

The NHL’s final four teams beget as many questions as answers.

Ryan Stieg — Thu, 30 May 2013 17:49:34 +0000

The NHL is down to its final four teams, and I’m left with as many questions as answers.

The first question: Will the San Jose Sharks ever reach the Stanley Cup Final? After the thrashing they gave Vancouver in the …

John Tortorella is fired, and we’re left to wonder why.

J.P. Hoornstra — Wed, 29 May 2013 23:06:54 +0000

Head coach John Tortorella was fired by the New York Rangers today with one year left on his contract.

Why?

Asked directly, general manager Glen Sather told reporters on a conference call: “It wasn’t one thing, and I’m not …

Why Chicago, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Boston will advance.

Jason Karnosky — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:57:55 +0000

In the first round, we predicted six of the eight series correctly. The two we were most unsure about were the two incorrect picks – no surprise at all that New York or Los Angeles won.

Now that the second …

Stanley Cup playoffs: Why San Jose, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Boston will advance.

Ryan Stieg — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:58:22 +0000

The playoffs have been interesting so far. Some teams have surprised me. Others haven’t at all.

The biggest surprise was the play of the New York Islanders. I thought Pittsburgh would wipe the floor with the Isles and that they …

One American’s thoughts on Kevin Bieksa, embellishing, and ‘the Canadian way.’

J.P. Hoornstra — Thu, 09 May 2013 01:27:13 +0000

Off the cuff.

Brash.

Covertly racist.

That’s a reach … or is it?

Frankly, I didn’t know what to make of Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa’s comments criticizing San Jose Sharks forwards Joe Thornton and Logan Couture of “embellishing” …

Who will survive the first round?

Ryan Stieg — Fri, 03 May 2013 01:33:00 +0000

May is my favorite time of year. College hockey wrapped up a few weeks ago, the AHL playoffs are under way and most importantly, the NHL playoffs have begun.

Just a few months ago, amidst the constant bickering and endless …

Quirky and quintessentially hockey, playoff beards are back.

J.P. Hoornstra — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:36:45 +0000

Where I live, beards are fashionable. A record store, restaurant, grocery store and boutique knickknack shop that sells bearded garden gnomes were among the local businesses that recently donated a trove of prizes for a moustache/beard contest at my library…