My mom just recently turned 80 and asked if she could write her thoughts about the plays. Knowing that she is a true hockey fan, a knowkegable hockey mom and articulate and well read person I said at your age…go for it! She works her laptop like a youngster and is excited about being a [...]
Montreal Canadiens Swept Out Of The Playoffs
Neil Becker
29sports.com
It was a sad ending for a Montreal Canadiens team that came into training camp last fall full of high expectations in challenging for the Stanley Cup.
Last Wednesday night in Montreal 21,273 fans at the Bell Centre let their frustrations known when they booed the entire team after the second [...]
Alex Burrows A Hero
Neil Becker
29sports.com
After scoring the biggest Vancouver Canucks goal in this years playoffs it would be hard to convince die hard Vancouver fans that Alex Burrows is not a legend.
Coming off a breakthrough season which saw the four year veteran score 28 goals, Burrows has continued to roll this spring as he scored three [...]
Montreal Canadiens Fans Booing National Anthem
Neil Becker
29sports.com
Unfortunately it was deja vu all over again at the Bell Centre prior to game three in Montreal against the Boston Bruins.
Instead of the lead story being about the thrilling 4-2 Bruins victory all the talk was about how the Canadiens fans were booing the American national anthem.
A year [...]
Game three In Columbus
Neil Becker
29sports.com
The Columbus Blue Jackets will be hoping that history repeats itself when they host the Detroit Red Wings in game three of their first round playoff series.
Columbus who are in post season play for the first time in franchise history enter play on Tuesday night trailing their best of seven series 2-0.
Even [...]
Milan Lucic
Neil Becker
29sports.com
What’s a Boston Bruins/ Montreal Canadiens playoff series without a little bit of controversy mixed in?
These two heated rivals who this spring find themselves facing off against each other for the 32nd time (Canadiens winning 24 times) in playoff history were the leading story after Saturday night’s game 2 in which the Bruins won [...]
Rangers Take First Two In Washington
Neil Becker
29sports.com
It’s quite early but so far New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has emerged to be the lead story of this year’s playoffs.
Heading into their first round series against the Washington Capitals many were predicting the powerful Capitals who boasts young scoring talent in Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin, Mike Green [...]
Hurricanes Drop Game One
Neil Becker
29sports.com
According to Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward there is still a strong feeling of confidence within the dressing room despite losing game one against the New Jersey Devils.
Ward who ended the season with 39 wins and was a major factor in the Hurricanes winning nine of their last 11 regular season games said [...]
Craig MacTavish Sent Packing
Neil Becker
29sports.com
A couple of days after not qualifying for the playoffs, Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini didn’t surprise anyone when he pulled the trigger in firing long time coach Craig MacTavish.
“I’m not really that surprised because of where we’ve been the last few years,” said Oilers veteran defenceman Steve Staios. “This [...]
Rangers Take Game One
Neil Becker
29sports.com
Game one between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals served as a perfect example of why it’s essential to have quality goaltending in order to be successful.
During the first period in a game that the Rangers would go on to win 4-3, it was the Capitals who were dominating [...]
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