Posts Tagged ‘Pittsburgh Penguins’
Okay, so I know I’ve got a real busy schedule coming up. One that won’t allow me to sit down and write for about a week or so. I think to myself, “Self – Don’t worry about it. The conference semis just finished. There are four very good teams remaining. A week from now, both […]
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The first round is over, and everything went according to plan. Well, if the plan was to have multiple upsets, then it went as predicted. All things considered, it actually did go as I had predicted several weeks ago, give or take a series or two. I told you at that time that the NHL […]
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I know, I know. Nothing beats the NFL playoffs. But as a hockey fan of more than four decades, for me, the NHL playoffs come in as a close second! Who can forget last year’s event, when it was dangerous to be a higher seed. Round one saw the President’s Cup winner and #1 seed […]
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Now you know why I decided not to prognosticate beyond the first round of the NHL playoffs. This is the one sport that you can count on upsets throughout the brackets. It’s also the only sport that allows the top seeds to face the bottom seeds in every round, so you really don’t know who […]
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You work hard all season long just so you can gain the home team advantage in the playoffs. It’s huge in football, with the home team winning more times than not. In basketball, it’s rare that a seventh or eighth seed ends up with more than one or two victories before being knocked out of […]
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The chill of the winter has been replaced by the blooms of spring. The birds are singing. The sun is shining. This can only mean one thing. You need to get to the arena – the playoffs are starting! That’s right. After 82 high-paced, rock’ em, sock’ em hockey games, the real season is about […]
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HOCKEY HIT OF THE WEEK — 4-2-12
Here’s a hit that results in a massive fight. The Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins were going at it, in what many believe to be a precursor to the opening round of the playoffs. As soon as the hit takes place, several players drop the gloves. Keep an eye on the benches, as the […]
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ANOTHER GREAT HOCKEY HIT
I thought I was doing a great service when I went out searching for that great Broooks Orpik hit that a follower to this blog had commented about. I even went so far as to perform a complete analysis of the hit. Then I posted it to share with all of you. (See “SO YOU […]
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One very astute follower to this blog made note of a legal hit that was made recently in Pittsburgh (see comments to “HOCKEY — ALL STARS PART 2”). Naturally, I felt the need to see the hit he was referring to. All I can say is “Wow…those are a couple of tough athletes! I have placed […]
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A View From the Nose Bleed Seats 