The three best Centre’s in this years UFA class

There is not a huge list to chose from but in my mind, these are the 3 best centre’s in this years UFA class. 1. Patrick Marleau Due to Sharks limited cap space the Sharks have and the playoff performance by Patrick Marleau the Sharks will have a very tough time retaining his services and [...]

3 Offensive Defenseman who will break out next year

Their are many defenseman who I expect to break out next season, but these select few I expect to make the biggest jump from this season. Erik Karlsson – KarlssonĀ  had a terrible start to the season for the Ottawa Senators and found himself in the minors because of it. However, when he was down [...]

Kings want Marleau or Kovalchuk

According to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com, the LA kings will be looking to make a splash come July 1st, though their is a chance none of these players will become UFA’s the chances are at least 1 of them will be. The LA Kings have a ton of interest in potential UFA forwards Patrick Marleau [...]

Canadiens VS Penguins, 3 Habs That Must Step Up.

With game 7 of the Canadiens, Penguins series set to go tonight, I am going to tell you my 3 x-factors that must step up for the Canadiens to win. 1. Hal Gill, he has been given the lovely task of trying to shutdown Sidney Crosby and the Penguins top line, though it hasn’t been [...]

Devils off-season wish list

With another poor post-season in the books many Devils fans believe it is time for change….I am one of them, here is my off-season wish list. 1. Fire Jacques Lemaire, He is a great coach and can run a great defensive system however, come playoff time everyone steps up their defense. So if you are [...]

Goalie Fever

The NHL has released it’s 3 nominees for the Vezina. Here are the nominees with their statistics. NJD – Martin Brodeur 45-25-6 / .916 SV% / 2.24 GAA / 9 SO (Yet another great year) PHX – Ilya Bryzgalov 42-20-6 / .920 SV% / 2.29 GAA / 8 SO (The Coyotes best player all year) [...]

Devils outplay Flyers, lose 2-1

The New Jersey Devils played a very solid game yesterday, the only problem they had was the powerplay. In 6 attempts the New Jersey Devils failed to score just one and if they had of done so, they would have likely won however, they didn’t and in reality they lost and are down 1-0 in [...]

Devils / Flyers playoff preview

It is time, the playoffs are finally here, no more joking around. The New Jersey Devils will take on one of there division rivals the Philadelphia Flyers. RECORDS 2. Devils 48-27-7 / 103 points 7. Flyers 41-35-6 / 88 points PROJECTED LINES Parise – Elias – Langenbrunner Kovalchuk – Zajac – Clarkson Rolston – Zubrus [...]

My playoff predictions

EASTERN CONFERENCE 1. Capitals – 3 8. Canadiens – 4 2. Devils – 4 7. Flyers – 2 3. Sabres – 4 6. Bruins – 3 4. Penguins – 4 5. Senators – 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE 1. Sharks – 3 8. Avalanche – 4 2. Blackhawks – 4 7. Predators – 2 3. Canucks – [...]

News & Notes

The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed Defenseman Kris Letang to a 4 year deal earning him 3.5 mil per season, this likely means the Sergei Gonchar will test free agency come July 1st. Flyers Forward Dan Carcillo has been suspended 2 games for his cross check to the eye of Devils Forward David Clarkson. Twitter: @ToddNHLTALK2