By Derek Braid
Oprah is a ludicrously successful person, but she didn’t say that about hockey. /shock/ I think she might know it exists though. Regardless, this is how your NHL team can find success just like O.
This is an interesting time of the year for the NHL in which something incalculably vital [...]
It takes more than good goaltending to win the Stanley Cup. In fact one might say it takes everything except goaltending. Detroit has gotten where they are with great team defense and great offense. Pittsburgh will need a lot of luck and hard work to win this series. Also, keep in mind that the west [...]
Is it me or are the layoffs between series way too long? Two, three days off I get. But four and five? That I don’t get. Talk about giving life to waning interest.
By the time May rolls around most people have moved on. Hockey in early May has already outlived its shelf life. Only the [...]
By Alessandro Nicolo
There was no boisterous singing of Oh Canada at the 2008 World Hockey Championship this year. The great Northern sky was slient. What will they ever do in Dog River now?
This past week-end, those godless Russians hurt the feelings of Canadian hockey fans everywhere as they defeated Canada 5-4 in over time to [...]
By Derek Braid
It’s just too easy to rip sporting officials sometimes. We’ve always been taught otherwise, but when you’re right your right, and when you’re wrong… you’re allowing goals to pass through the side of the net.
In yesterdays IIHF World Championship contest between Finland and the US, the latter finagled their way back into the [...]
Note: With the World Hockey Championships under way, it reminded me of a post I wrote following the basketball world championships last year. A few hours after writing this piece Spain had defeated Greece 70-47 to deservedly win its first World title.
Many a theories abound about why the Americans lost to Greece at the World [...]
By Alessandro Nicolo
Are you more of a parity guy (or gal) or a proponent of the dynasty?
Thus, closes out one of the most paritized seasons in hockey in a long, long time. Consider the following stats beginning with the 2000-2001 season.
Point differential:
The top team in the NHL was again, yawn, the Detroit Red Wings with [...]
Chris Boersma takes a look at the playoffs in this installment. While this article first appeared on his excellent blog Hockey Numbers on April 5, his probabilities were accurate.
I hope this is reasonably self explanatory. The team in the left most column has a list of teams it will probably play in the playoffs. For [...]
Like Cristobal Huet, Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood gets little respect. Apparently, when you win a Stanley Cup you are ordained a championship goalie - not Osgood. If an alien came down and listened to some sports casters talk about Chris one would think he’s a lucky mistake.
Is he?
Osgood is among the league leaders [...]
Ever look at a statistic of a particular athlete and wonder to yourself, “Gosh, what a nagging statistic!” Though I use a different four letter word than “Gosh”.
What are some stats that nag you as a sports fan? In compiling this lame list I did not ponder any strict criteria so get off my back [...]