NHL

No Fire in the Belly: The Rangers’ Scoring Woes Continue

It should be a simple thing. Score goals. It’s the whole point of a hockey game. The Rangers found themselves with an unlikely lead in Game 1 of their best of...
Ottawa Sun Crosses the Line

I apologize in advance, but I need to rant for a moment here. The Ottawa Sun has posted the following as the front page for this mornings edition of their newspaper:...
We Can Tell Which Team Bettman Cheers For…

John Buccigross is famous for saying that he loves all 30 NHL teams equally, and that is understandable from an analyst that covers a lot of NHL teams. The same should...
Habs and Sens, Sparking a Rivalry

When the Ottawa Senators were awarded an expansion franchise, I thought that the Senators and Canadiens would be natural rivals. When the Senators recorded their first win in franchise history over...
Robert Hagg: 2013 NHL Player Profile #23

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Deja Vu All Over Again for the Rangers and Capitals

Let’s not beat around the bush here. This Rangers-Caps series of hockey-poker has a lot at stake for both teams. Tomorrow night will mark the beginning of the fourth playoff series...
Kerby Rychel: 2013 NHL Player Profile #22

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Introducing the Habsworld Podcast: Playoff Edition

LWOS is pleased to bring you a podcast from our friends at Habsworld.net. Jon Rebello, Norm Szcyrek, and Michel Beauchamp bring you some great coverage of the Montreal Canadiens, and the NHL as...
The Leafs and the Big, Bad Bear

Is Toronto for real? For once, yeah, they are. If you happen to disagree with this sentence you must be from Montreal or Boston. The thing is that the Northeast division...
Frederik Gauthier: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #21

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David and Goliath: Isles and Pens Prepare for a Showdown

If you ask most hockey fans what the outcome will be of the Pens-Isles playoff series, you’ll get a variety of responses, and most end with the predictions of a very...
Is the Hawks-Wild Series as Black and White as Most Think?

I will let you know right of the bat – I do not think the Minnesota Wild should be in the playoffs right now. This team has scored fewer goals than...
Favorite/Underdog roles reversed in Ducks & Wings Series

Hey, for once the Red Wings are the underdog. They are the team that is coming into this match-up with that desperate barely-made-the-playoffs storyline. The mighty Detroit Red Wings will be...
Canucks and Sharks Prepare to go All-in

The introduction of a salary cap into the National Hockey League has dictated that at some point every team will reach a fork in the road. They may not reach this...
School’s Out in the Blues-Kings rematch

Last season, the St. Louis Blues were just another speed bump on the road to a Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup. The young, gritty Blues had home ice advantage, and dropped...
Curtis Lazar: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #20

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Bo Horvat: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #19

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Nieuwendyk Firing: the Right Move for the Dallas Stars

Last night, Joe Nieuwendyk was fired from his position as General Manager of the Dallas Stars and replaced by Wings assistant GM Jim Nill. He is just the latest example of...
Alexander Wennberg: 2013 NHL Draft Player Profile #18

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NHL Trophy Watch: Why John Tavares Should Win the Hart over Crosby

With the season coming to a close, it’s time to turn brief attention to the Hart Trophy race. Everything that I’ve seen has Sidney Crosby winning the Hart Trophy. If this...