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Jason Spezza will return to Senators Lineup in Game 3

Trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0 in their second round Stanley Cup Playoffs Series the Ottawa Senators are in need of a boost. It appears that they will get just that, with...
Where There’s a Will: Rangers and Bruins Ready for a Second Round Bloodbath

What’s the old adage? Where there’s a will, there’s a way, right? The Bruins exerted their will in the third period of game 7 in the first round series against a...
Hawks and Wings Add Another Chapter to Long History

The Detroit Red Wings got past the Ducks in the opening round, but not without some mistakes and hiccups. A brutal seven game series was not only tough due to the...
Pens and Sens Have Plenty to Prove in Round Two

The Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins will have two very different mindsets on what transpired in the first round. For the Sens it is entirely positive, they took down the...
Sharks and Kings Face Off in the Battle of California

The Stanley Cup Champs against the Stanley Cup’s ‘always the bridesmaid never the bride’ – it’s the LA Kings vs San Jose Sharks in the battle of the best team on...
Fleury on Trial: The Penguins Have Been Exposed

First, let me give you a musical interlude. On the Pink Floyd magnum opus “Pink Floyd: The Wall,” the lead character in the story is put on trial by his subconscious...
Classing up the NHL

Hey, you know what myth I am tired of? The myth that Canadians are the nicest people in the world. Malarkey, I say. I am pretty sure Canadians are the meanest,...
Game 3 Giveaway: Sens are United in Bed, What?

Congratulations go out once again to the Ottawa Senators marketing department ahead of Game 3 of their Stanley Cup Playoff Series with the Montreal Canadiens. Let’s remember that this is the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Erik Karlsson Returns to Sens’ Lineup; Crosby may follow with Pens

The Ottawa Senators, needing just 2 points in their remaining 3 games to lock up a playoff spot are about to get a big boost in that quest, and a possible...
NHL Wild West: 3 Days, 4 Teams, 2 Playoff Spots, and 2 Games Each

Hey kids, time to wake up and smell the roses. It is that special time again, the one where some fans have either a small wait, and others who haven’t had...