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Strength of schedule comparison: Florida Panthers and conference rivals
Two weeks remain before the 2012 NHL Trade Deadline locks teams into the playoff hunt, and with a three game winning streak the Florida Panthers have vastly improved their standing in an unpredictable Eastern Conference. Many factors will determine the actions of the league's general managers,...
The Tampa Bay Lightning, while probably not playoff bound, could become the spoilers
Here's a scary thought. What if the season is mimicking games? That is, slow start, spotting the rest of the conference the equivalent of two goals, only to come back and get into playoffs at the very last minute? Think about that for a minute. If you condense the season down to a game, then 27...
The Southeast this week: Happy New Years!
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Question of the week: What do you think about the Tampa Bay Lightning and the 2012 NHL realignment?
Isn't that a spectacular map? Even if I do say so myself? Actually, I can see all kids of things that are wrong with it, but we'll let that slide for now. Last week, one of the biggest buzzes around the NHL was realignment. The NHL Board of Governors (BoG) voted in the scenario mapped above,...
Question of the Week: Who Are You Excited To See Facing The Bolts?
The draft has come and gone, free agency season is well underway, and unbelievably, trading players is cool again in the NHL; teams are cleaning house and bringing in the fresh meat. Some NHL teams, including some of the Lightning's Eastern Conference rivals, have complete re-imagined...
Auld gets call for Habs vs. bottom feeding Sens
Hard to believe that just four years ago, the Ottawa Senators were in the Stanley Cup Finals. But with the salary-cap era, that's the way things can go in the NHL. With two games left to play, the Senators sit in 14th place in the Eastern Conference, and have already booked their tee times for...
Subban puts Habs in playoffs, after spectacular goaltending duel
And breathe Habs fans, the Montreal Canadiens will be in the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs, after a 2-1 overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks. It was not surprising that the Blackhawks would be battling tonight, barely hanging on to eight place in the Western Conference. The defending Stanley...
Rangers Analysis: Blueshirts Face Tough Schedule to Finish Season
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East Coast bias and the Tampa Bay Lightning's western road trip
The Lightning are starting a four-game, seven-day road trip out West. That’s a strange thing for me to say, since I grew up on the West Coast. For me, it should be an "Eastern road trip".Those hockey fans in the Eastern Conference have no idea how easy they have it. The entire conference is...
Stamkos or Doughty?
I reside in Vancouver, and am a Canucks fan in addition to being a Lightning fan, so I still have a team in the playoff race. This isn't a Canucks post, but I need to set up why I am writing this, so bear with me here During the 1st round of the playoffs I had the treat of watching the Canucks face...
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