Hradek: Brind'Amour's play worthy of a championship
With a team that sports so much depth, Carolina reached the Cup finals on the back of veteran Rod Brind'Amour, writes E.J. Hradek.
View ArticleSabres-Rangers game good for game of hockey
Sunday's Rangers-Sabres game was good for the game of hockey.
View ArticleSabres weighed down by pressure of high expectations
Is the heavy weight of great expectations beginning to wear on the Presidents' Trophy winning Buffalo Sabres?
View ArticleConference finals: A look at the goalies
What will it take to score in the conference finals? E.J. Hradek breaks down the final four netminders.
View ArticleHradek: Sabres' power play lacks juice in loss
Normally, getting a power play is a good thing. On Thursday night, however, the Sabres' power play wasn't pretty. In fact, it was pretty ugly, E.J. Hradek writes.
View ArticleHradek: Spezza assists Sens to 2-0 series lead
Thanks to a knuckleballing blast from defenseman Joe Corvo, the Senators had a 4-3 overtime win and a commanding 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
View ArticleStanley Cup - Hradek - previewing each first round series
Did you know that there were 6,803 goals scored this season? Don't feel bad, I didn't either until I got a nice note from Allison Loucks and Andrew Da...
View Article2010 NHL Playoffs - Stanley Cup - Hradek - Sedin, Ovechkin star as Canucks,...
OK, let's take a quick quiz. Raise your hand if you thought Wednesday night's Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres tilt just might go on all night. I know...
View Article2010 NHL Playoffs -- Stanley Cup -- E.J. Hradek -- Goalies for San Jose...
On Thursday night, we had three shutouts in four games. I'd say that's a pretty good night for the goaltenders. (And that will be reflected in my thre...
View Article2010 NHL Playoffs -- Stanley Cup -- E.J. Hradek -- Reaction to Friday's games...
There was nothing decided on Friday night. The Wings and Canucks did score critical Game 5 victories, though, and were impressive in doing so. In t...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 -- E.J. Hradek: Power plays having big impact on Washington...
Team NHL (aka, the Phoenix Coyotes) hadn't lost three games in a row at any point during its surprising season. And clearly, it didn't want to start n...
View ArticleNHL: The Atlanta Thrashers will be much-improved, but the Vancouver Canucks...
I've been on Twitter for a while now, but as a new season begins Wednesday I get to use the microblogging medium to answer questions from fans all ove...
View ArticleNHL: Why the Philadelphia Flyers will beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, and other...
With the playoff races in both conferences so tight, the games are growing tougher and tougher to pick. That's why I was fairly content with splitting...
View ArticleNHL: 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs: First-round predictions for Washington...
First things first: These eight first-round matchups are as competitive as any I've seen in my career covering the NHL. I really wouldn't be too surpr...
View Article2011 NHL Playoffs: Why the Capitals will win Game 4 over the Rangers, and...
Talk about a crazy playoff game! Down 4-0 early in the second period and looking dead in the water, the San Jose Sharks suddenly surfaced and went on ...
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