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Kronwall delivers signature hit overseas

The playing surface might be larger at the IIHF World Championships, but it would appear that "Kronwalled" sounds the same in any language. Getting "Kronwalled" also looks the same on any continent. Niklas Kronwall, who is playing for Sweden in the world championships this year, has become known for his bone-crunching checks and tooth-displacing hits across...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  1 hour ago

Pregame: Rangers Have Opportunity to Go Up 2 Games on Ill-Tempered Devils

The New York Rangers will attempt to accomplish a feat they've yet to master this postseason, and that will be to win a Game 2 tonight against the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden. After taking Game 1 on Monday night, 3-0, after a third period offensive explosion, the Blueshirts, for the third time in the playoffs, have the opportunity to put their opponent in a 2-0...
Via The Rangers Tribune  |  3 hours ago

Coyotes Forward Martin Hanzal Faces Disciplinary Hearing for Boarding Dustin Brown in Game 2 (Video)

The Phoenix Coyotoes are on the verge of gaining a reputation they didn't exactly set out for this postseason. Forward Martin Hanzal will face a disciplinary hearing with the NHL Player Safety Department on Wednesday as a result of his boarding incident in Game 2 against the Kings on Tuesday. Hanzal pushed Dustin Brown from behind as the Kings forward approached the end boards...
Via NESN.com  |  5 hours ago

Capitals off-season not short on intrigue

The Capitals were the pre-season Stanley Cup favorite, and justified it by starting the season with seven consecutive wins. The rest of the season was the definition of a roller coaster; as a result they entered the postseason, as the No. 7 seed, with their lowest expectations in recent memory.Alex Ovechkin and company surprised hockey pundits by advancing to the second round. ...
Via Red Light District Hockey  |  5 hours ago

Penguins Plan To Sign Crosby And Staal

from Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sidney Crosby and Jordan Staal have one year left on their contracts, and Evgeni Malkin has two. Negotiations with Crosby and Staal can’t begin until July 1, so there’s no way of knowing precisely what they’ll be asking for, but Shero reiterated that his goal is to retain all three. “I’d like to do...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  6 hours ago

Coyotes Boobs Were Back For Coyotes-Kings Game 2

Yep, the buxom Coyotes chick with giant boobs was back last night in her spot behind the team’s bench and in pretty much every shot of head coach Dave Tippett. Her white doily was pretty much useless in covering that giant rack that was pretty much the only amusement for Coyotes fan in a 4-0 blowout. Still waiting on a name and Model Mayhem site. One of you in Phoenix knows...
Via Busted Coverage  |  6 hours ago
CLASSY AND TIMELY

Coyotes fan does Triple H's 'Suck It' move

Of course you weren’t watching the end of last night’s Kings-Coyotes game because it was a blowout and most of you live east of the Mississippi. What you missed was Coyotes fan greeting Dustin Penner in the penalty box with a Triple H ‘Suck it’ that was pretty good stuff for those of us paid to sit through this garbage. The Coyotes might be getting swept...
Via Busted Coverage  |  7 hours ago

Brodeur trying to get best of Lundqvist

Martin Brodeur has the numbers: NHL-record regular-season wins (656), and shutouts (119); second all time (to Patrick Roy) with 107 postseason triumphs, and three Stanley Cups for the New Jersey Devils. But since coming into the league in 2005, the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist has had his cross-river rival's number, going 28-10-5 head-to-head overall, not that this should go...
Via Fox Sports  |  10 hours ago

Carter's big game keeps Kings rolling

Until Tuesday night, Jeff Carter's most important contributions as a Los Angeles King involved his presence creating difficult match-ups for the opposition, thus opening up space for teammates on other lines. While he wasn't playing poorly, he wasn't exactly giving off the impression of the player who scored 115 goals over his three previous regular seasons. That all...
Via Fox Sports West  |  14 hours ago

Coyotes' big guns firing blanks vs. Kings

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- In the Stanley Cup Playoffs, secondary scoring will only take a team so far. It got the Coyotes past a Chicago Blackhawks team with no depth and a shaky goaltender in the first round. Then it carried them past a Nashville team that couldn't establish its style and dealt with the distraction of two suspended stars. But here, in the Western Conference Final...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  15 hours ago
WHACK-A-KING

Coyotes goalie slashes Dustin Brown

The NHL’s Western Conference Finals series has gotten a bit ugly. The Phoenix Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings clearly don’t like each other and it is starting to show. Aside from the normal chippy hits that happen from time to time, the Kings have certainly gotten under the skin of the higher-seeded Coyotes. After taking Game 1 in Phoenix, Los Angeles was up 2-0 in Game...
Via Rumors and Rants  |  17 hours ago

Rangers must learn from other Game 2s

John Tortorella did not ascribe any particular significance to Wednesday night's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final. His captain did. Ryan Callahan, the heart and soul and conscience of the New York Rangers, sat at his stall after a midafternoon practice at Madison Square Garden and testified to the importance of taking a 2-0 series lead. "You definitely want it....
Via Fox Sports  |  20 hours ago

Tim Erixon is a Ranger because of Al Montoya

When I get bored, I like to research how specific players came to the Rangers organization. One of the first ones I researched was how Matthew Barnaby’s acquisition led to Brandon Dubinsky becoming a Ranger. Another I did was how Vladamir Malakhov’s signing led to Marc Staal becoming a Ranger. Now in some more research, feast your eyes on how Tim Erixon became a Ranger...
Via Blue Seat Blogs  |  1 day ago

Wings could use defense help

It's obvious that the Detroit Red Wings need to make a few changes in the upcoming months. How big or how little the changes should be varies from fan to fan. One rumor seems to be fairly certain: the Red Wings are going to make a hard push for defenseman Ryan Suter.With Brad Stuart 95% likely to leave for a team on the West Coast and the probability of Nicklas Lidstrom's...
Via Red Light District Hockey  |  1 day ago
RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT

Rangers coach irritated by ringing cell phone

Following The New York Rangers 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils John Tortorella was giving a presser and a phone went off, which didn’t make J.T. too pleased. Jay Greenberg of The New York Post was the unlucky lad who had forgotten to put his phone on silent, and when it interrupted Torts, the gloves came off. Torts responded in typical and glorious fashion with profanity...
Via Cosby Sweaters  |  1 day ago

Report: Alexander Semin, Tomas Vokoun Won't Return to Capitals Next Season

Alexander Semin and Tomas Vokoun are reportedly following Dale Hunter out the door. Semin and Vokoun will not return to the Washington Capitals next season, according to separate reports, which means more changes for the team that saw its head coach step down on Monday. Semin's agent told ESPN.com that his client has no intentions of signing a contract extension with the Caps...
Via NESN.com  |  1 day ago

Filppula stars at Worlds and on video

The Red Wings' season is over, but forward Valtteri Filppula continues to make news on and off the ice. Filppula, playing for Finland in the World Hockey Championships, had two goals and two assists in Monday's victory over Kazakhstan. He's also featured in a viral Nike advertisement that was posted on the YouTube channel BreakTheSpell2012 on May 10. The video -- which...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  2 days ago
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