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| 5/12 |
DET 3 at ANA 2 |
Lost |
F |
| 5/10 |
ANA 3 at DET 4 |
Lost |
OT |
| 5/8 |
DET 2 at ANA 3 |
Won |
OT |
| 5/6 |
ANA 2 at DET 3 |
Lost |
OT |
| 5/4 |
ANA 4 at DET 0 |
Won |
F |
| 5/2 |
DET 5 at ANA 4 |
Lost |
OT |
| 4/30 |
DET 1 at ANA 3 |
Won |
F |
| 4/27 |
PHX 5 at ANA 3 |
Lost |
F |
| 4/25 |
ANA 3 at VAN 1 |
Won |
F |
| 4/22 |
ANA 3 at EDM 0 |
Won |
F |
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| Andy Sutton, NHL defenseman and media relations expert, retires after 15 years (Puck Daddy) |
| Andy Sutton played 676 NHL games over 15 years, paying the physical toll and maintaining a professional hockey career through what was his final season with the Edmonton Oilers in 2013.
But c’mon, we all know the guy’s legacy as he announces his retirement on Wednesday. It’s two-fold. First, and perhaps foremost, it’s this indelible soundbyte in 2010 in which he questions a reporter about his expertise:
“Are you asking me or are you telling me?” and “So you’re an expert?” and “You saw the replay?” have entered into the NHL lexicon. It’s like the “Who’s on First?” for puckheads.
The other legacy: The suspensions, and his reaction to them.
Sutton was an early poster boy for Brendan Shanahan’s Department of Player Safety, getting suspended for 13 games total in Shanny’s first year as sheriff: Five for a headshot on Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche and eight for another hit to the head on Alexei Ponikarovsky of the Carolina Hurricanes .
He was also one of the first players to speak out against the NHL’s crackdown on certain types of hits. As he told the Edmonton Journal:
"This will be hard because my style of play is to be on my toes, playing physically," said Sutton. "You may see more hits with my back and my butt than my shoulders and my elbow. Seems to be the only way you're not suspended anymore."
"Those guys have to calm down, it's nuts. Everybody does. You can almost dissect every hit and see a guy leaving his feet or there's contact to the head. Guys are always leaning (with the puck). It can look like an elbow, but it's not. The media shows it 1,000 times."
After two seasons of the Department of Player Safety and Rule 48, do you read Sutton’s comments in a different light?
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| Posted: 05/22/2013 |
| Jersey Fouls: Parros mustache foul; Alex Brovechkin; Jagr, Schenn Dead To Me sweaters (Puck Daddy) |
| Jersey Fouls is our ongoing exploration of the rules and etiquette for proper hockey jersey creation and exhibition. If you spot what you think may be a foul in your arena, email a photo to us at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com for inclusion in future installment.
Via reader Jenni comes this bro-tastic bro-dacious Jersey Bro, bro:
Seen at a Charlotte Checkers game, this guy was REALLY proud of his "BROVECHKIN" jersey, and asked me to take a picture of him (and the Nutcracker) with his own camera as well.
I can assure you, the Checkers were NOT playing the AHL affiliate of the Capitals... so that too, is a foul, in my opinion!
Your opinion is correct. This is a Russian nesting doll of Fouls.
(Also, it speaks to the power of the Foul that we didn’t even notice the albino cousin of Cookie Puss holding a bag of peanuts next to him.)
We were curious if “Brovechkin” was an actual thing, and not just Mike Green’s daily greeting to his captain. We discovered it has an Urban Dictionary entry:
“a bro who has dirty swag.”
That bro should probably find a Laundromat.
Anyhoo, there’s also “Brovechkin” gear available on sites like Bros Like These Shirts , in case you absolutely have the need to call attention to what a wide bro-cabulary you have. Vomit.
(Coming Up: A George Parros mustache Foul; a hideous Tampa sweater; Toronto Maple Leafs Tribute jersey; Detroit Red Wings hate Frankenjersey; another Caps Foul; Revisionist Sweaters; and a rather crude ‘69’ jersey.)
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| Posted: 05/21/2013 |
| Seidenberg, Redden practicing with Bruins; Sabres re-sign Scott; Sweden atop the world (Puck Headlines) (Puck Daddy) |
| • Wondering how Daniel Alfredsson was so open for the game-tying goal last night? The photo above pretty much explains it, but here's a full breakdown. [ Pensburgh ]
• Good news for Boston: Dennis Seidenberg and Wade Redden are back at practice. [ Boston ]
• The Buffalo Sabres have signed up for another year of John Scott. [ Sabres ]
• Led by Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Sweden took home the gold medal at the World Hockey Championships. They celebrated with a bunch of gold helmets. [ PITB ]
• With the gold medal, Sweden moved from fourth to first the IIHF's world ranking. And Switzerland moved up to seventh. [ IIHF ]
• Viktor Stalberg and Michal Handzus will be in the lineup for the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3. [ Chicago Tribune ]
• AHL president David Andrews thinks NBC should mention the impact his league has had on the Bruins' young defensive guns. [ Stanley Cup of Chowder ]
• Speaking of the AHL and the Providence Bruins, the league has announced that Graham Mink has been suspended 2 games for the match penalty he earned in this brawl . [ AHL ] |
| Posted: 05/20/2013 |
| What We Learned: Complaining about NHL officiating? Time to fine these sore losers (Puck Daddy) |
| Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.
No one is ever going to be totally happy with the ways in which the NHL's referees or officials make their decisions. We can all agree on that.
If there's a game in which neither team is whistled for a penalty, both will likely complain that the refs missed calls on the other. If there's a game in which both teams receive 10 power plays, both will complain that the referees were overly harsh in doling out discipline. No one is ever especially happy with calls that go in between those two extremes, either, because unless you win, you aren't happy. And sometimes, even when you do win, you aren't happy.
It's tough to know what, exactly, brought all this to a head in these playoffs. Alex Ovechkin complaining about a league-wide conspiracy in Game 6 after the end of Game 7; Jonathan Toews stamping his feet when his team got clobbered on home ice by its archrival; Sidney Crosby saying the league needs to institute video review for puck-over-the-glass calls; Jonathan Quick abusing officials because the Kings gave the Sharks a two-man advantage in overtime.
Doesn't it strike anyone as being a bit much?
No one likes to lose in October, let alone in the second round of the playoffs, and you might even say that the refs have made a bit of a spectacle of themselves in the last few games. The best thing a ref can do, the old saying goes, is not be noticeable, and things have admittedly gotten a bit out of hand in some instances.
But nonetheless, can you imagine the eye-rolling or outright mockery in Chicago if Henrik Zetterberg had said the same things Toews did after they got creamed in Game 1? Or the uproar if Ryan Callahan of the lionized New York Rangers had complained about a conspiracy to push the series longer? Or the furor if Joe Thornton had done what Quick did after the Sharks gave up a similar late-game 5-on-3 advantage that allowed the Kings to tie Game 1?
What it boils down to is being a sore loser. |
| Posted: 05/20/2013 |
| Jack Adams Award: Bruce Boudreau vs. Paul MacLean vs. Joel Quenneville (Puck Daddy) |
| The NHL announced the finalists for the Jack Adams Award on Friday, as Bruce Boudreau of the Anaheim Ducks, Paul MacLean of the Ottawa Senators and Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks are up for the trophy presented to the head coach who has "contributed the most to his team's success," as voted on by members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association.
We imagine it warms Mike Babcock’s heart to see Quenneville get a nomination, being that President’s Trophy winners don’t always get the Jack Adams love. Then again, it’s hard to ignore a coach who guides his team to 24 straight games with at least a point to start the season.
It was a bumper crop for great NHL coaching performances this season, which is bad news for Jack Capuano of the New York Islanders, Mike Yeo of the Minnesota Wild, Dan Bylsma of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Babcock and especially Michel Therrien of the Montreal Canadiens.
Who takes home the Jack?
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| Posted: 05/17/2013 |
| Blackhawks pull away from Red Wings to claim series opener (Reuters) |
| (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks used a three-goal blitz in the final period to secure a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game One of their Western Conference semi-final series on Wednesday. Following a scoreless second period, Johnny Oduya broke a 1-1 tie at 8:02 in the third and the top-seeded Blackhawks raised their tempo to pull away from the seventh-seeded Red Wings. Marcus Kruger netted three minutes later before Patrick Sharp added his sixth goal of the playoffs on an empty-net shot in the last minute. ... |
| Posted: 05/15/2013 |
| NHL-Blackhawks pull away from Red Wings to claim series opener (Reuters) |
| May 15 (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks used a three-goal blitz in the final period to secure a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game One of their Western Conference semi-final series on Wednesday. Following a scoreless second period, Johnny Oduya broke a 1-1 tie at 8:02 in the third and the top-seeded Blackhawks raised their tempo to pull away from the seventh-seeded Red Wings. Marcus Kruger netted three minutes later before Patrick Sharp added his sixth goal of the playoffs on an empty-net shot in the last minute. ... |
| Posted: 05/15/2013 |
| Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings: Puck Daddy’s NHL 2013 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview (Puck Daddy) |
| The Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings will meet in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 15th time and this will be the final meeting as conference mates. When the Red Wings move to the Eastern Conference next season once realignment kicks in they'll face the Blackhawks only twice a year going forward, unless the two meet in a Cup Final.
For now, they'll face off for the right to play in the Western Conference Final, a round where their last two playoff series against one another took place - both 4-1 series victories by the Red Wings.
Chicago cruised to the top spot in the West and their second Presidents' Trophy in franchise history, while Detroit stood on the playoff bubble before clinching a place in the postseason on the final day. To get to the second round, the Blackhawks ousted the Minnesota Wild in five games, while the Red Wings went the distance before knocking off the No. 2-seeded Anaheim Ducks.
Are the Red Wings just another step in the Blackhawks' road to a Cup? Can their long-timer division rivals upset the balance of power in the Western Conference? |
| Posted: 05/15/2013 |
| Rangers to play two outdoor games at Yankee Stadium in 2014 (Reuters) |
| (Reuters) - The New York Rangers will play two outdoor games at Yankee Stadium early next year as part of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Stadium Series, the league said on Wednesday. The Rangers will face off against the New Jersey Devils on January 26 and then battle the New York Islanders on January 29 in the first hockey games to be played at the Major League Baseball stadium which seats over 50,000 people. ... |
| Posted: 05/15/2013 |
| NHL-Rangers to play two outdoor games at Yankee Stadium in 2014 (Reuters) |
| May 15 (Reuters) - The New York Rangers will play two outdoor games at Yankee Stadium early next year as part of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Stadium Series, the league said on Wednesday. The Rangers will face off against the New Jersey Devils on Jan. 26 and then battle the New York Islanders on Jan. 29 in the first hockey games to be played at the Major League Baseball stadium which seats over 50,000 people. ... |
| Posted: 05/15/2013 |
| Puck Daddy’s 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 staff prognostications (Puck Daddy) |
| In which your friends at Puck Daddy attempt to pick the winners of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Our first-round picks are here.
Greg Wyshynski, Editor
Penguins in 6
Rangers in 6
The Penguins’ goaltending situation scares the bejesus out of me. So does Craig Anderson’s goalie prowess. So does the fact that Ottawa is one of those teams piling up compelling storylines – Karlsson’s comeback, Spezza’s potential one, Paul MacLean-as-walrus, a ton of unsung heroes – that sometimes lead to a team of destiny vibe. But the Penguins are too good and too deep to lose this series.
The Rangers and Bruins is going to be a slobber-knocker. I give the Rangers the advantage in goal with Lundqvist and their scoring depth is a bit better than expected. That said, it’s time for Nash to become a force, and I think this is the spot for it. The Bruins were exposed a bit in the Leafs series, miracle comeback be damned.
Blackhawks in 6
Sharks in 7
If Detroit plays as it did in Game 7 against the Ducks, this is going to be a very tight series. But I think Chicago knows it played average hockey against the Wild and will course correct. Plus, they’ll exploit the Wings’ defense in ways the Ducks did not.
The Sharks and Los Angeles Kings are the series of the semifinals. Two teams at the top of their games. Can the Sharks crack the Kings’ defense? Can the Kings solve a locked-in Antti Niemi. This could be a classic, but in the end, it’s the Sharks. Who seem like a team of desti … I can’t even finish that yet. |
| Posted: 05/14/2013 |
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| GAME STATS |
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GP |
W |
L |
OT |
| HOME |
28 |
18 |
8 |
2 |
| AWAY |
27 |
15 |
5 |
7 |
| TOTAL |
55 |
33 |
13 |
9 |
| MAY STATS |
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GP |
W |
L |
OT |
| HOME |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| AWAY |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| TOTAL |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| PACIFIC DIVISION |
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
| ANA |
48 |
30 |
12 |
6 |
66 |
140 |
118 |
| LAK |
48 |
27 |
16 |
5 |
59 |
133 |
118 |
| SJS |
48 |
25 |
16 |
7 |
57 |
124 |
116 |
| PHX |
48 |
21 |
18 |
9 |
51 |
125 |
131 |
| DAL |
48 |
22 |
22 |
4 |
48 |
130 |
142 |
| WESTERN CONFERENCE |
| Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
DF |
PTS |
| 1. CHI* |
48 |
36 |
7 |
5 |
53 |
77 |
| 2. ANA* |
48 |
30 |
12 |
6 |
22 |
66 |
| 3. VAN* |
48 |
26 |
15 |
7 |
6 |
59 |
| 4. STL |
48 |
29 |
17 |
2 |
14 |
60 |
| 5. LAK |
48 |
27 |
16 |
5 |
15 |
59 |
| 6. SJS |
48 |
25 |
16 |
7 |
8 |
57 |
| 7. DET |
48 |
24 |
16 |
8 |
9 |
56 |
| 8. MIN |
48 |
26 |
19 |
3 |
-5 |
55 |
| 9. CBJ |
48 |
24 |
17 |
7 |
1 |
55 |
| 10. PHX |
48 |
21 |
18 |
9 |
-6 |
51 |
| 11. DAL |
48 |
22 |
22 |
4 |
-12 |
48 |
| 12. EDM |
48 |
19 |
22 |
7 |
-9 |
45 |
| 13. CGY |
48 |
19 |
25 |
4 |
-32 |
42 |
| 14. NSH |
48 |
16 |
23 |
9 |
-28 |
41 |
| 15. COL |
48 |
16 |
25 |
7 |
-36 |
39 |
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