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SoB NHL Power Rankings 12-20-09

By ⋅ December 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Hello, and welcome to Sports of Boston’s premiere of our bi-weekly NHL power rankings. Four SOB experts have ranked the top ten NHL teams so far, three have submitted their choices for surprisingly good and bad teams so far, and the results are partly stable and partly in disagreement. The Capitals, Kings, Predators, and Avalanche [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NHL Week 11

By ⋅ December 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The brackets are suddenly looking so much more interesting. Nobody gave the Kings a thought before the season, but now they’re on top in the West. And of 15 teams in the East, eight will go to the playoffs, and #14 (Tampa Bay) is only two points away from being tied for the last spot. [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NHL Week 10

By ⋅ December 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The previous week has been quite fun, with teams dropping and entering in dramatic fashion. A full three of the divisions are currently contested by a single point or less. Only the Capitals have an iron grip on theirs. Even the Red Wings are only a point out. Even though we’re two and a half [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NHL Week 9

By ⋅ December 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

There’s still plenty of competition for titles and seeding. The Bruins have forced their way back into divisional contention. The Penguins and Capitals keep trading the title back and forth. Also, the Avalanche have recently dropped in favor of the Flames. Even Toronto’s making a push for a spot. A grand total of five teams [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NHL Week 8

By ⋅ November 25, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

It’s been an interesting week. Two former division leaders have reclaimed their thrones. The Predators are actually in second place in the Central Division. The Bruins are actually looking better, though more shutouts and regulation victories would be easier to swallow. And the Hurricanes are still bottom feeders to top it off. With two divisional [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NHL Week 7

By ⋅ November 18, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Things are picking up. All five Atlantic teams are in line for playoff spots. Only one division features a point differential between 1st and 2nd of more than four points. Only one of the six Canadian teams is up for a slot. And to top it all off, five out of eight current series would [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NHL Week 6

By ⋅ November 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

This past week has shaken up the NHL standings, with more certainly shaking to come. We have two new #1 seeds, the Bruins are back in it, and the Blackhawks and Blue Jackets are tied, amongst other teams jockeying for position. In fact, the division leaders have seven, four, three, two, one, and zero point [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NHL Week 5

By ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The season is well underway, and things are heating up. The Bruins have been back and forth, mostly back. Several teams that nobody expected to do well are doing just that. And to top it all off, all five teams in the Atlantic Division are in line for playoff spots, though only one Atlantic Division [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NHL Week 4

By ⋅ October 28, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

There’s been plenty of shakeups in the past week. Seven new teams are in the playoff picture compared to last season’s bracket (five from the West). We have a new division leader, two new East teams forcing their way into the picture, and three divisional matches (two of them from the Atlantic Division). On top [...]

If the Playoffs Started Today – NHL Week 3

By ⋅ October 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s been quite a start to the 2009-2010 hockey season. The Buffalo Sabres now sit atop the Northeast division, and the Coyotes, after the whole “let’s see if we can sell the team” thing, are right there in the hunt. Four teams are worse than the Islanders, and the injury riddled Bruins are struggling to [...]

Bruins Overcome by Avalanche Early, Unable to Dig Selves Out

By ⋅ October 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

After the Boston Bruins’ 4-3 shootout-come-from-behind victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday, a great deal of discussion was devoted to the momentum the team would carry into Monday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche and hopefully onward. Unfortunately for the B’s, the talk was all for naught as the Avs took away any momentum [...]

Ice Breakers: Bruins-Avalanche, Monday 10-12

By ⋅ October 12, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

After playing like garbage for much of Saturday night’s matchup with the New York Islanders, the Bruins’ offense came alive in the last ten minutes of the third period. Three quick goals to tie it and a scoreless five-minute overtime session later, the young Bruins’ netminder Tuukka Rask was facing Islanders’ veteran goalie Dwayne Roloson [...]

Bergeron Keys Bruins Win in Opener

By ⋅ October 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

You couldn’t expect much from a 23 year-old kid who hasn’t played an NHL hockey game in almost a year. Shortly after his last real hockey game, fans who once pronounced him the next face of the franchise hoped he would someday walk again, never mind lead a professional sports team. A little over eight months ago, watching [...]

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