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Never Say Die

Chaiwoman — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:25:14 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Bash Brothers, Bill Guerin, Brooks Orpik, Chris Kunitz, Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings, Evgeni Malkin, Game 5, Game 6, Game 7, Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Franzen, Jordan Staal, Kris Draper, Marc-Andre Fleury, Marian Hossa, Matt Cooke, Pavel Datsyuk, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rob Scuderi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Sergei Gonchar, Stanley Cup Finals, Tomas Holmstrom, Tyler Kennedy

It was do or die for the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Detroit Red Wings, and the Penguins, rebounding from a 5-0 blasting in Detroit on Saturday, live to fight one more day. After Game 5 and in the two days leading up to Game 6, the Penguins...

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The Hockey Gods Must Be Crazy

Chaiwoman — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:33:05 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Highlights, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: Alex Goligoski, Alexander Ovechkin, Bill Guerin, Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Dan Bylsma, David Steckel, Eastern Conference Semifinals, Evgeni Malkin, Game 5, Game 6, Game 7, Hockey Gods, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Madden, Matt Cooke, Maxime Talbot, Miroslav Satan, Pascal Depuis, Philippe Boucher, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rob Rossi, Ruslan Fedotenko, Ryan Malone, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Simeon Varlamov, Tom Poti, Tyler Kennedy, Washington Capitals

Like gambling junkies sitting at the one-armed bandits in Vegas, the Hockey Gods simply had to go just one more time. They were unable to let the arguably frenetic series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals end in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. If Game 5 had been weird enough as Tom...

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Game 6: “Coach” Chaiwoman’s Pre-game Talk

Chaiwoman — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:49:52 +0000

Categories: Features, Highlights, News Digest, Opinion

Tags: backcheck, Detroit Red Wings, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, forecheck, Game 5, Game 6, Marc-Andre Fluery, Martin Biron, Penalty Kill, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Power Play, retaliation, Stanley Cup

Gentlemen, it’s a race to 4, and reaching that magic number today means extra time to rest up, heal up, and get our minds right for the next level. If you want the next level, if you still remember what it was like, that taste in your mouth when Detroit came into OUR house and...

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