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What We Have Here…

Chaiwoman — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:08:25 +0000

Categories: Analysis, Features, Opinion, Previews

Tags: Alex Kovalev, Ben Lovejoy, Brooks Orpik, Chris Conner, Chris Kunitz, Dan Bylsma, Deryk Engelland, Dwayne Roloson, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Eric Tangradi, Game 6, Game 7, James Neal, Jay Caulfield, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Letestu, Mark Madden, Matt Niskanen, Paul Martin, Pittsburgh Penguins, Root Sports, Ryan Malone, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vincent Lecavalier, Zbynek Michalek

In the wake of a stunning Game 6 and on the brink of a decisive Game 7, this is familiar territory. The Penguins have never done anything the easy way. They impress with brilliance and solid focused play on one night and fall apart the next, and just when you think they are sunk, they...

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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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The “Shhhh” of Death

Chaiwoman — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:12:06 +0000

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

Tags: Bill Guerin, Chris Kunitz, Claude Giroux, Dan Bylsma, Daniel Briere, Daniel Carcillo, Detroit Red Wings, Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Evgeni Malkin, Game 3, Game 6, Hal Gill, Jeff Carter, Jordan Staal, Kris Letang, Marc-Andre Fleury, Mark Eaton, Martin Biron, Matt Cooke, Maxime Talbot, Mike Richards, Miroslav Satan, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Power Play, Rob Scuderi, Round 2, Ruslan Fedotenko, Scott Hartnell, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy

For all those Christopher Walken fans who remember him as the angel of death in Prophecy, watching Penguin Mad Max Talbot put an index finger to his lips, with a little knowing smile to the Philly fans as he said “shhhhhhh” was the the kiss of death for the Flyers. On the heels of a fight...

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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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