For the first time in a while, the Tampa Bay Lightning have something to celebrate.The Lightning won Monday’s NHL draft lottery, earning the right to select first overall in June’s entry draft.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No team in the NHL had to endure a season like the Nashville Predators had.Their owner announced he was selling to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie a month after last season ended.
TORONTO – It might be the best time of year to be a hockey fan.The NHL post-season is here and with eight first-round series set to begin this week, fans will be busy working the remote control to keep up with all of the action on the tube.
PITTSBURGH – This isn’t 2007 for the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins.It isn’t even seven weeks ago, when Ottawa was leading the Eastern Conference and again looked to be a prime Stanley Cup contender and it was Pittsburgh that was scrambling for playoff positioning.
The San Jose Sharks will win the Stanley Cup final in seven games over the Montreal Canadiens, according to an EA Sports video game simulation.
WILMINGTON, Mass. – Simply by taking the ice, Patrice Bergeron gave his Bruins teammates a lift Monday even though he won’t suit up for their playoff opener.
CALGARY – Mike Keenan doesn’t believe there is a secret to post-season success, despite being fifth all-time in playoff victories among NHL coaches.
MONTREAL – After a season focused mostly on youth, it is time for the veterans to step forward and lead, Montreal Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey said Monday.
DENVER – To Pierre Lacroix, his induction into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame is an honour more for the organization he led to two Stanley Cup titles in his decade as general manager of the Colorado Avalanche.
TORONTO – Paul Maurice says the Toronto Maple Leafs need Mats Sundin more than ever now.With the team a non-playoff failure for the third year in a row, which hadn’t happened to the franchise since 1928, some fans are screaming for a total overhaul.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The New York Islanders’ disappointing season took root on July 1, a full three months before the first puck dropped.After a fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, the team’s core was stripped by free agency.
UNDATED – The Canadian Press hockey writers Bill Beacon and Pierre LeBrun choose 20 players to watch in this year’s NHL playoffs:Eastern Conference1.
NEW YORK – Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has been named the NHL’s first star of the week.New York Rangers forward Jaromir Jagr was runner-up while Washington Capitals goalie Cristobal Huet was named third star.
Sage advice for poolies getting ready for a playoff draft is to study the matchups, do your homework and know who’s hot and who’s not.They might also study their tea leaves, pull out a lucky rabbit’s foot and consult a ouija board.
OTTAWA – Underachieving and undermanned, the Ottawa Senators admit they look like an easy target for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
VANCOUVER – Missing the NHL playoffs is unacceptable but Dave Nonis says the Vancouver Canucks are closer to becoming a Stanley Cup contender than they were a year ago.
WASHINGTON – It’s an hour after his team’s final regular-season game ends in victory, clinching his first NHL playoff berth, and Alex Ovechkin grabs one of the red T-shirts commemorating the Washington Capitals’ surprising Southeast Division title.
Young talents from Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby to Evgeni Malkin and Carey Price are in the spotlight as the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs get set to begin.
The NHL hasn’t had a repeat Stanley Cup champion since the Detroit Red Wings won their second straight league title 10 years ago.But don’t even think about pointing that out to the Anaheim Ducks.
DALLAS – The Dallas Stars recalled goaltender Tobias Stephan from Iowa of the American Hockey League on Monday.They made roster room by assigning right-winger Konstantin Pushkarev to the AHL club.
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