The Rangers, down by 3-0 to the Boston Bruins, face elimination at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, and Brad Richards will not be in the lineup.
The Bruins’ Daniel Paille and the Rangers’ Dan Girardi, longtime friends from Welland, Ontario, are facing each other in the second round of the N.H.L. playoffs.
We are midway through the second round of the playoffs and already we have seen plenty of questionable calls, a few suspensions and several dirty hits.Here is a look at the 10 dirtiest plays so far from the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.They are ranked from 10th through first based on how far outside the rules they actually go.Feel free to mention some dirty plays I may have missed. If you have a...
Ottawa aims to even its Eastern Conference semifinal showdown with Pittsburgh at 2-2 with a win on home ice Wednesday night. The top-seeded Penguins, who opened the series with two straight victories, can build a commanding 3-1 lead by edging Ottawa at Scotiabank Place, where action is underway.The Senators tied Pittsburgh with 29 seconds remaining in regulation of Game 3. Ottawa overcame the...
The have a solid core and a wealth of prospects but very minimal salary-cap space. With so many assets and such little money to work with, Tampa Bay will have to look at trades to free up money and improve the team this offseason. One target for trade talks this past offseason could have been Lightning captain . His declining performance and injury issues combined with the team’s...
The Boston Bruins see no reason to change their approach, which has led to a 3-0 series lead against the Rangers.
Even on nights where neither Evgeni Malkin nor could find the net until garbage time, the Ottawa Senators just cannot keep the high-powered Pittsburgh Penguins attack off the scoreboard. Instead, it was James Neal who stepped up huge on Wednesday, as the Penguins defeated the Senators, , in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinals clash. Pittsburgh now has a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven...
There are some stars playing in the 2013 playoffs that are hard to hate. Who honestly wants to see either Jarome Iginla or Daniel Alfredsson eliminated from contention, denied a Stanley Cup championship once again?On the other hand, there are several players that haven't done much to endear themselves to fans around the league.Whether it's a lingering reputation from a player's younger years or...
Center may be the highest-paid player on the New York Rangers' roster this season with a $12 million salary, but that won't be enough to keep him in the lineup. Richards will be scratched for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Bruins, according to of ESPN.com:Richards confirmed head coach John Tortorella's decision, according to of CSNNE.com, and said that he was...
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