Playoff Hockey Open Thread: 6/1
Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Holy crap. More hockey! Second City Hockey | Jewels From the Crown | Battle of CaliToday's GameLos Angeles at Chicago, 8:00 PM EST. NBCSN. Game 7.---Holy crap....
View ArticleGame Seven Public Skate: Kings vs. Blackhawks
Hold on to your butts...All right folks, so here we go. Tonight's the night we find out who is going to be playing against the New York Rangers for the Stanley Cup.This will be the third time in as...
View ArticleLBC Sunday NHL Playoff Game Thread
The titanic struggle for the Western Conference crown comes to end tonight in the Windy City.Patrick Kane has the led the Blackhawks to back-to-back wins over the Kings to even the series at three...
View ArticleNHL Playoffs Open Thread: WCF Game 7
They're going to do it again. You just know it.SUNDAY JUNE 1, 2014VISITING TEAMHOME TEAMTIMENETWORK/RESULTLOS ANGELESCHICAGO8:00 PM ETCBC,RDS,NBCSNseries tied 3-3I guess if you're going to beat the...
View ArticleOpen Thread: 2014 Playoffs Day 43
On open thread to discuss game seven of the Western Conference Final.It all ends tonight!Tonight's Schedule:Los Angeles Kings at the Chicago Blackhawks, 8 pm, CBC, RDSPollWho will win the Western...
View Article[NHL News] Western Game 7 Determines who Smokes the Rangers
Tonight, the seventh game of a most awesome series.The Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks, the two most recent Stanley Cup champs and repeat Western Conference finalists, are at it one more time...
View ArticleStanley Cup Final preview: Lundqvist, Kopitar headline star-studded series
The Rangers know what to expect from Henrik Lundqvist, but New York's fate may come down to its other cast of characters.It kind of goes without saying, but the longer a team is able to hang around in...
View ArticleHi I'm a hockey player but I'm blogging today
In an effort to get you guys used to having a new Battle of California Overlord, Meg is risen from the dead and taken it upon himself to ask me some questions. Meg: Who the hell do you think you...
View ArticleAppreciating the living legend known as Bob Cole
Though Bob Cole will be back next year, there won't be many more years of work for the soon-to-be 81-year-old legend. It was during the summer of 2010 that Bob Cole's genius finally took hold of me for...
View ArticleWilderness Walk: Stanley Cup Decided? Edition
It is now official, the Rangers will face off against the LA Kings in the Stanley Cup Finals.The question now, Wilderness, is: did the Western Conference Finals decide the cup, and are the finals now...
View ArticleMonday's Dump & Chase: Bye Bye, Blackhawks!
Good job, Los Angeles...you finally took care of business. And while I was happy to jump aboard the bandwagon for a few days, unfortunately this is my stop. It's been a fun ride, though, and thanks for...
View ArticleKings-Blackhawks Game Seven: By the Numbers
A fantastic series culminates in a terrific Game Seven. Let's take a closer look.The Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks played quite a game on Sunday night. We pulled out sixteen numbers to...
View Article2014 Stanley Cup Final: Five factors that will decide Kings-Rangers
Dan Rubenstein runs down the five key matchups that will ultimately lead to either the Kings or Rangers raising the cup.<iframe src='http://www.sbnation.com/videos/iframe?id=47031' frameborder='0'...
View ArticleStanley Cup Final 2014: The Marian Gaborik effect, and the Kings' suddenly...
Another midseason trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets has helped put the Los Angeles Kings back in the Stanley Cup Final. .m-sbnation-2014-nhl-playoff-coverage { display: block; width: 100%; }...
View ArticleFresh Links: Yay Tre Kronor Edition
Linus Arnesson joins the increasing band of Swedish players Boston. The Bruins Swede up. Collect them all! Linus Arnesson will join a bunch of his countrymen in Boston and Providence. Comparable...
View Article2014 Stanley Cup Finals will reconnect pieces from the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals
It has been a decade since the Lightning played in the month of June, but in many ways this year's Stanley Cup Finals is the closest resemblance to that era. Ten years ago this Saturday marks a...
View ArticleMeanwhile: It's A Main Media Market Final
The two top media markets in the country tangle as New York and Los Angeles meet for the first time in the Stanley Cup Final.For the first time since the Los Angeles Dodgers upended the New York...
View ArticleOn the Prowl: Week of 6/2
Anze Kopitar, Henrik Lundqvist, the 2014 NHL Draft, and the approaching offseason.At the NHL Scouting Combine, scouts, GMs, and reporters alike get to see top prospects not only perform a multitude of...
View ArticleCup preview; Vigneault playing underdog card; Richards the unofficial captain
Today's New York Rangers notes.We're getting closer. Tuesday means that we're only a day out from Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. These long layovers are becoming a bit more familiar after playing...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Vote For Nyquist
Red Wings NewsThe ECHL | Walleye name Lalonde as head coachThe Toledo Walleye have hired a new head coach.Red Wings' Martin Frk willing to work past struggles with Griffins | Detroit Free Press...
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