Archive for March 2010

Hey Guys, I really feel bad about not posting in awhile.  For those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter, I got an e-mail from the company I sail with two weeks ago Thursday, flew out to Seattle last Wednesday, and have been putting in some crazy hours on the Mighty Mitch to get her ready to leave this Wednesday (if the Sea Gods

What will the 2009-10 season be remembered for from a Philadelphia Flyers perspective?  There is still time left for the Orange-and-Black to make a move and get into the playoffs.   But it’s all too obvious that even if they are able to squeak into the eighth and final spot, it will be a rather quick first round exit against the powerhouse Washington Capitals. Last

Loss, loss WIN Penguins Clinch to return to the Stanley Cup Finals. This week was an interesting week for the Pittsburgh Penguins during Rival Week. Monday they matched up against the Red Wings, Wednesday they met up with the Caps and “the Great 8” and finally on Saturday the Philadelphia Flyers. Monday. The Detroit Red Wings. The always entertaining matchup between the Pens and Wings was again taking place. The

LeafsWire makes a guest apperance on PuckDrop.ca with their opinion on why the Leafs are doing so well, and why the rest of the league just can't seem to understand.

Flames dress the wrong goaltender and it costs them big time!

It was another lost weekend in what has been a frustrating season for anyone watching the 2008-09 Philadelphia Flyers.  Every time this team seems ready to take a step forward and appear to make a statement by showing a consistent level of effort and commitment, they turn around and take two steps backwards.  Such was the case over the weekend.  After dropping both ends of a home-and-home series with the Atlanta

When the Boston Bruins acquired Mark Recchi at the trade deadline in 2009 they didn’t realize the production they were going to get from the veteran forward on and off the ice. The Bruins gave up Martin Karsums and former first round pick Matt Lashoff for the veteran It was clear that the Bruins believed they were a legitimate contender to win the Stanley Cup after finishing second in the

Boston Bruins. Last night was the first rematch of the Pens vs Bruins after the now infamous Matt Cooke hit on Marc Savard. The Boston media had a hit out on Matt Cooke posting his face in a wanted poster all over their newspapers; one fan even got involved by parking in the lot at the Garden blocking the entrance into the bus parking spot. He claimed he “wanted to

The Sunday matinee between the Boston Bruins and the New York Rangers is shaping up to be the biggest game of the season for both teams. Not to mention the Bruins also have a date with the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday. With 12 games remaining on the Bruins schedule they haven’t exactly been playing with the sense of urgency you would expect to see a team fighting for their playoff

When news came earlier in the day after an MRI that Philadelphia Flyers starting goaltender Michael Leighton would miss 8-10 weeks with a severe high ankle sprain that he suffered Tuesday night in a game against the Nashville Predators, many in the hockey world began reading the Orange and Black their last rites.  Ray Emery had already been lost for the year with surgery to repair his right hip, so