The road to the Stanley Cup Finals is one paved with determination, resiliency, sacrifice, pain, heartache and jubilation. The historic Philadelphia Flyers and resurgent Chicago Blackhawks know all about those attributes, as they will face off for the right to be called Stanley Cup Champions. Now let’s look at the Pucking Awesome Top 10 Storylines [...]
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2010 STANLEY CUP FINALS BREAKDOWN
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterSo we have our 2010 Stanley Cup Finals matchup as the second seed of the Western Conference Chicago Blackhawks face off against the surprising seventh seed of the Eastern Conference Philadelphia Flyers. Regardless of the winner, a long Cup draught will end as Philadelphia has not won since the Broad Street Bullies days of 1975 [...]
THE HAT TRICK: Conference Finals Edition
Monday, May 24th, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterOne half of the Stanley Cup Finals have been decided as the Chicago Blackhawks are going to play for the Cup for the first time since 1992 after winning the Western Conference Finals on Sunday. We will have a full “Pucking Awesome Preview” once the other team is set. For now let’s look at the [...]
TOP SHELF: Top Scorers Around The League
Thursday, May 20th, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterThe NHL Conference Finals in both the East and West head to hockey weekend with two teams with a 2-0 lead. Out west the Blackhawks should change their name to the Chicago Road Warriors, as they swept both games in San Jose and tied a playoff record with seven consecutive road games. In the East, [...]
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS PREVIEW
Saturday, May 15th, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterThe Eastern Conference comes down to two teams of destiny. The Cinderella Canadiens disposed of the President Trophy winners and defending Stanley Cup Champions. The historic Flyers vanquished the best goalie ever and became the 3rd NHL team, and 4th team in NBA/NHL/MLB combined, to rally from a 3-0 series deficit to go on to win a series. After all that dust had settled, the NHL slogan of History Will Be Made is true as this is 1st time a 7 and 8 seed have met in the Conference Finals. So let’s break down this improbable matchup Pucking Awesome style.
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS PREVIEW
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterThe battle for the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl is set as the top two seeds survived and the San Jose Sharks will face the Chicago Blackhawks.
THE TOP SHELF: Top Scorers To Watch This Week
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterSo all you genius that had Michael Cammalleri in your playoff pools are looking pretty good right now, as the winger now sits atop the goal leaders alone with 11 goals in 13 games. The “Mule” Johan Franzen finally woke up this postseason with a four goal outburst in Game 4 vs Sharks, than bowed [...]
THE HAT TRICK: The March to the Final Four
Monday, May 10th, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterOne team has punched their ticket for the Final Four, the San Jose Sharks, but there are three more spots out there. Two more can be sewed up Monday as the defending cup champion Penguins look to dispatch the “Cinderella” Canadiens in Montreal, while the No. 6 seed Bruins try to not take a page [...]
THE TOP SHELF
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterScoring a goal in the regular season is one thing, but scoring a goal in a must-win triple OT game for your season is another. That is why here at Pucking Awesome we are bringing back the Tuesday Top Shelf column, or some top scorers around the NHL, AHL and Major Juniors. Remember it was [...]
THE HAT TRICK: What To Watch For This Week In The NHL
Monday, May 3rd, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterIt’s back and better than ever, the Pucking Awesome Hat Trick is back after a couple of month’s hiatus as I traveled the world to find the answers to life’s biggest questions. The Stanley Cup Playoffs started off with a bang as we saw the top-3 seeds all fall in the Eastern Conference, road teams [...]
The Neutral Zone – Western Conference Playoffs Preview
Monday, April 12th, 2010 Written by: PhilWhat’s up folks? It’s been a WHILE since I’ve written for PA. I did an Olympic Preview for this site under my old moniker ”5 for Friday”, but alas, the rigors of working everyday in the TV business caught up to me…not to mention me not really digging the name for my column. So now I [...]
WEEKEND WARRIORS – April 9-11
Friday, April 9th, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterThe last weekend of the regular season has four Eastern Conference teams fighting for three spots and still seeding to be determined in both conferences. This set up for one wild weekend and gut check time for some warriors and some much needed rest for others. The biggest matchup this weekend is a home and [...]
Weekend Warriors – April 1st
Thursday, April 1st, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterThe calendar has flip to April and the playoff races are heating up, with only a few games remaining here at Pucking Awesome we wanted to introduce a new segment called the Weekend Warriors. Next year it will be mostly focused towards fantasy, but with most leagues headed into their fantasy finals we will look [...]
USA Canada Top Moments
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterBefore the big Gold Medal showdown between the Americans and Canadians let’s look back at some of the more memorable moments of the series.
The Olympic Experience: From Special Correspondent Laura Borden
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Written by: Eric SutterPucking Awesome special correspondent Laura Borden is in Vancouver for the Olympics, read here report on the Olympic experience
