Posts Tagged ‘Montreal Canadiens’

Between the Pipes – Stanley Cup Conference Finals Preview and 2nd Round Recap

Sunday, May 16th, 2010 Written by:

A preview of the NHL Stanley Cup Eastern and Western Conference Finals, Goat of the Week, Number Numbers and This Week in Hockey History.

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS PREVIEW

Saturday, May 15th, 2010 Written by:

The 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.

Between the Pipes – Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Recap

Thursday, May 6th, 2010 Written by:

Recap of the 2nd Round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and Goat of the Week, Things I Like, Things I Don’t, Numbers Numbers and This Week in Hockey History.

Between the Pipes – 2nd Round Stanley Cup Playoff Preview

Thursday, April 29th, 2010 Written by:

A preview of the 2nd round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and Goat of the Week, Number Numbers, This Week in Hockey History and Rankings.

Between the Pipes – 1st Round Stanley Cup playoff recap… so far

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 Written by:

Recap of the 1st Round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and Goats of the Week, Things I Like, Things I Don’t, and This Week in Hockey History.

Between the Pipes – NHL Recap and 1st Round Stanley Cup Playoff Preview

Monday, April 12th, 2010 Written by:

Recap of the final week in the NHL including Stanley Cup Playoff Round 1 preview, Fights of the Week, Goat of the Week, Things I Like, Things I Don’t, This Week in Hockey History, Stat Line of the Week, Did You Know, and Rankings.

Weekend Warriors – April 1st

Thursday, April 1st, 2010 Written by:

The 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 [...]

FANTASY FOCUS: Holiday Helpers

Monday, December 14th, 2009 Written by:

Hockey is a team game, and while the object of the game is to score goals, as fantasy owners we can’t forget about the category of assists.  With this being the season of giving, a time to be unselfish and pass good cheers to all.  So in this week Fantasy Focus let’s look at some [...]

Between the Pipes – NHL Recap Week 10

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 Written by:

Recap of week 10 in the NHL including Goalie Spotlight, Fights of the Week, Goat of the Week, Things I Like, Things I Don’t, This Week in Hockey History, Stat Line of the Week, Did You Know, Numbers Numbers, Rankings and the Anaheim Ducks watch.

FANTASY FOCUS: Lines That Produce

Monday, November 30th, 2009 Written by:

The line that a player is on significantly affects their fantasy value. In this weeks Pucking Awesome Fantasy Focus we look at some lines that have been producing for fantasy owners.

The Hat Trick

Sunday, October 25th, 2009 Written by:

Check out the Pucking Awesome Hat Trick. The top three things you should be watching for this week.

THE HAT TRICK

Monday, October 19th, 2009 Written by:

The Pucking Awesome Hat Trick, the top three things to watch for the week

Northeast Division Preview

Sunday, August 30th, 2009 Written by:

Continuing the whirlwind tour, we head East for our next preview. The Boston Bruins are the class of the division, but it’s anybody guess after that. Ottawa and Toronto are in rebuilding programs, Montreal finished with its renovation, and Buffalo is standing pat as usual. All four of these teams could potentially make the playoffs, but all four could miss them for various reasons. Feel free to scroll down as I explain my pics for how the Northeast division will play out for 2009-10.

Free Agent Frenzy

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 Written by:

Let the games begin! The opening of the NHL free agency saw many teams move forward towards the 2009 -10 NHL season while some (Detroit and Los Angeles) just sat on the bench with David Spade. The main trend of yesterday’s contract was not in dollar signs but in the years given out. With the national 401K packages going down in flames, it seems like being a 30 year-old hockey player is the best retirement package. Well, let’s break it down Pucking-Awesome style.