
After a relatively long break - 5 days – the Washington Capitals return to action in a divisional battle against the Atlanta Thrashers tonight. But the Caps are forced to do so with a number of injuries. The biggest name missing will be Alex Semin who the team say is “ill”. Boyd Gordon is also [...]
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As the Blackhawks look to continue their post-season momentum from 7 months ago against the Vancouver Canucks, the big issue that looms amongst fans and critics alike is the play between the pipes. Many Hawks fans were happy to hear that Antti Niemi will get the nod Wednesday evening [...]
Another three game road trip is due to begin tonight with our first match up against Anaheim.
There are concerns amongst the Dallas faithful around who will actually make this trip and looking at the strength down the middle we are currently limited to it’s not hard to see why.
Brad Richards (groin) and Mike Modano (ribs [...]
The Penguins have started the season off right where they left off last year and that is playing great hockey. After tonight’s domination of the St. Louis Blues which consisted of a great team game for the Penguins, they now find themselves leading the NHL with an 8-1-0 record.
I, like all sane Penguins fans, are [...]
If you are wondering what’s happened to the Canucks so far and thinking that this club is on a journey of self-destruction, telling yourself that this team is never going to win a cup, you may not be alone. When you look at the standings and see Vancouver enmeshed in 13th place in the western [...]
After the New England Patriots beat the Tennessee Titans 59 - 0, I asked my friend (and Patriots fan) Eman whether or not Tom Brady has finally gotten his rhythm back or if Tennessee is really that bad. He said “they” say it takes 6 weeks (a.k.a. 6 games) for a returning quarterback to [...]
Finally! A Coyotes player getting some much needed recognition. Ilya Bryzgalov, goalie extraordinaire, got a major pat on the back from the NHL this week with the first star. I won’t bore you with all the stats but..own this! 3-0-0 Here are some more (fun) reasons why Bryz deserved the top honors.
For having such [...]
I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome everyone who has joined The .Net for the 2009-2010 NHL season. I appreciate everyone’s contributions and hope you find penaltykill.net an easy forum for you to express your opinions. I also wanted to pass along a little history about the site and the lessons learned [...]
Named MVP and 1st Star of Saturday’s game against the Boston Bruins, Captain Shane Doan definitely deserved the honor. With assists on each of the first three goals and looking like the leader we know he is, Shane led the boys to a 4-1 victory against the Bruins. Scottie Upshall with his 2nd star of [...]
If you don’t follow the Vancouver Canucks on a regular basis you may not recognize this year’s team. So here’s a little background that you may find helpful
In the final two weeks of last season the Canucks imploded losing 7 of their last 8 games and finishing 3 points out of the last playoff spot [...]