by
Michael Unger
on May 27th, 2011
With every team that makes it to the Stanley Cup final there is a story to be told. For the Vancouver Canucks they went into the start of this season as one of the favorites to be in the final, and they followed it up with a Presidents Trophy winning season. So they went into the Playoffs a...
by
Michael Unger
on May 12th, 2011
Vancouver Canucks (1) vs. San Jose Sharks (2)
The final two teams in the Western Conference are two teams that have put themselves and their fans through the ringer to get where they are. Both teams blew 3 games to 0 leads, albeit in two different rounds, and even in their other series, ...
by
Michael Unger
on May 11th, 2011
Boston Bruins (3) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (5)
It’s weird to think that there isn’t really any surprise that the #3 seed is the top seed left in the East, but that’s exactly the case with the Boston Bruins. Even though they finished behind the Capitals and Flyers in the regular season, ...
by
Michael Unger
on May 4th, 2011
As we sit in the middle of the second round of the NHL playoffs, there have been many surprises and disappointments. Every year teams that make the playoffs have to make adjustments to the tighter, more intense hockey that is played, and with that players that haven’t had great regular s...
by
Michael Unger
on April 27th, 2011
With the exception of perhaps the Detroit Red Wings, the teams that are left in the Stanley Cup Playoffs have had to endure some level of adversity to stay alive. 4 of the 8 series went to 7 games, and several of the others included teams that to overcome past failures in order to move ...