NHL analyst Brian Leetch lists his nominees for this year’s Conn Smythe Trophy, which is an annual award given to the MVP of the playoffs.
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HOF Brian Leetch Believes Tim Thomas Is The Key To Stop The Lightning’s Three Terrific Forwards
NHL analyst Brian Leetch previews the upcoming Boston vs. Tampa Bay series and believes that Tim Thomas is the key for Boston to advance to this year’s Stanley Cup Final.
Rangers’ Head Professional Scout, Europe Shares Insight On Newest Blueshirt Oscar Lindberg
The Rangers Head Professional Scout, Europe, Anders Hedberg, checked in from Slovakia—site of the 2011 World Ice Hockey Championships—to chat about Oscar Lindberg, the 19 year old Swedish forward acquired from the Coyotes Sunday. Though he didn’t wish to project a future NHL role on Lindberg, Hedberg did say that he expects Lindberg to play
Pekka Rinne Speaks with the Media After Returning from Vancouver
Predators’ goalie Pekka Rinne speaks on the tarmac at the Nashville Airport after returning from their 4-3 win in game five in Vancouver on Saturday night. <object width=”450″ height=”367″><param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/w59oR3DNb_0?fs=1&hl=en_US”></param><param name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true”></param><param name=”allowscriptaccess” value=”always”></param><embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/w59oR3DNb_0?fs=1&hl=en_US” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” width=”450″ height=”367″ allowscriptaccess=”always” allowfullscreen=”true”></embed></object>
Blueshirts Acquire Skelleftea’s Oscar Lindberg from Coyotes For Werek
The New York Rangers made a deal on Sunday afternoon as they acquired forward Oscar Lindberg from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Ethan Werek. Lindberg, 19, skated in 41 games with Skelleftea in the Swedish Elite League this season, tallying 5 goals and 9 assists, along with 31 penalty minutes. He also appeared in
Rinne understands significance of Saturday’s win
Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne has been around the organization long enough to know what is a signature moment in franchise history. He knew going into Rogers Arena on Saturday that Game 5 against the Canucks was a big one because it was the first time in Predators’ history that they were facing elimination in
Ottawa Prospect Daugavins Helps Close Out Second Round AHL Series With Portland
The puck sped into the empty net and turned out the lights. There would be no tomorrow and certainly no deciding Game 7. The Portland Pirates lost 3-0 on Friday night, ending their season too soon. A team that captured the imagination and upped the expectations of its fans couldn’t pay off. Seconds after Kaspars
Nashville’s Pekka Rinne Talks After Wednesday’s Practice
Pekka Rinne’s interview after Wednesday’s practice at Bridgestone Arena (May 4).
Devs’ Anssi Salmela Scores Late Goal for Finns at World Championships
“They knew the importance of the game. They wanted to win the game as badly as we did but we played the way we wanted to and our goalie played awesome,” said Czech forward Martin Havlat. Milan Michalek and Jaromir Jagr scored for the Czechs while Ondrej Pavelec made 31 saves. Anssi Salmela scored Finland’s
Russia Grabs Second Spot at WC – Radulov and Morozov Score, Kovalchuk Registers 3 Assists
At 3:38 of the final frame, Morozov swatted a wildly bouncing puck from the top of the crease through Slovak goalie Jaroslav Halak. Importantly, Russia will carry over three points to the Qualifying Round, while third-place Slovakia enters with zero. Germany is tops in the group and will carry over six points. “It would have