-Alaina Scarano-Isbouts
Anyone starting to lose a bit of interest in the Conference Finals yet? You aren’t the only one. Fans from Chicago to Pittsburgh to Carolina to Detroit are probably thinking the same thing… “Wait a minute, this seems a bit familiar…” And it isn’t that much fun.
Ok, so maybe I’m exaggerating a bit. Last [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Chicago Blackhawks’
May 22, 2009
Rematch?
May 15, 2009
The New Hockeytown
-Alaina Scarano-Isbouts
Ahhh, Hockeytown. I’m not so sure it was a nickname deserved so much as it was a nickname that Detroitians (Detroiters?) gave themselves. First, let’s do a little recap of the Detroit Red Wings history (remember Avs fans, you should know your enemies as well as you know your friends):
1926-49: This is apparently what [...]
April 29, 2009
Round 2 Playoff Match-Ups
-Alaina Scarano-Isbouts
I’m sure I’ve lost plenty of credibility after my round 1 matchups, but I’m giving round 2 a shot anyway.
Here’s a recap of my round 1 picks and who advanced:
Boston v. Montreal – Boston in 6 – actual was Boston in 4
Washington v. New York – Washington in 6 – actual was Washington in [...]
April 17, 2009
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
After a few looooooong nights, the first round of first round games are through. I think it’s fair to say we’ve seen some pretty fantastic games so far, a few surprises and maybe even a fight or two. Not bad – the players seem to be getting off on the right feet so far. I’ve [...]
April 13, 2009
Round 1 Playoff Matchups
-by Alaina Scarano-Isbouts
Well all, it’s that time of year — playoffs. Round 1 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin on Wednesday night. Get ready to hear of every possible story line; rookies and old-timers ready to fight for the death for the chance of a life time — to win Lord Stanley’s Cup. [...]
April 9, 2009
Playoff Countdown: Recap of Wednesday Night
-by Alaina Scarano-Isbouts
While last night was a much more calm night around the league with only two games, it certainly wasn’t boring. A brief recap of what went down:
Buffalo 3, Toronto 1: Even though they gained two points in their win last night, Buffalo isn’t going anywhere. If they win their next two and the [...]
April 8, 2009
Playoff Countdown: Recap of Tuesday Night
by Alaina Scarano-Isbouts
Last night, with seven playoff spots left still up for grabs, 26 different teams fought pretty damn hard to move in, move up or move closer to a chance for Tavares. Here is a recap of what went down in the most important games last night.
NY Rangers 3, Montreal 1: Montreal could have [...]
March 17, 2009
BRODEUR MAKES HOCKEY HISTORY
9:35 – OK guys, I’m calling it a night… there’s another hour of TV coverage though for anyone on the East Coast who is interested. Congratulations Martin Brodeur!!!
9:34 – #3 star – Zach Parise, #2 star – Patrick Elias, #1 star- Martin Brodeur.
9:33 – About retirement: “As long as he [Patrick Elias] keeps being fun, [...]
March 8, 2009
Weekend in review
I am going to try my best to put together a blog every Sunday night/Monday morning to recap the weekend’s events. Since I’ve given up drinking for lent, and I can actually remember what happened over the weekend, this might be worth while.
…First off, I am LOVING the World Baseball Classic (WBC)! This is the [...]
