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Two Conference Semi-Final Games Tonight

by Paul on 05/16/13 at 06:59 PM ET
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The Rangers/Bruins meet in game 1 while the Kings will try to go up 2-0 against the Sharks.

I have to say, the Kings looked very good in game 1 and will be tough to beat.

 

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Raffi Torres Suspended For The Rest Of The Series With The Kings

by Paul on 05/16/13 at 06:28 PM ET
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Brendan Shanahan explains the suspension, illegal check to the head.

 

added 6:44pm,

 

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Eric Staal Injured In World Championship Game

by Paul on 05/16/13 at 02:53 PM ET
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Staal had to be helped off the ice and put no weight on his right leg after a knee-on-knee hit from Alex Edler in the first period of Canada/Sweden WC game today.

Edler received a major and a game misconduct.

 

added 3:05pm, thanks to CBSEyeOnHockey, watch the video below...

added 3:23pm, the video has been removed, hopefully the IIHF will have it up soon.

added 3:28pm, you can watch the hit at TSN.

added 6:17pm, the IIHF released video of the game, at the 15 second mark you can view the Staal incident...

added 8:36pm, a second video has been added below, one with better replays.

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Rangers/Bruins Series All About Lundqvist

by Paul on 05/16/13 at 02:13 PM ET
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from Sportsnet,

For the Bruins to win: The Bruins will have to continue their impressive faceoff prowess to keep the Rangers hemmed in their own end. New York’s defence has been susceptible against teams with strong forechecking, and Boston won a league-high 60 per cent of its faceoffs in its first-round win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boston’s top line — Milan Lucic, Nathan Horton, David Krejci — combined for 29 points, and the Bruins could use contributions like that against the Rangers. If that troika is contained, Tyler Seguin will need to step up; the second-line centre recorded just one assist against Toronto. The Bruins will also need Tuukka Rask to be outstanding. Boston’s netminder sports a 2.49 goals-against average this postseason. He’ll need to be better for Boston to advance further.

For Rangers to win: Henrik Lundqvist must continue to be the world’s best goaltender. Lundqvist carried New York to a seven-game series win over the Washington Capitals, shutting out Washington for the series’ final 120 minutes. The Rangers would also be wise to score first and more than once; they are 1-3 this postseason when scoring fewer than two goals. New York got goal-scoring contributions from its bottom-six forwards, but it likely won’t be able to survive a series against the defensively disciplined Bruins without offensive output from Rick Nash and Brad Richards. Nash only recorded two assists in the Rangers’ seven games, and Richards was exiled to New York’s fourth line in the final two games of its first-round series, playing fewer than 21 minutes in the Rangers’ final two wins.

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Leafs Meet The Media

by Paul on 05/16/13 at 01:11 PM ET
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from TSN,

Maple Leafs general manager Dave Nonis said that the team's collapse "doesn't diminish the steps we took as an organization."

He added that in Game 1 against Boston his team looked like a "deer in the headlights", but after that "we didn't have a player who took a night off."

Nonis also said that at this point he believes that James Reimer will be back as the team's number one goalie next season.

In terms of Bozak, who is now an unrestricted free agent, Nonis explained that if the team can find a contract for him that makes sense they will sign him.

But Nonis issued a reminder that, "the (salary) cap is going down, and how we allocate our dollars is very important if we're going to remain competitive."

more from Nonis and Randy Carlyle...

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USA Defeats Russia 8-3 In WC Quarter-Final Game

by Paul on 05/16/13 at 10:40 AM ET
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from Risto Pakarinen at IIHF.com,

Craig Smith had five assists, while team captain Paul Stastny scored two and added two assists, and John Gibson made 31 saves for the Americans. The 19-year-old, who led the U.S. to World Junior gold in January, came to Helsinki with only one professional game (for the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals) under his belt.

Alexander Ovechkin, who arrived yesterday, scored one and added an assist for Russia. He was selected as best player for his team.

"The team that was more disciplined and better organized won today. We have very good players, but you have to remember that hockey is a team game," Russia's coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov said.

"We are where we wanted to be coming into this tournament," said the USA's Stephen Gionta. "We took care of what we had to to, and we got some bounces our way, which is always nice."

read on and watch the highlights below...

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TiqIQ Ticket Preview: Senators- Penguins

by Paul on 05/16/13 at 10:05 AM ET
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By Eli Epstein, TiqIQ

As far as upsets go, the Ottawa Senators’ surprising triumph over the Montreal Canadiens in round one of the playoffs was pretty memorable. The undermanned, unheralded squad took it to the Habs and proved that grit, determination and hustle are what win playoff hockey games, not flare and hesitation.

The Senators face an uphill battle in round two, though. Already one game down to the Pittsburgh Penguins, they cannot afford to dig themselves into a deeper hole against the league’s most high-powered offense.

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Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Finalists

by Paul on 05/16/13 at 10:05 AM ET
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NEW YORK (May 16, 2013) – Right wing Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks, left wing Matt Moulson of the New York Islanders and right wing Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning are the three finalists for the 2012-13 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability,” the National Hockey League announced today.

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Video- Keep Them Coming HNIC

by Paul on 05/16/13 at 09:58 AM ET
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Hockey Night in Canada does such a great job with their montages before each playoff game,

Here is the montage before game 1 of the Detroit/Chicago series.

 

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Sather Has Confidence In His Rangers

by Paul on 05/16/13 at 09:39 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

“I know it’s going to be tough, but I’m confident in this group,” Sather said. “We were good enough to beat Washington, and we’ll have to be better than that in order to beat Boston.

“So much of a series like this comes down to the goaltending, you know all the clichés, but when you’ve got a guy there like Henrik [Lundqvist], you have to feel pretty good about your team.”

Other things Sather, who does not discuss his March prostate cancer surgery, feels pretty good about: a) Rick Nash, who failed to score a goal in the seven-game series against the Caps; b) the club’s depth in the wake of the deals at the deadline that brought Derick Brassard, John Moore and Derek Dorsett from Columbus (and the sidelined Ryane Clowe from San Jose); c) Mats Zuccarello; and, d) his coach, John Tortorella.

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