Starman: The Hockey Shot Blocking Debate
Shot blocking has become a hot topic both at the NHL level as well as the NCAA level. The question being: Is shot blocking ruining the game?
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Shot blocking has become a hot topic both at the NHL level as well as the NCAA level. The question being: Is shot blocking ruining the game?
New York superiority? Not in this case. The Kings have all the elements that you want in a hockey team. They have a powerhouse of a team that is threatening to make the playoffs a shambles.
For the third straight series, the New York Rangers are basking in the glow of a 1-0 lead earned in the confines of "The World's Most Famous Arena."
Fans who root for the Jets and Islanders won't admit it, but the big games this year certainly have to give them a moment of pause, a time to reflect and ask themselves: What did I do to deserve this?
Perhaps it was an innocent comment. But Devils goalie Martin Brodeur planted the head-hunting seed after Game 1.
In an effort to maintain home-ice advantage, the Devils launched a campaign to keep tickets to the Rock out of the hands of Rangers fans.
There were three things that stood out to me more than anything last night, and they were the play of Michael Del Zotto, Ryan McDonagh and Carl Hagelin.
Henrik Lundqvist is not only the best goalie in the league, he is one of the Rangers' leaders. If a team is going to win the Stanley Cup, the leaders must become the best players and Lundqvist stepped up in Game 1 against the Devils.
Coach John Tortorella's postgame news conference was so short you might think that just like the rest of the Rangers, he was trying to conserve energy.
Henrik Lundqvist is finally ready to step out of Martin Brodeur's shadow, and can do so by defeating the Devils on the path to the Stanley Cup Finals.
If the Devils are going to have any chance against the Rangers, they need to do more than find a way to beat Henrik Lundqvist.
Manhattan is abuzz. New Jersey? Better luck next time.
After 14 games and two nail-biting playoff series wins, the New York Rangers insist they have plenty left to make a run at the Stanley Cup. If any proof was needed, Henrik Lundqvist provided it with a shutout victory over the well-rested New Jersey Devils on Monday.
The goaltending matchup between the ageless wonder, Martin Brodeur and the King, Henrik Lundqvist will easily be one of the most talked about storylines throughout the Eastern Conference Finals.
John Tortorella's great strength behind the bench is his ability to motivate. He demands accountability and he is not afraid to call a player out by name when he senses a player is giving anything less than his level best.
