Posts Tagged Five

  • Philadelphia Flyers: Five Reasons Claude Giroux Is the Best Player in Hockey

    Claude Giroux, forward for the Philadelphia Flyers, currently sits second in the NHL with 60 points this season. Over the course of the year, he has been talked about as a rising star, and even as a possible Hart Trophy candidate. The Flyers put the offense in Giroux’s young hands when they tr...

  • NHL Rankings: The Five Worst Franchises

    Every team approaches the new season differently. With All-Star festivities wrapping up last weekend, the NHL season is now well past its half-way point—many teams who were picked for great things before the first game have failed to live up to expectations.In a year in which seemingly every t...

  • Detroit Red Wings: Five Biggest Deadline Deals of the Ken Holland Era

    For the last 15 years, Ken Holland has been regarded as arguably the best general manager in all of sports.Holland was hired by the Red Wings in 1990 as a professional scout, and after the organization's 1997 Stanley Cup win, Holland was made the general manager.Since that time, Holland has led Detr...

  • Dan Boyle and the Five Toughest Players in San Jose Sharks History

    Dan Boyle broke his foot against Minnesota on November 10, but only the San Jose Sharks and Boyle's family knew that fact. In the month that followed, he had no goals, one assist and a minus-six rating in 12 games.During that time, there were numerous calls for him to be traded, including from many ...

  • NHL Top Thursdays: Top Five Shootout Goals of 2011

    With a new year comes many new opportunities and resolutions. For me, I made a resolution that on every Thursday in 2012 I will post a top list of some sorts.  The New Year may have already rung in, but it is not too late to look at some of the best shootout goals of the past yea...

  • The Toronto Maple Leafs: Delivering the NHL’s Five Biggest Hits of the Year

    The Toronto Maple Leafs have been playing an exceptionally tough brand of hockey this year, maybe more so than at any time in recent history. Leafs forwards and defensemen alike have been grinding down the opposition on a nightly basis, exactly how Brian Burke and I planned things!  I make ...

  • NHL Trade Rumors: Five Defenseman the Philadelphia Flyers Could Target

    It's no secret the Philadelphia Flyers have been hit with the injury bug pretty hard.With guys like Jagr, Pronger and JvR out of the lineup, rookies have had to step up and keep the team competitive. Luckily for the Flyers, they have stayed atop the standings, for the most part.That being said, ther...

  • Freeway Face-Off: Five Facts You May Not Know About the Kings/Ducks Rivalry

    While it doesn't grab the headlines of other NHL rivalries, the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings have slugged it out with the best of them over the last 15 years.The two clubs rekindle the "Freeway Face-Off" with a home and home series beginning Wednesday night at Staples Center, and ending ...

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