Posts Tagged Reasons

  • NHL Trade Rumors: 5 Reasons the Canucks/Ducks Trade Rumor Doesn’t Make Sense

    The trade deadline is creeping up on us and, as always, rumors are a plenty. The Vancouver Canucks are once again looking like a dangerous Stanley Cup threat. They have, however, been criticized for lacking grit; something that they'll be looking to disprove in the coming weeks.  Recently,...

  • Henrik Lundqvist: 5 Reasons Rangers Goalie Is a Lock for the Vezina Trophy

    New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is the best goalie in the NHL and is the most deserving choice for the Vezina Trophy this season.Lundqvist has been one of the most consistent players in the NHL for years, but this season he has taken his game to another level.Let's look at five reasons ...

  • Toronto Maple Leafs: 12 Biggest Reasons They Can Get over the Playoff Hump

    The Toronto Maple Leafs have not made the playoffs since the 2003-04 season. Since then, the Leafs have missed the playoffs by two points in 2006, one in 2007, 11 in 2008, 12 in 2009, 14 in 2010, and eight last season.This season, the Leafs are poised to make the playoffs for the first time since th...

  • NHL All-Star Game Format: Reasons Not to Like It

    Oh how I yearn the old days.While he NHL added another night of prime time programming the Thursday before the All-Star game, the league has done little else to improve the actual one-ice product and more importantly, the interest on the ice for the actual game. As constituted, the best-case sc...

  • NHL All-Star Skills Competition: 15 Reasons It Will Be Worth Watching

    The NHL All-Star Game is a relaxing time for everyone. Players are either enjoying the lighthearted festivities or enjoying the time off, and fans get a break from the grind of the season and watch their favorite stars goof around.While the NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft is easily the most enjoyable par...

  • NHL All-Star Draft 2012: 3 Reasons This All-Star Game Format Is the Best

    Last year the NHL decided to change the way the All-Star teams were chosen by using a fantasy draft format, and it's one of the best decisions the league has ever made regarding the All-Star game.This format is the best the NHL has ever used. Others included East vs. West and North America vs. World...

  • Philadelphia Flyers: 7 Reasons the All-Star Break Came at the Perfect Time

    The NHL, with the exception of an NBC Sports national game tonight between Detroit and Montreal, wrapped up its unofficial first half of the season Tuesday, the final full night of action before a week long All-Star break.  The Philadelphia Flyers have much to consider during this week of inact...

  • Anaheim Ducks: 5 Reasons Bobby Ryan Will Play for the Anaheim Ducks Next Season

    If Bobby Ryan leaves Anaheim, it won't be because of his playing ability or production.The Ducks forward has been the subject of trade talks and rumors since early December, largely due to Anaheim's abysmal first half performance. The consensus was essentially that if the firing of Randy Carlyle and...

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