A (very) early look at the 2011 Stanley Cup Futures The National Hockey League just crowned their Champion, but there is no such thing as looking for value too early. The Chicago Blackhawks won the title for the first time since 1961, behind terrific young offensive talent in Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. The two [...]
The Blackhawks struck back Sunday night and dropped seven on the Flyers. They chased Michael Leighton from the net for the second time in this series. And Leighton still looks to be the goalie in tomorrow’s Game 6 at Philadelphia.
The Blackhawks might be getting desperate. Yes, they have done what they needed to do by winning the first two games of the series at home, and if they keep being successful at home they will win the Stanley Cup. However, the team has looked out of place in the last couple of games and [...]
The Flyers needed this one. Badly. Yes, they have come back from a 3-0 series deficit in these playoffs once already. They became only the third team in history to do so, and another comeback from down 3-0 would have been highly unlikely.
Stanley Cup series preview: Blackhawks vs. Flyers How they got there Flyers The Philadelphia continued their improbable Stanley Cup run last night by beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in Game 5 to win the Eastern Conference Championship series 4-1. The Flyers advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 13 years.
Results matter and the Philadelphia Flyers proved after a 6-0 victory on Sunday over the Montreal Canadiens that they are not tired. There was no let down after a historic series win against Boston last week.
I absolutely love these Montreal Canadiens right now. That’s really saying something. I’m a lifelong Calgary Flames fan (unfortunately), so I still haven’t forgiven Montreal for beating us in the 1986 Stanley Cup finals. For me to love these guys, then, they really have to be doing something special. And they are. If you are [...]
I have just gone through an incredibly frustrating experience – something that fans in many cities are going to be forced to go through over the next couple of days. My hometown Calgary Flames didn’t make the playoffs, so their season is now over, and it was time for the President and GM of the [...]
Great, great story out of, of all places, Edmonton last night. The Oilers’ starting goalie is out of action. Yesterday morning their second string goalie fell sick and had to be quarantined. That left them with just one goalie on the roster. A team can’t play without two, and they had a game last night. [...]
Tomorrow and Wednesday we’ll be taking a closer look at the brackets region-by-region, and one Thursday and Friday we’ll check in throughout the day with observations from the games. Today, though, we’ll just hit a few notes from around the sporting world before we forget that all other sports exist for a couple of days:
Baseball Handicapping: How To Bet Bad Teams Late in the Season
NFL Handicapping: Why NFL Strength of Schedule is Meaningless
NFL Handicapping: Stats You Need To Know
NFL Handicapping: Offseason Prep Work To Better Your Game
Golf Betting Tips For Major Tournaments
Handicapping Interleague Baseball Games
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