Cooler Weather Means Better Ice
Sat, 2012-06-02 13:04 | 
Russ_Cohen 
Newark - - When you host the Stanley Cup playoffs even the slightest imperfection in your barn shows up like a HUGE gaping issue and last game the imperfect ice was discussed afterwards. Both sides have to play on it. Nobody ever gets used to it because it makes a team play differently.
“The ice here is a little choppy,” said Kings veteran defenseman, Rob Scuderi. “It was hopping a lot. Even for them. It’s the same for everybody. We’re not complaining about it. It’s something that you have to look out for. Especially on defense. You’re the last man.
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Tags: 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, Prudential Center, Rob Scuderi Kopitar Leads Kings to Win In OT Classic
Wed, 2012-05-30 21:10 | Russ_Cohen 
Newark - - The New Jersey Devils kept missing chances in OT and Justin Williams made a brilliant backhand pass to feed Anze Kopitar who deked Martin Brodeur and when he committed the Kings forward found the twine for the 2-1 win and 1-0 series lead.
The 2012 Stanley Cup Finals opened up with Travis Zajac winning the opening face-off. But after that the first period belonged to the Los Angeles Kings.
Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick fumbled the puck a bit on his first save of the game early in the first period.
Login to post comments | Tags: 2012 NHL Stanley Cup, Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings, Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils Ilya Kovalchuk and His Desire To Win the Stanley Cup
Tue, 2012-05-29 12:13 | Russ_Cohen 
In 2001, the buzz around that NHL draft was caused by mainly two players, Jason Spezza and Ilya Kovalchuk. The Atlanta Thrashers decided to go with Kovalchuk with the first pick. He was the first Russian to get selected first overall in the history of the NHL. So he had a lot of pressure on him.
Giroux Meets Rinne in EA SPORTS NHL 13 Cover Vote Finals
Tue, 2012-05-29 10:51 | Sportsologist 
Winner To Be Unveiled At The 2012 NHL Awards On June 20
Sponsored By BlackBerry And Hosted On NHL.com, Fans Cast More Than 23 Million Fan Votes To Date in the First Ever EA SPORTS NHL Cover Athlete Campaign
Login to post comments | Tags: Claude Giroux, EA Sports, Hockey, NHL12, Pekka Rinne, Philadelphia Flyers TALKIN' YANKEES: Quips, Quotes, Asides, Philosophy and More (Part I)
Sun, 2012-05-27 14:02 | Harvey_Frommer 
They are baseball's greatest franchise, a team of legends, ghosts, marker moments, odd characters. So much has been written about them and the talk stream stretches out through many decades. Herewith, a small sampling of some of the more memorable observations, enjoy.
On the Yankees
"I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no-hit game." - Bob Feller
"It was a death struggle every day being a Yankee you either won or you lost. There was no second place. Half of us were nuts by the end of a season." - Jerry Coleman
