THN.com Playoff Blog: Goaltending underlying problem for Avs, Sens

                   
thehockeynews.com: Jose Theodore made 28 saves Friday, but let in a goal late in the third, and in overtime. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) thehockeynews.com
thehockeynews.com     May 19, 2008            

Not buying it. The Ottawa Senators went home last night down two games to the Pittsburgh Penguins and with their heads hung low because of their goaltending. The Colorado Avalanche, meanwhile, blew an opportunity to take a stranglehold on their first-round series with the Minnesota Wild because... [read full story]                

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THN.com Playoff Blog: Foppa fantastic, but Avs fall short

thehockeynews.com     May 19, 2008          

Say what you want about the Colorado Avalanche being down 3-0 in their series against the Detroit Red Wings. I was damn impressed with their valiant effort Tuesday. They aren’t likely to win their second round series against the President’s Trophy winners, but on a day when the three Hart Trophy...                

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THN.com Playoff Blog: Avalanche the ones getting buried by Wings

thehockeynews.com     May 19, 2008          

At what point does secondary scoring become primary? That’s the question we asked ourselves as “second-liners” Johan Franzen (three goals) and Valtteri Filppula (one) helped propel the Detroit Red Wings to an easy 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche Saturday afternoon.                

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THN.com Playoff Blog: Shameful Sens and super Sakic

thehockeynews.com     May 19, 2008          

The buzz from Ottawa-Pittsburgh, Game 1. If you’re a fan of the Senators, the harbingers were ominous. • You got Sidney Crosby on an average night – for Sidney – and couldn’t take advantage. You can’t hang this one on the goaltending and hope it gets better in Game 2. • Gary Roberts, a Sens...                

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THN.com Playoff Blog: Avs go back for the future; should Habs bench Price?

thehockeynews.com     May 19, 2008          

Hockey Night In Canada play-by-play man Jim Hughson had the line of the night in Denver saying: "They call this place the Pepsi Center, but it could be nicknamed the Time Machine the way this season has gone." After knocking off the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Saturday and winning the Western Conference...                

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THN.com Playoff Blog: Extra rest will serve Wings well

thehockeynews.com     May 19, 2008          

Yikes. It’s safe to say, one would think, that if the Stockholm Red Wings play the way they did in the second round of the playoffs, their players will be getting fitted for Stanley Cup rings just over a month from now. Of course, if they make as short of work of their next two opponents that...                

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THN.com Playoff Blog: Avs-Wild gets better as night grows later

thehockeynews.com     May 19, 2008          

Gee, you have to wonder how the Minnesota Wild feels about the prospect of no-touch icing this morning. But you’d have a hard time finding the healthy members of the Wild complaining about touch icing after its 3-2 overtime win over the Colorado Avalanche Monday night. Had all those no-touch...                

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THN.com Blog: Good-looking Theodore looking good for Avs

thehockeynews.com     May 19, 2008          

It never hurts to have a few golden boys in your league. Tom Brady is cheered by New England Patriots fans for his ability to toss touchdown passes with astonishing regularity and win clutch games like it’s, well, his job. It’s safe to say Brady isn’t dating supermodel Gisele Bundchen strictly...                

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THN.com Playoff Blog: Theodore is back; and Jarome's best falls short

thehockeynews.com     May 19, 2008          

Oh, this is just great. For Game 6 of their first-round series, the Minnesota Wild will probably employ a 0-5 forechecking system. That’s because taking the game to the Colorado Avalanche clearly isn’t working, thanks to Jose Theodore who has either rediscovered his game or made a pact with...                

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THN.com Playoff Blog: Crease concerns abound for Avs after Game 1 loss to Wings

thehockeynews.com     May 19, 2008          

Well, it appears that Jose Theodore at least had an excuse for his poor play in Game 1 of the second round of the playoffs. As it turns out he was too ill to stop more than three quarters of the pucks he faced and to even sit on the bench after he was pulled.                

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