In the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Jarred Tinordi was taken 22nd overall by the Montreal Canadiens. The towering 6’7” defenceman plays for the London Knights of the OHL. Tinordi is not known for his offense, but he is known for his great defensive awareness and huge frame. Tinordi is the captain of his junior team, a gold medal winner and is improving in both ends of his game.
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This summer’s blockbuster features Chris Evans Marvel comics World War II super-soldier that was frozen in time. In the NHL playoffs, three teams feature American Captains in what is considered a Canadian game. For each of these players, they have preformed well and led their teams both on the scoresheet and in the locker room. With all apologies to the Canadian Captain Phoenix Coyotes Shane Doan, this article focuses on the other captains currently playing.
The playoff beard shares a special connection with the NHL postseason. Every new playoff season, players from all 16 teams competing for the Stanley Cup let their facial hair grow with each passing game, no matter how disgustingly unkept some of them may become.
Whether or not they’re grown for superstitious reasons is up for debate—they’re definitely not grown for style—but the tradition is one that has been going for quite some time in the NHL now.
If you look up “Redundant” in the dictionary, it should say, “See: Redundant”. For the Rangers, last night’s Game 2 result was predictably redundant in the playoff run. Unfortunately for the Blueshirt fans, it meant their beloved team lost 3-2 at home, evening the best-of-seven with the Devils at 1.
The Rangers third consecutive Game 2 loss had different characteristics from their previous two. Against Ottawa, the Rangers led, gave up a late goal and lost in Overtime. Against Washington, they fought back from a 2-0 deficit and lost after giving up a late Power Play goal. Last night, it was a David Clarkson deflection early in the third that made the difference. A beauty of a redirect by the Devils’ power forward off the shot by rookie Adam Henrique stood up thanks to the goalie Martin Brodeur’s 23 saves.
Your Montreal Canadiens took the smooth skating defenceman Nathan Beaulieu at 17th overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. A lot of people were not expecting Beaulieu to drop so far down. Beaulieu currently plays with the Saint John’s Seadogs, where he has played his entire QMJHL career. Beaulieu was selected in the 68th overall in the 4th round of the QMJHL Entry Draft by the Seadogs. Beaulieu is an offensive dynamo in the QMJHL, posting high numbers every season. Beaulieu has incredible offensive instincts, has played for Team Canada, won a championship and plenty more.
Throughout this playoff run, the Rangers have followed a pattern: Win Game 1 decisively and let Game Two slip through their fingers. Despite, the fact that the Rangers are 3-0 in Game 1s and 2-0 in Game 3s of this post-season, the Rangers are 0-2 in Game 2s. Those results have led to longer series. Here’s the reasons why Game 2 is a must win for the Rangers- more than the Devils.
On almost every level he has played on, David Desharnais has been criticized about his size. Desharnais has posted amazing numbers in all the leagues he has been in, and has shown significant improvement. Somehow, despite improving his production, being the captain of his team, and being named the CHL’s most gentlemanly player in 2006-2007, Desharnais was never drafted in the NHL Entry Draft. In 2007, the Montreal Canadiens signed Desharnais as a free agent after being invited to their training camp, where they must have seen something potential in Desharnais.
Todd Richards has earned himself a head-coaching gig with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Blue Jackets announced Monday that they were removing the “interim” tag from Richards’ job title.
“Todd had a three-month interview,” Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson said. “He passed it with flying colors.”
Richards took over the head-coaching responsibilities in January when the Jackets fired Scott Arniel after the team’s atrocious 11-25-5 start. Under Richards, the team began to show signs of improvement and were able to finish the season with a 18-21-2 record. However, the Blue Jackets still finished the season in last place.
In a series that will embody the Irving Berlin song, “Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better,” Henrik Lundqvist sang the first verse tonight. Ludqvist stopped 21 shots by the Devils (three quicks saves in a sequence by Captain Zach Parise) and frustrated the Devils players all night. As notice has been severed that goals would come at a premium, Martin Brodeur and “King Henrik” matched saves for the first two periods, but the final twenty minutes were a different story.
Though these teams have played several series, this week all the attention will be focused on the 1994 Conference Semi-Finals, when the Rangers beat the Devils in Double Overtime (the third Overtime game of the series). Possibly the most memorable game was the “Messier Guarantee”, where Mark Messier scored a third period Natural Hat trick after the team fell behind 2-0 and facing elimination. All that nostalgia is great, but only one of these players participated in that series. The Devils will try to reverse the trend of losing to the Rangers in the post-season (92, 94, 97, 08) though they did sweep the 2006 matchup. For the Rangers, this is another team that plays great defense and is potentially explosive offensively. Been there, done that? We’ll see.
