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Sunday, June 6, 2010
Jonathan Toews versus Mike Richards
The captain for the Chicago Blackhawks is Jonathan Toews and the captain for the Philadelphia Flyers is Mike Richards. People though will be asking which, if any, of these two captains will be able to lead their team to a Stanley Cup and the following will explain my take on the whole thing.
Both captains are young being in the early 20s. Which brings up the question, which one will be able to handle the pressure? Overall Mike Richards throughout his whole NHL career has shown that he can handle the pressure as he in my opinion has matured much faster than Toews. Also Richards is a much louder voice in the dressing room whereas Toews is a silent leader.
The Philadelphia Flyers are a much older team than the Chicago Blackhawks which also helps out captain Mike Richards as Toews has a much younger group of guys. Although Toews in the sense is more skillful, Richard has that fighting spirit which you love to see in a hockey player.
Finally, in my opinion Richard will do a better job as captain and will utterly help his team which the Stanley Cup unlikely Jonathan Toews.
Both captains are young being in the early 20s. Which brings up the question, which one will be able to handle the pressure? Overall Mike Richards throughout his whole NHL career has shown that he can handle the pressure as he in my opinion has matured much faster than Toews. Also Richards is a much louder voice in the dressing room whereas Toews is a silent leader.
The Philadelphia Flyers are a much older team than the Chicago Blackhawks which also helps out captain Mike Richards as Toews has a much younger group of guys. Although Toews in the sense is more skillful, Richard has that fighting spirit which you love to see in a hockey player.
Finally, in my opinion Richard will do a better job as captain and will utterly help his team which the Stanley Cup unlikely Jonathan Toews.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Goalie Match Up
Who in their right mind would have thought that Antti Neimi and Michael Leighton would have been the two NHL goalies fighting for the Stanley Cup Final? Both were back up goaltenders for the regular season and now are in the center spot light because of injuries to Christobal Huet and Bryan Boucher. The following with introduce you to both net minders:
Antti Neimi (Chicago Blackhawks):
In the 2009-2010 NHL season Neimi went 39-26-7 with a save percentage of .912. Although not the best numbers, he had a good season has he had to be the starting goalie when Huet got injured. Even if he is a rookie he still brings a lot of the table as he is a big body to handle. The weakest aspect of his game is his rebound control as he always lets out big, juicy rebounds. The Flyers know this as they have studied his game play a lot in their “land” class rooms. Watch, because I am 100% sure that they are going to throw a lot of pucks at the net hopefully for a Neimi juicy rebound to occur, resulting in a goal. Overall in the series I believe Neimi is the weaker of the two and will have a much more difficult time handling the pressure.
Michael Leighton (Philadelphia Flyers):
This truly is his time to shine as no one in the world of guessed in him being here. He was dropped by many teams, including the Flyers and was brought on board to only fill the back up role. With Bryan Boucher getting injured in the second round of the playoffs (against Boston), Leighton had to step up his game and deliver his greatest importance. The one aspect that Leighton does not have which Neimi has is pressure. Leighton has nothing to prove in this series as nothing is except from him in the sense. I expect that due to having no stress, he will do a lot better than Neimi in the long run and plain out, play better.
This concludes the goaltender match up and stay tuned for more.
Antti Neimi (Chicago Blackhawks):
In the 2009-2010 NHL season Neimi went 39-26-7 with a save percentage of .912. Although not the best numbers, he had a good season has he had to be the starting goalie when Huet got injured. Even if he is a rookie he still brings a lot of the table as he is a big body to handle. The weakest aspect of his game is his rebound control as he always lets out big, juicy rebounds. The Flyers know this as they have studied his game play a lot in their “land” class rooms. Watch, because I am 100% sure that they are going to throw a lot of pucks at the net hopefully for a Neimi juicy rebound to occur, resulting in a goal. Overall in the series I believe Neimi is the weaker of the two and will have a much more difficult time handling the pressure.
Michael Leighton (Philadelphia Flyers):
This truly is his time to shine as no one in the world of guessed in him being here. He was dropped by many teams, including the Flyers and was brought on board to only fill the back up role. With Bryan Boucher getting injured in the second round of the playoffs (against Boston), Leighton had to step up his game and deliver his greatest importance. The one aspect that Leighton does not have which Neimi has is pressure. Leighton has nothing to prove in this series as nothing is except from him in the sense. I expect that due to having no stress, he will do a lot better than Neimi in the long run and plain out, play better.
This concludes the goaltender match up and stay tuned for more.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Stanley Cup Final Prediction!
Stanley Cup Final: Chicago Blackhawks (2) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (7)
Chicago Blackhawks:
Last year the Blackhawks made it to the Western Conference final against the Detroit Red Wings and lost the series in six games. The end result though was that they gained a lot of experience as now they have gotten even further into the playoffs. People may think also that they have too much fire power for the Philadelphia Flyers to handle and as a result run away with the Stanley Cup in their hands. The one weak area of the Blackhawks if there is one is their goaltender in rookie Antti Neimi who is only playing because of Huet (their regular goalie) injuring himself in the refular season The weak part of Neimi’s game is his rebound control in which the Flyers will try to abuse to their full potential. For most people the Blackhawks are going to be the favourites as they are young and have a lot of skill to offer. The question is though if they will be able to handle the pressure that a Final brings to a table and if they are going to overcome this obstacle.
Philadelphia Flyers:
The Flyers made the playoffs on the last day of the regular season why winning their 82nd game of the year in a shoot out. Although many people call it luck, maybe they were meant to make the playoffs. This time is not as skilled as the Blackhawks, but their work ethic and grit makes for it 100%. Also this team loves to be considered the under dog in any series and in this series they are, making it interesting to see how it will play out. Lead by their captain, Mike Richards, this team should do very well in the playoffs as he is the sole spark of this team when times get tough. Their goalie, Michael Leighton, is also a rookie who has been dropped by many teams and knows he has the chance to make his mark on the NHL. Watch him, as I am sure that he will not disappoint and that his Flyer teammates will be inspired by this.
Prediction:
Although the Blackhawks are the favourite in this series, I predict that the Flyers will win. This series is basically grit/work ethic versus skill and I believe that work ethic is the most important aspect in hockey. Many people will disagree with this, but watch and see who wins as I will be right.
Philadelphia Flyers win 4-3.
Chicago Blackhawks:
Last year the Blackhawks made it to the Western Conference final against the Detroit Red Wings and lost the series in six games. The end result though was that they gained a lot of experience as now they have gotten even further into the playoffs. People may think also that they have too much fire power for the Philadelphia Flyers to handle and as a result run away with the Stanley Cup in their hands. The one weak area of the Blackhawks if there is one is their goaltender in rookie Antti Neimi who is only playing because of Huet (their regular goalie) injuring himself in the refular season The weak part of Neimi’s game is his rebound control in which the Flyers will try to abuse to their full potential. For most people the Blackhawks are going to be the favourites as they are young and have a lot of skill to offer. The question is though if they will be able to handle the pressure that a Final brings to a table and if they are going to overcome this obstacle.
Philadelphia Flyers:
The Flyers made the playoffs on the last day of the regular season why winning their 82nd game of the year in a shoot out. Although many people call it luck, maybe they were meant to make the playoffs. This time is not as skilled as the Blackhawks, but their work ethic and grit makes for it 100%. Also this team loves to be considered the under dog in any series and in this series they are, making it interesting to see how it will play out. Lead by their captain, Mike Richards, this team should do very well in the playoffs as he is the sole spark of this team when times get tough. Their goalie, Michael Leighton, is also a rookie who has been dropped by many teams and knows he has the chance to make his mark on the NHL. Watch him, as I am sure that he will not disappoint and that his Flyer teammates will be inspired by this.
Prediction:
Although the Blackhawks are the favourite in this series, I predict that the Flyers will win. This series is basically grit/work ethic versus skill and I believe that work ethic is the most important aspect in hockey. Many people will disagree with this, but watch and see who wins as I will be right.
Philadelphia Flyers win 4-3.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Is the Stanley Cup Final going to be Physical?
People will wonder if this series is going to be a skillful series only or one will physical dominationance as well as skillful hockey.The answer is yes that it will be physical in many aspects. With players such as Chris Pronger and Dustin Byfuglien the series is sure going to get more physcial as the series goes on. Tempers are going to flare, but people have to remember; is the playoff hockey. The Flyers are known to be a gritty, hard working team and I believe they will live up to their reputation as they can be “dirty”. The Blackhawks on the other hand are both skilled and physcial, being able to play what ever type of game they want. Expect many fights after the whistle and many players too even drop the gloves and pick a fight. Players will try to also rally their team with good old fights and people should expect this as well. In conclusion, this series will probably be one of the most physical NHL Stanley Cup Finals in NHL history with the amount of big players playing in this series.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
NHL Eastern Conference Final: (7) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (8) Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia:
Philadelphia is a different team than both Pittsburgh and Washington, instead of being a very offensive team Philadelphia is more of a physical team still with some scoring abilities. These two way offensive players such as Mike Richards can play physical and has scoring abilities. The game plan for the Flyers is to be very physical and to shoot the puck into the Montreal end and chase the puck. By spending a majority of the time in the Montreal end Philadelphia will wear the defence down and sooner or later score a goal. Also the Flyers are going to try their best to get traffic in front of Montreal goaltender, Jaroslav Halak, in order to put pucks in the net. Overall the Flyers are a much different team that both the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals because they have the size to push the Canadiens around.
Montreal:
Montreal was “lucky” to make it past the first two rounds in my opinion as they are not that skilled and the only reason they made it this far is goalie, Jaroslav Halak. From what I have seen so far he has been amazing in the playoffs, but I believe that this series will be too much for him as he will be too tired. Also the Canadiens are very small and do not have the size that the Flyers have. I believe the Canadiens will be trapped in their end about 80% of the game and will take a lot of penalties resulting in goals. Many people are going to be cheering for the last Canadian team to make it on to the Stanley Cup Finals, but the way I see the series happening they will be packing their bags soon.
Prediction:
I think the size, grit and determination of the Flyers will force the Canadiens to play their type of game. Montreal will be taking too many penalties which will result in goals, as well as goalie Jaroslav Halak becoming fatigued. Overall the Flyers are going to be too much to handle for the last Canadian team, sending them packing.
Philadelphia wins 4-1.
Philadelphia is a different team than both Pittsburgh and Washington, instead of being a very offensive team Philadelphia is more of a physical team still with some scoring abilities. These two way offensive players such as Mike Richards can play physical and has scoring abilities. The game plan for the Flyers is to be very physical and to shoot the puck into the Montreal end and chase the puck. By spending a majority of the time in the Montreal end Philadelphia will wear the defence down and sooner or later score a goal. Also the Flyers are going to try their best to get traffic in front of Montreal goaltender, Jaroslav Halak, in order to put pucks in the net. Overall the Flyers are a much different team that both the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals because they have the size to push the Canadiens around.
Montreal:
Montreal was “lucky” to make it past the first two rounds in my opinion as they are not that skilled and the only reason they made it this far is goalie, Jaroslav Halak. From what I have seen so far he has been amazing in the playoffs, but I believe that this series will be too much for him as he will be too tired. Also the Canadiens are very small and do not have the size that the Flyers have. I believe the Canadiens will be trapped in their end about 80% of the game and will take a lot of penalties resulting in goals. Many people are going to be cheering for the last Canadian team to make it on to the Stanley Cup Finals, but the way I see the series happening they will be packing their bags soon.
Prediction:
I think the size, grit and determination of the Flyers will force the Canadiens to play their type of game. Montreal will be taking too many penalties which will result in goals, as well as goalie Jaroslav Halak becoming fatigued. Overall the Flyers are going to be too much to handle for the last Canadian team, sending them packing.
Philadelphia wins 4-1.
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