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Canadiens turn dread into cheers
MONTREAL -- In four days, an awful lot had changed.From manifest destiny to minor unease last Thursday, to a full-on gut wrenching, bar-clearing funk on Saturday, to the familiar seventh-game mix of hope and dread Monday night.
Sharks' Thornton finally makes presence felt
CALGARY -- It was all there for the taking -- a 2-1 win, a 3-1 series lead, a chance to bury their foes under a mound of doubt, and dirt.And then the Calgary Flames went to pieces.
Different Fleury key for Penguins
OTTAWA -- The big, noisy, hostile Scotiabank Place crowd didn't shake the Pittsburgh Penguins' goalie Marc-Andre Fleury this time. The emotional return of Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson from your typical hockey playoff injury -- unspecified, of course -- didn't get to him.
Sarich's hint makes impact for Flames
CALGARY, Alberta -- For two days, they'd told themselves the same things -- don't take too many penalties, don't fall behind early, don't give the San Jose Sharks more scoring chances than they need.Two days; the same warnings. Over and over.
Senators' Murray starts war of words
And the banter begins...Ottawa coach and general manager Bryan Murray suggested after Senators practice Monday that the Pittsburgh Penguins manipulated their first-round playoff matchup by purposely losing, 2-0, Sunday at Philadelphia in their regular-season finale.
Canadiens carry Canada's best Stanley Cup hope
The Montreal Canadiens not only claimed the NHL's Eastern Conference regular-season title, they carry the weight of Canada's best hope into the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Teams search for respect in wild, wild west
It is a cliche, popularized by the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, that professional sports teams don't receive enough respect from their peers, adversaries and critics.
No longer the fall Guy
Ken Hitchcock can give you all the proper explanations as to how Guy Carbonneau made the leap from thinking man's NHL player to winning head coach, one whose team, the Montreal Canadiens, sits atop the Eastern Conference.
NHL's wild west races to finish line
Owen Nolan called it "nuts ... I've never been a part of something this tight." Alex Tanguay ventured that there were "no easy games" anymore. Jarome Iginla calculated that it would take 96 points to guarantee his Calgary Flames team a playoff spot.
