Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Wild have never been a kind opponent for the Bruins. Entering last night, the Bruins were 1-8-0 against the Wild since the franchise was introduced to the NHL in 2000-01. By employing former coach Jacques Lemaire’s neutral-zone trap, the Wild had seemingly always stifled the Bruins and prevented them from getting good looks on their netminders.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
from Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, New Jersey’s trap is perfectly designed for winning on the road during the regular season — though having Martin Brodeur between the pipes is a nice part of the equation. Watch how the Devils trap under head coach Jacques Lemaire, the godfather of its modern-day standing. His players are seemingly never out of position. They almost always...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
As usual, Jacques Lemaire is doing a great job coaching. This happens every season and is usually overlooked. It required some first class coaching to keep the Minnesota Wild in the playoff race as long as they were last year. Last year, the Minnesota Wild finished ninth in the West Conference. They were two points back of a playoff berth despite having played without star forward Marian Gaborik most...
St. Louis Game Time (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
What's the formula? Sacrifice a live chicken? More Brad Winchester lap dances? Shave a rookie or a sophomore? Let us know what you'd do in the comments. Blues News: Blues lose . Fuckin...fuck! Splodeybones gets the Steve Ott flu out of his system, TECHNOVIKING is admitted to being in a funk, and Eller needs minutes in Peoria. Read all about it . There's an opportunity to meet former Blues D-man Jeff...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
When you are the team that has your opponent by 11 points in the standings, and the opponent is traveling overnight to play the second game of a road back-to-back, you’re supposed to win. That doesn’t make it easy, it just makes it expected. The Capitals met expectations in beating the Minnesota Wild tonight, 3-1. It was a game that was decided in the first period in an odd sort of way,...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . The Penguins were 10 minute short of tying the franchise goalless streak of 170:27. -The Newark Star Ledger's recap . The Devils overtook first place in the Eastern Conference. -The Record's recap . " It's nice to be on top ." - Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur ( above, somehow not giving up a goal to Sidney Crosby ). -The Associated...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
from Jay Greenberg of the NY Post, The more things change, the more they stay the same for the Rangers. Two seasons removed from the daily grind of checking Jaromir Jagr’s pulse, they now will go as Marian Gaborik goes. Different personality. Different coach. Similar reliance on one player to carry the offense, however, and in Gaborik, not quite Jagr’s ability to do so. Gaborik broke 40...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
POSTGAME -The Penguins played a good game. They played much better than they did last night against the Blue Jackets. The just ran into a goaltender who was really tuned in tonight and a team that was committed to defense. Sometimes, you're just not going to win. -Like we said, the Penguins did a lot of good things tonight. They played their game. They were aggressive. They attacked the zone with...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Penguins -So... Sergei Gonchar or Evgeni Malkin ? -Eric Godard. Power-play specialist . -Evgeni Malkin ain't no Erik Christensen . -EN contributor Eric Politowski has compiled all of the Penguins' highlights from the first seven games of the season: -His timing might be a bit off, but this young man is a pretty big fan of the "Hey Song:" -Much like Kris Letang learning to get the puck out...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . The Penguins couldn't get much by Martin Brodeur ( above ). -The Newark Star-Ledger's recap . New Jersey won but lost defenseman Paul Martin (forearm) and forward Jay Pandolfo (shoulder) to serious injuries. -The Associated Press' recap . Evgeni Malkin. No shots. - NHL.com's recap . Brodeur was 10 minutes away from making history. -Highlights...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
A preview of the Devils. When and where: 7:30 p.m., Mellon Arena. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, MSG Plus 2. Record: 5-3-0, 10 points. The Devils are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference and third place in the Atlantic Division. Leading Scorer: Zach Parise ( right ), 10 points (5 goals, 5 assists). Last Game: 4-2 road win against the Rangers, Thursday . Parise had two goals and an assist. Last Game against...
The FanHouse - UNC Football (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
by Adam Gretz Filed under: Wild , NHL Coaching The Minnesota Wild are off to a slow start, winning just two of their first eight games. A couple of weeks ago, our resident Wild expert, Bruce Ciskie, argued that not all of Minnesota's early season struggles were due to the offseason coaching change that resulted in Todd Richards taking over for Jacques Lemaire, the only coach the franchise had known...
The FanHouse - Navy Football (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
by Bruce Ciskie Filed under: Devils , Eastern , FanHouse Exclusive This week, our Puck Talk podcast chats about the Devils. We're joined by radio analyst Sherry Ross, who returned to the booth in 2007, just in time to watch Brian Rolston return to the ice, and eventually Jacques Lemaire return to the bench. Seems like everyone ends up going back there at some point. We talk with Sherry about this...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
No longer appearing to be part of Jacques Lemaire's "cult," the Wild are struggling to adjust to coach Todd Richards' new system.
The FanHouse - Toronto Raptors (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
by Bruce Ciskie Filed under: Wild , Western , NHL Coaching When you watched the Minnesota Wild the last eight years, there were some things that could be counted on almost every game. The teams coached by Jacques Lemaire weren't known for being lazy, uninspired, or unprepared. In fact, Lemaire has developed a reputation for getting the absolute maximum out of even the most marginal NHL players. They...
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