Hey everyone,


oh my how I love house sitting. :] It is honestly the best thing in the world. I'm all alone at a friend of my mom's for the weekend because he is in Hamilton and didn't want to leave his dogs home alone. The freedom though and all the peace and quiet I get are amazing. That is kind of why I'm writing my blog at 1:32am. So over the last two nights the Nhl has seen two games. Yesterday was game 1 between The Sharks and The Red Wings. The Sharks proved to be victorious in
Game 1 and take a 1-0 series lead. Their next game is on Sunday May 2nd at 8pm. In the other conference, we saw game one of the Montreal Pittsburgh series tonight. It was much more of a let down then their big game 7 win against Washington because Jaroslav Halak allowed 5 goals before being replaced by carry price and the Canadians penalty kill allowed more goals a man short in the first period of tonights game then the total series against Washington. Hopefully Montreal can pull their act together for game two which goes Sunday, May 2nd at 2pm.I am still very excited for tomorrow nights game 1 in the Vancouver Chicago series. GO HAWKS GO :P

But that's all for now I am heading off to bed, if this dog will ever get off my bed. I shall post again tomorrow.

Good night all.

De Haan fan 91

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't been able to blog since I posted my last one, I kind of hurt my foot pretty good and have been on bed rest, mommy's orders. (:P) Tonight though, I was able to get out of bed to watch the Montreal vs Washington game 7 and let me tell you was it ever an amazing game. I cannot believe that the Canadians were able to pull out that win. It was truly one of the biggest playoff highlights so far.

The second round of the nhl playoffs will be interesting to say the least in both divisions. The second round will start tomorrow with the San Jose Sharks(1) vs Detroit Red Wings(5). Friday the Pittsburgh Penguins(4) will face the Montreal Canadians(8) who are possibly the biggest feel good story of the 2010 NHL Playoffs so far. Saturday will see the start of the other two series. In the East, the second biggest surprise by far will be the series between the Boston Bruins(6) vs the Philadelphia Flyers(7). This series comes from two big upsets from both teams. And finally the series I will be paying the most attention to because this features my favorite team the Chicago Blackhawks(2) vs. the Vancouver Canucks(3). I will update the series with a little game breakdown after every game and keep you all updated from the other games in the NHL.

That's all for now guys

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

Wayne Gretzky

De Haan Fan 91

Hey everyone,

Last night was an incredible night for Nhl hockey fans. The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers had to have played the most exciting game of the 2009-2010 NHL season, but the ironic part was this was the 7th and 9th place teams fighting for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race. They tied the game in regulation and forced it to a shootout all to decide this spot. It was an amazing game. The Flyers won it 2-1 in a shootout on goals by Daniel Briere and Claude Giroux. The win gives the Flyers their 34th post-season birth in 43 seasons. Pretty good record if you ask me. With the win it made the Playoff match ups final. They go as follows.

Washington Capitals(1) vs. Montreal Canadians(8)

New Jersey Devils(2) vs. Philadelphia Flyers(7)

Buffalo Sabres (3) vs. Boston Bruins(6)

Pittsburgh Penguins(4) vs. Ottawa Senators(5)

The line ups for the Eastern conference look incredible, and are shaping up for a really good entertainment factor for the Nhl viewers. Now onto the Western Conference.

San Jose Sharks(1) vs. Colorado Avalanche(8)

Chicago Blackhawks(2) vs. Nashville Predators(7)

Vancouver Canucks(3) vs. Los Angeles Kings(6)

Phoenix Coyotes(4) vs. Detroit Red Wings(5)

We are all set for another interesting playoff run this year. Personally I hope The Chicago Blackhawks win the cup because they are one of my favorite teams and have a very big depth in their team.
But for those teams not in the playoff picture, they still have golf season to look out for :) Just like those Toronto Maple Leafs :) They had a chance to get one of the next top prospects but traded it away for Phil Kessel. It will be interesting to see the Leafs team next year.

But that's all for now guys and gals, the first games go Wednesday night so I will updated you then on the favorites.

"Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top."
Paul Coffey

Later guys, De Haan Fan 91

Hey everyone,

I don't know if any of you watched the hockey games last night but there were 5 games on the Nhl Schedual including a couple key games for a couple teams. The New York Rangers were hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Rangers home, Madison Square Gardens. The Rangers were desperate for a win to continue their playoff push and handidly did so over the Leafs by out playing them to a 5-1 Ranger win. The second game of the night was the Detroit Red Wings against the Columbus Blue Jackets at home. Detroit was another team very desperate for a win to continue the playoff race, and did so with a nice goal by Dan Cleary late in the 3rd period. Chicago and St Louis was the thrid game and the blues showed alot of heart but could not stop one of the best teams in the west, The Blackhawks, and they proved that they were the best in the west by securing the top spot over all in the western conference with a 6-5 win over St Louis. The fourth game on the schedual was a big game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton had the chance to play spoilers for the Avalanche, who were trying to clinch the 8th and final playoff spot, but had to win by 2 goals or more. Unfortunately they were not able too but still won 5-4. This meant that The Calgary Flames had officially been eliminated from the playoff race. The last game was a tune up game for both The Phoneix Cayotes and The Nashville Predators. Both of theses teams were surprise playoff makers this year and they shocked the Nhl world with their play this year.

Now here is how the Eastern and Western conference sit.

EASTERN CONFERENCE
DIV GP W L OT Pts GF GA DIFF Home Away L10 Streak
1 p -Washington Capitals SE 80 53 15 12 118 310 227+83 29-5-5 24-10-7 6-1-3 Won 4
2 x -New Jersey Devils ATL 79 46 26 7 99 211 186 +25 25-10-4 21-16-3 4-2-4 Won 2
3 y -Buffalo Sabres NE 79 44 25 10 98 228 200 +28 25-10-6 19-15-4 7-3-0 Won 1
4 x -Pittsburgh Penguins ATL 79 45 27 7 97 244 228 +16 24-12-4 21-15-3 4-4-2 Lost 1
5 x -Ottawa Senators NE 80 44 31 5 93 220 229 -9 26-10-4 18-21-1 7-3-0 Won 1
6 Montréal Canadiens NE 80 39 32 9 87 212 214 -2 20-16-4 19-16-5 4-3-3
7 Philadelphia Flyers ATL 80 40 34 6 86 231 220 +11 23-14-3 17-20-3 3-6-1 Won 2
8 Boston Bruins NE 79 36 30 13 85 195 194 +1 16-17-6 20-13-7 5-4-1

9 New York Rangers ATL 80 37 33 10 84 217 213 +4 17-17-6 20-16-4 6-3-1 Won 1
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 80 34 33 13 81 231 251 -20 18-16-6 16-17-7 4-4-2 Lost 1
11 New York Islanders ATL 79 34 35 10 78 213 244 -31 23-14-3 11-21-7 6-3-1 Won 3
12 Carolina Hurricanes SE 80 34 36 10 78 223 250 -27 20-17-3 14-19-7 5-3-2 Won 1
13 Florida Panthers SE 79 31 36 12 74 201 235 -34 15-15-9 16-21-3 3-6-1 Lost 2
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 79 31 36 12 74 206 253 -47 19-14-6 12-22-6 3-7-0 Lost 2
15 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 81 29 38 14 72 210 264 -54 18-17-6 11-21-8 4-4-2 Lost 2\


WESTERN CONFERENCE

y - Chicago Blackhawks CEN 80 51 22 7 109 264 204 +60 29-8-3 22-14-4 6-3-1 Won 5
2 y - San Jose Sharks PAC 80 49 20 11 109 257 211 +46 25-6-8 24-14-3 6-3-1 Won 1
3 y - Vancouver Canucks NW 80 48 27 5 101 263 215 +48 29-8-3 19-19-2 5-3-2
4 x - Phoenix Coyotes PAC 80 49 25 6 104 220 197 +23 29-10-2 20-15-4 6-3-1 Won 2
5 x - Detroit Red Wings CEN 80 42 24 14 98 225 214 +11 25-10-6 17-14-8 8-1-1 Won 1
6 x - Nashville Predators CEN 81 46 29 6 98 223 224 -1 23-14-3 23-15-3 6-3-1 Lost 1
7 x - Los Angeles Kings PAC 79 45 27 7 97 234 211 +23 22-13-4 23-14-3 5-3-2 Won 1
8 x - Colorado Avalanche NW 80 43 29 8 94 241 226 +15 24-13-2 19-16-6 3-5-2

9 Calgary Flames NW 80 40 31 9 89 200 201 -1 20-17-3 20-14-6 5-5-0 Lost 2
10 St Louis Blues CEN 80 39 32 9 87 218 218 E 17-18-5 22-14-4 6-4-0 Lost 1
11 Anaheim Ducks PAC 79 38 31 10 86 226 240 -14 24-11-5 14-20-5 6-2-2
12 Dallas Stars PAC 80 35 31 14 84 230 249 -19 22-11-7 13-20-7 5-4-1 Lost 2
13 Minnesota Wild NW 80 37 36 7 81 214 241 -27 25-12-3 12-24-4 3-6-1 Lost 1
14 Columbus Blue Jackets CEN 81 32 35 14 78 216 258 -42 20-12-8 12-23-6 3-4-3 Lost 1
15 Edmonton Oilers NW 80 26 46 8 60 208 274 -66 18-19-4 8-27-4 5-4-1 Won 2

Legend
X - Clinched Playoff spot
Y - Clinched Division
Z - Clinched Conference
P - Clinched Presidents' Trophy
GP - Games Played
W - Wins
L - Losses
OT - OT/Shootout losses (worth one point)
PTS - Points
GF - Goals For
GA - Goals Against
DIFF - Goal differential
HOME - Home record
AWAY - Away record
L10 - Record in last ten games
STREAK - Consecutive wins or regulation losses (excludes OT/SO losses as those result in a point earned). An empty Streak column indicates team's last game was an OT/SO loss.


So there it is everyone. There are 9 games on the NHL schedual tonight and most are Eastern conference matches so I will update the standings tomorrow.

And in the words of the great Bobby orr, one of my biggest idols, I think this statement comes back to a lot of kids now a days,

Growing up, if I hadn't had sports, I don't know where I'd be. God only knows what street corners I'd have been standing on and God only knows what I'd have been doing, but instead I played hockey and went to school and stayed out of trouble.

De Haan fan 91

Hey everyone,

I am glad to announce I will be once again blogging but the tides are turning on my subject. For the remainder of this year, I will blog about the playoff race for the remaing 5 games of the nhl season and continue on into the playoffs where I will cover both the Eastern and Western Conference. Blogging has been a big issue lately as my home life has been pretty stressful with a lot of different events that have left an impact on me. I have, on the other hand, made a decision to not let these things affect me no more and I am going to push myself to go on the computer once a day to post a blog about one of my facorite subjects, Hockey. Speaking of which, I played my last game of recreational organized hockey the other day. It really didn't turn out how I planned this epic " last game". To be honest with you, I played 5 shifts, scored on my first, was a presence in my next 3, and got kicked out on my 5th for a supposed "hit from behind" that never was. The kid who I hit clearly turned to avoid me and fell into the boards, ending the game for me. It wasn't what I had planned but hey, it still was my last game and I scored so who cares :P

But anyways I have other things to work on and I must get started on them so that's all for now, and this quote comes from an unknown author but really describes a true hockey player,

"Hockey players have fire in their hearts and ice in their veins." ~Author Unknown

De Haan fan 91