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Part acrobat, part reflex machine, part moving target, the NHL goaltender is the last line of defense for his team, and like a football quarterback or a baseball pitcher, he plays hockey’s pivotal position. Here’s a list of the greats.

10. Chris Osgood – In his 17 year career, mostly with Detroit, he tallied 50 shutouts and was in the nets for 3 Red Wings’ Stanley Cups

9. Ed Belfour – Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011, Eddie the Eagle, led Dallas to the 1998-99 Cup with Read more…

Many NHL teams were caught off guard by the shotgun start of the NHL season following the lockout, but the Toronto Maple Leafs got their sea legs early in the season and put together a strong and successful campaign that has earned them a guaranteed slot in the 2013 NHL Playoffs.

The Leafs find themselves at 25-15-5 with only a few games left, and they will likely finish the season with close to 150 goals, which will earn them one of the top slots in the scoring output rankings in a competitive Eastern Conference. After a 2011-12 season in which the Leafs underperformed Read more…

Can the Kings repeat as Stanley Cup Champions? Yes, but it’s not going to be easy. It hasn’t happened since the Detroit Red Wings did it in 1997 and 1998. But The Kings are well positioned to make a solid run at it.

After a slow start to this lockout shortened season, it wasn’t apparent that the Kings would even make the playoffs, let alone have the opportunity to defend their title. But a nice little 6 game winning streak at the end of February and continued solid play into March and Read more…

This hockey season has been one of the most interesting yet. Because the season has been so short, the playoffs figure to be even wilder than usual. It is worth noting that the playoffs are always wild and crazy, and this year figures to provide fans with excitement at every turn. For people who are trying to predict these NHL playoffs, the task is going to be very difficult. There is not a lot of information to go on with most teams, and there Read more…

In a sport, where the hired help are multi-millionaires, and the people they are battling for “better working conditions” are billionaires, it is difficult for fans to accept what either side claims when there is a player’s strike or an ownership lockout. Once the two sides finally comes to an agreement, can the fans simply forgive and forget? Doubtful at best, especially when this is the second such work stoppage for the National Hockey League Read more…