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Franzen Earns His Bucks in the Playoffs

When the Detroit Red Wings signed Johan Franzen to an 11-year contract extension back in April, reactions were mixed. Some folks, like a number of the commenters at the Hockey's Future boards, thought the Red Wings were out of their minds for signing a soon-to-be 30-year-old forward to an 11-year contract. Others, like the...

Bruins Take Game 1 From Hurricanes

Going into tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Boston Bruins hadn't played in eight days. There was the distinct possibility that they would come out rusty. On the other hand, the Hurricanes were coming off an emotional win in New Jersey on Tuesday night and might be a bit drained. As it turned out, both...

Can Boston Stop Carolina's Momentum?

The Bruins and Hurricanes enter their Eastern Conference semifinal coming off completely different opening round wins. On one hand, Boston absolutely dominated a hapless Canadiens squad with a clean four-game sweep. On the other hand, Carolina had to go seven games with the Devils, including a nail-biter in the deciding...

Boston Takes Control In Series

Let's just come right out and say it: the Canadiens are in trouble. The Boston Bruins systematically dismantled Montreal on Saturday night, putting on a clinic in their 5-1 win at TD Banknorth Garden to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the series. Marc Savard led the way with two goals and two assists, helping the Bruins...

NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Preview

Exactly 1,230 regular season games have been played. We're down to the best eight teams in each conference. The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Wednesday night with four series lid-lifters.In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Bruins rallied from a bit of a swoon around the All-Star Break to easily win the top seed. Even if you...

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05/28/12 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - The evolution of Ilya... Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA One by one they left for bigger success elsewhere.