Day-22 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs: INKTIME on RINKTIME Observations and Random thoughts by Chris Madsen: IF THERE WAS EVER A CASE FOR VIDEO CHALLENGE: With Detroit leading 2-1, I said to my former college roommate, “whoever scores the next goal wins the game.” It was evident to me that the Blackhawks had awakened from […]
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Stanley Cup Playoffs 2013 – Day 21
Day-21 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs: INKTIME on RINKTIME Observations and Random thoughts by Chris Madsen: HOW TOUGH ARE HOCKEY PLAYERS? If you weren’t familiar with the name Colin Greening prior to last night, chances are you are now. It was Greening who poked a loose puck past Tomas Vokoun in double-OT to lift the Senators to […]
Stanley Cup Playoffs 2013 – Day 18
Day-18 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs: INKTIME on RINKTIME Observations and Random thoughts by Chris Madsen: HOW TO LAND A SHARK IN :22 SECONDS: After San Jose potted three straight goals to take a 3-2 lead over the Kings in the Third Period, the tide of this game had seemingly turned and the thought crossed […]
Stanley Cup Playoffs 2013 – Day 17
Day-17 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs: INKTIME on RINKTIME Observations and Random thoughts by Chris Madsen: ODUYA THINK? Early on in Game-1 Blackhawks Defenseman Johnny Oduya gentlemanly side-stepped a linesman in the corner only to get pasted by a charging Daniel Cleary from behind. Odouya went shoulder first into the corner boards and Hawk fans at […]
Stanley Cup Playoffs 2013 – Day 16
Day-16 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs: INKTIME on RINKTIME Observations and Random thoughts by Chris Madsen: THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN…or any other NHL town for that matter, is tonight’s 2nd Round Opener between the Blackhawks and Red Wings in Chicago. The Hawks have had nearly a week to get healthy and prep for this game and […]