When Marian Hossa left Pittsburgh, he probably didn’t think this day would ever come. Now, the city that once revered him gets a chance to consider him a villain. It’s like when Chris Pronger of the Ducks touches the puck, the Joe Louis Arena starts raining boos. Melon Arena will boo Hossa. There’s also two [...]

Marian Hossa and Sidney Crosby are one step closer to meeting, but this time the enemy lines will be clearly drawn. Hossa left Pittsburgh to try to get a taste of Lord Stanley. There’s one more game for Crosby and one more for Hossa, until the match-up we have all been waiting for: Detroit vs. [...]

Mike Lang is one of the most humorous broadcasters in our profession.  Yet another reason why the Sheriff can be found listening to one of the greatest players in the NHL, Sidney Crosby.  When you guys hear how enthusiastic this guy is, you’ll understand why I like being part of the profession I call the [...]

Detroit – Tonight’s Game 2 features the Detroit Red Wings having a 1-0 lead over the young and youthful Blackhawks.  It will be interesting to see if Joel Quenneville goes with Nikolai Khabibulin or Cristobal Huet.  For Detroit, it will be interesting to see if they learned there lesson.  It will be a really fun [...]

Pittsburgh – Mellon Arena was the site of Game #1, Staal vs. Staal, which featured Jordan Staal of the Penguins against Eric Staal of the previously unstoppable Hurricanes.  That is until last night.  Two heavyweights were after a one-game-to-none lead.  Remember in  yesterday’s preview how we talked about the keys for the Hurricanes? The key [...]