BOSTON – It’s one of those moments we all remember. Tyler Seguin exploding for two goals and two assists in just one period against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals. After a tough rookie campaign and playoff press box assignment, Seguin exploded onto the hockey scene with an epic Game 2 performance. For anyone drafted first...

After a nine-year drought, playoff hockey finally returned to Toronto. Arguably the most passionate fans around, Leafs Nation swarmed the streets prior to this week’s games. Cheers ranging from “Go Leafs Go” to the anti-Bruin variety rocked Toronto day in and day out, as both teams prepared for a crucial two-game tilt. The Bruins, who traveled up north with hopes...

During the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs, then starting goalie Tim Thomas put the Bruins on his back and carried the team all the way to its first Stanley Cup victory in 39 years. Here and now in 2013 Tuukka Rask will need to do the same in order for the Bruins to recapture Lord Stanley’s cup.   It’s a bit unfair...

The playoffs are set to roll tomorrow night.  Here is a quick run-down of my first round predictions. WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota Wild versus Chicago Blackhawks Chicago in 4 Detroit Red Wings versus Anaheim Ducks Anaheim in 7 San Jose Sharks versus Vancouver Canucks San Jose in 6 Los Angeles Kings versus St. Louis Blues St. Louis in 6 EASTERN CONFERENCE New York Islanders versus Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh in 5 Ottawa Senators versus...