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Chicago Blackhawks may make a change on defense for Game 2 of Western Conference Final - Ducks vs Blackhawks - 2015 Western Conference Final SHAREShare with your friendsFacebookTwitterGoogleEmailShare with your FriendsTo:From:Message:Western ConferencePacificCentralEastern ConferenceAtlanticMetropolitanDucks vs BlackhawksBlackhawks may make change on defense for Game 2Monday Antti Raanta Jersey, 05.18.2015 / 7:08 PM / By - Director, EditorialE-mailShare with your FriendsTo:From:Message:Blackhawks may make change on defense for Game 2The Chicago Blackhawks may be entertaining a change on their blue line for Game 2 of the Western Conference Final against the Anaheim Ducks, with Kyle Cumiskey replacing David Rundblad.ANAHEIM -- The may make a change on their blue line for Game 2 of the Western Conference Final against the .Although Chicago coach refused to confirm it Monday, multiple signs point to journeyman replacing , who had a rugged Game 1 as a replacement for injured .Game 2 is Tuesday at Honda Center (9 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports). Anaheim leads the best-of-7 series 1-0 after winning 4-1 on Sunday Andrew Ladd Jersey. Could play, Quenneville said of Cumiskey after practice at Honda Centre on Monday. He'll be excited about getting in the lineup. He brings some speed, quickness. I think he defends with his quickness in the puck area. I think offensively he's got some pace to his game as well. I think it will be a good opportunity for him to come in and help us and bring some quickness to our team. Defense was an issue for Chicago on Sunday because the minutes were spread so unevenly. played 28:25; Rundblad played 10:47 in his playoff debut and veteran played 5:15To compound matters, Anaheim is a team with a heavy forecheck. In Game 1, the Ducks took every opportunity to hit Chicago's defenseman, the first salvo in a series-long plan to wear down the minute-eaters on the blue line.That means it's up to Quenneville to try to spread the minutes more evenly among his defenders in an effort to limit the wear and tear on the players he leans on heavily in close games Peter Regin Jersey.Cumiskey, who joined the Chicago organization this season after a two-season stint with Modo in Sweden, could be his latest attempt to solve the problem. Cumiskey has played seven games with Chicago this season, though none since Feb. 27. He spent the majority of the season with Rockford of the American Hockey League, scoring two goals and finishing with 20 points in 54 games.Cumiskey, 28, spent parts of five seasons with the before his time in Sweden. He was recalled April 12 as a depth player. If I get a chance, I'll just try to keep it simple [out] there, Cumiskey said. Get the puck out of my own zone with speed, make a quick first pass. Those are things that Rundblad could not do well in Game 1, a 4-1 victory by Anaheim. On the game-opening goal, Rundblad failed to clear the zone and then was pushed into the line of vision of goalie as the point shot from arrived. On the second-period goal by that made it 2-0, Rundblad coughed up the puck up behind his own goal line and then did not follow Palmieri to the front of the net. It's not the easiest spot to be in, said Rundblad, who was the final defenseman off the ice Monday, usually a tell-tale sign that a scratch in the next game is imminent. Obviously, I played as good as I can [Sunday]. It was a tough game for me. I want to play, I always want to play. The Chicago defense was a bit top-heavy at the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and was knocked further askew with the loss of Rozsival, who broke his left ankle during Game 4 of the second-round sweep of the .Rozsival was the playing the minutes of a No. 5 defenseman, but was a safety valve who could be used when needed to ease the burden placed on the top-four of Keith, , and .Timonen, obtained from the on Feb. 27, is playing an average of less than 10 minutes per game. He admitted Monday that it is difficult to play such limited, sheltered minutes after being a workhorse throughout his lengthy NHL career. It is tough, but once you go out there you try to do your job as good as possible and not make mistakes, said Timonen, who is playing in his final NHL season. I don't want to go in there, play five minutes and then make a ton of mistakes. Whatever the role is, I'm going to do it. Chicago has been through numerous ups and downs during the past seven seasons, five of which have seen them reach at least the third round of the playoffs. Injuries have happened and unsung players have stepped up in the past. The culture that has been created during that run of excellence demands that they believe Cumiskey will be the next guy to step up. I think that's what it takes to win in the playoffs and win a Stanley Cup is some guys like that paying the price, that go a couple of months unheard of but they're working just as hard as anybody and they're contributing just as much as anybody, captain said. So for guy like Kyle, yeah, absolutely, he's an amazingly skilled player. If he happens to get the chance to step in there's no doubt the confidence in this room and we have confidence in a guy like that Patrick Kane Jersey, so we'll see what happens. TOP HEADLINESNHL GREEN | | Back to the Future: Players on time travel | | | It's a huge milestone. I have to thank my teammates. It's hard to do by yourself in this league. It's a special moment for me and this team. Now we just have to keep going. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin on reaching the 900-point mark with a goal on TuesdayTONIGHT ON NHL NETWORK
Calgary Flames eager to build off success from last season - 2015 Molson Canadian NHL Face-Off SHAREShare with your friendsFacebookTwitterGoogleEmailShare with your FriendsTo:From:Message:Western ConferencePacificCentralEastern ConferenceAtlanticMetropolitanFlames eager to build off success from last seasonTuesday, 10.06.2015 / 5:54 PM / By - NHL.com CorrespondentE-mailShare with your FriendsTo:From:Message:Flames eager to build off success from last seasonThe Calgary Flames are excited to build off their success from last season. Their quest begins Wednesday against the Vancouver Canucks at Scotiabank Saddledome.CALGARY -- The narrative around the has changed dramatically in 12 months.One year ago, the Flames were among the teams expected to be near the bottom of the NHL standings and contend for a lottery pick. But on the eve of the 2015-16 season, expectations are that Calgary can contend for the Pacific Division title and make another run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.That is the power of a 97-point performance last season and a trip to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 11 years.The Flames are ready to pick up right where they left off. The quest begins Wednesday when Calgary hosts the 2015 Molson Canadian NHL Face-Off, an all-day hockey festival before the Flames open their season at Scotiabank Saddledome against the (10 p.m. ET; SN, TVA Sports 2).The organization is pumped up for the new season. I think it's awesome, general manager Brad Treliving said ducksfanaticsedge.com. You just feel the build-up. You feel the energy of things coming. Everybody's ready. It's time to play. I think that's great. I think it's a feather to the community, the fan base, the organization, everything. We saw it here. We know we're pretty lucky to have the support and the following for our team http://www.ducksfanaticsedge.com/john-gibson-jersey, our game, here. I thought it was a great decision, a wise decision. I think it's hats off It's because the people of our community they make that decision. Good for them. The Flames, who saw a 20-point increase last season, are now front and center, literally and figuratively. It's great. It's great, coach Bob Hartley said of being in the opening-night spotlight Mike Santorelli Jersey. Obviously with all the preparation we did over the summer, everything that has been going on, summers are great but you're always looking forward to that first day of training camp. Enough meetings; it's time to play. We're here to play. We're here to win games and that's always what we're challenging ourselves to do. It's a great setup. We have a great group. It's a fun group to coach. We're eager to start [Thursday] night. There's reason for optimism in Calgary.As part of their breakout season, the Flames qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2009 and, in ousting the Canucks in six games of the Western Conference First Round, they won a series for the first time since losing to the in the 2004 Stanley Cup Final., who was part of the ' Cup-winning team in 2013, can sense the enthusiasm. They're excited, he said of the fans. Every time we go out to eat or do anything throughout the city they're pretty pumped. You can tell in the preseason they were all pumped and how loud they would get during everything that went on and all the games. Seeing how supportive these fans are for us here in Calgary, it's even more of a reason to go out there and get wins for them and ultimately bring the Cup back here to Calgary. They've experienced it before, but it's been a while. I can't imagine a city that's much more fun to win a championship in than Calgary. A 97-point season. A trip to the second round of the playoffs. The addition of defenseman and forward . An extra year of development for young forwards and . The potential burst from playoff cult hero and a full season of , the fourth player taken in the 2014 NHL Draft.All lead to heightened expectations.That's good, suggested captain . I think we have to use that as motivation, said Giordano, who missed the final 21 games of last season and Calgary's playoff run after sustaining a torn biceps tendon in late February. There's heightened expectations, but we've always had those expectations internally. Last year we believed we were a playoff team, and we do again. We're looking forward to getting better and on paper today, if you look at our roster, we do look like a deeper, better roster. Now as players, we have to bring that and prove it on the ice. If you ask a lot of teams, they are going to feel like they got better this offseason as well. We have to be prepared right from Day 1. I think our start last year was huge. We'll go from there. We're not going to get overconfident or cocky or anything like that, but there should be a bit more confidence with the experience. TOP HEADLINESNHL GREEN | | Back to the Future: Players on time travel | | | It's a huge milestone Kevin Bieksa Jersey. I have to thank my teammates. It's hard to do by yourself in this league. It's a special moment for me and this team. Now we just have to keep going. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin on reaching the 900-point mark with a goal on TuesdayTONIGHT ON NHL NETWORK
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Montreal Canadiens play Boston Bruins relying on goalie Carey Price - NHL.com - NHL Insider SHAREShare with your friendsFacebookTwitterGoogleEmailShare with your FriendsTo:From:Message:Western ConferencePacificCentralEastern ConferenceAtlanticMetropolitanNHL InsiderCanadiens long to prove they're more than PriceSaturday, 10.10.2015 / 3:00 AM / By - Managing Editor LNH.comE-mailShare with your FriendsTo:From:Message:Canadiens long to prove they're more than PriceAll summer long, people were saying the Montreal Canadiens are a team that relies too much on goaltender Carey Price to win games for them.BROSSARD, Quebec -- All summer long, people were saying the are a team that relies too much on goaltender to win games for them.In their first chance to prove those people wrong, Wednesday in the season-opener at the , the Canadiens did the opposite.They proved them right, allowing the Maple Leafs to control long stretches of the game but based largely on 36 saves made by Price.It was remarkably similar to what the Canadiens did last season. Obviously we'd like to score more, but as long as we're winning the games, that's what matters http://www.avalanchefanaticsshop.com/teemu-selanne-jersey, Canadiens center said Sept. 8 at the NHL Player Media Tour in Toronto. A big part of that was [Price], which is the one thing honestly we want to get better at and play better in front of him. Asked Friday about reverting to that problem to start this season, Plekanec got annoyed. He's not taking back what he said last month, but there is a difference between what he said and saying, as many do, that the Canadiens are good solely because of Price. You know what? I'm kind of sick of hearing that we're a team that's just about Carey John Wensink Jersey, Plekanec said. Obviously he's the best goaltender in the world, we all know that. But should we feel sorry for ourselves that we play in front of him? He's a great goalie, but I think we're a better team than that. But we've got to show that. We've got to show that in the game that we're better. We've got to help him out a little bit more. The Canadiens were outshot 37-30 by the Maple Leafs and had 47 percent of the shot attempts at 5-on-5. They were not necessarily dominated, but it was not exactly the type of performance they expected of themselves. I think like anyone else we're trying to build, we're trying to get better, and we want to help [Price] out as much as we can and make it as easy for him as we can, Montreal forward said. But it's no different than any other team. Other teams rely on their best player; our best player happens to be our goaltender, and we rely on him. That's not to say the Canadiens are comfortable with that reliance, or at least the degree of it. Even Plekanec can agree with the idea that it's one thing to claim the Canadiens are more than just Price, it's another thing to show it. I think we're better than people are saying, but everyone has a right to their opinion, he said. I don't think we're just about [Price], but we've got to prove that more. Did they prove that Wednesday? Not really, Plekanec said before a wry smile. But we've got to start somewhere. The Canadiens can start Saturday when they play the at TD Garden (7 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN, TVA Sports). The Bruins made massive changes this offseason, but the Canadiens don't expect that to alter the nature of their games. The logos on the front are more important to the rivalry [than the players] http://www.avalanchefanaticsshop.com/nate-guenin-jersey, Gallagher said.Montreal coach said he is hoping the game will be more reflective of the way he wants the Canadiens to play. We found a way to win (Wednesday), that's the most important thing, but we all know as a group that the execution's got to be better http://www.avalanchefanaticsshop.com/erik-johnson-jersey, pushing the pace has got to be better, Therrien said. There's a lot of things. It's the same thing with both teams. Gallagher said the Canadiens need to control the puck more, and generally speaking that's what they want to do better than they have in the past. Montreal's possession numbers have been weak under Therrien, but it appears the desire is there to change that.One reason is the Canadiens' chip-and-chase style, creating mini battles and counting on their speed to win them. Gallagher said that style won't change, but the hope is the Canadiens become more efficient at it. That still has to be our game. We still have to rely on our strengths, and our strength is our speed, he said. We have a lot of guys that can win battles, so we try to get into battles and wear teams down that way. The worst thing you can do is turn the puck over and go the other way, and that's what leads to the chances, and that's usually when you have to rely on [Price]. It's just about having support, supporting the puck. You can play a possession game if you chip it in and forecheck and get the puck back if your forechecking game is where it needs to be. As long as you're playing in the other team's zone, even if you don't have the puck on your stick you still consider it offensive if you're in their zone and they're under pressure. TOP HEADLINESNHL GREEN | | Back to the Future: Players on time travel | | | It's a huge milestone. I have to thank my teammates. It's hard to do by yourself in this league. It's a special moment for me and this team. Now we just have to keep going. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin on reaching the 900-point mark with a goal on TuesdayTONIGHT ON NHL NETWORK
