With that in mind, here are some thoughts I have about what is going on in the NHL.
- With the way the New York Rangers are playing right now, one has to wonder if head coach John Tortorella is going to get fired. The team has been shutout in two straight games, has no offensive flow and is relying too much on their goaltenders to keep them in hockey games.
- Speaking of New York hockey teams, how about those New York Islanders? The Islanders are doing everything they possibly can to stick around in the playoff hunt and right now, they are doing just that. The Islanders are currently ninth in the Eastern Conference but have the same number of points as the Rangers.
- Out in the Western Conference, one of the more intriguing races is the one that is going on in the Northwest Division. As of this writing, both the Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks have the same number of points (44) while the other three clubs are well behind and all out of the top eight in the Conference.
- Believe it or not folks, the Toronto Maple Leafs are still in the thick of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference. The team is tied for fifth place in the Conference with the Ottawa Senators , are two points behind the Boston Bruins for fourth in the Conference and are just five points behind the Northeast Division leading Montreal Canadiens.
- If you are an NHL fan, than you must have felt odd watching Jarome Iginla in a Pittsburgh Penguins' uniform. Iginla spent 16 plus seasons with the Calgary Flames where he won personal awards, broke many franchise records and got the club to within one win of their first Stanley Cup since 1989. With that said, it will certainly be fun watching Iginla try to win a Cup with a true contender this season in the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Speaking of the Penguins, how about their 15-game winning streak? They are doing it with goal scoring, solid defense and excellent goaltending from Marc-Andre Fleury and Tomas Vokoun. Oh yeah, the team also has three straight shutouts.
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