http://hockey.rawsignal.com/ We rank the latest and greatest news about hockey en-us 5/28/2012 5:04:07 AM © 2012 Raw Signal. All rights reserved. 60 RawSignalHockeyhttp://feedburner.google.com http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73100973&aId=12826450&d=120527 5/27/2012 7:19:00 PM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73100973&aId=12826450&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73327741&aId=12822988&d=120527 For our friends out West and those whose teams might have either not made the playoffs or played the Devils this postseason, we need to talk about Adam Henrique. The first thing you should know is that Henrique is a draft steal. Chosen 82nd overall in the third round of the 2008 draft by the New Jersey Devils, Henrique was projected to be a bottom-six grinding center, who could chip in offensively. Ten to 15 goals and around 30 to 40 points was being generous when talking about what kind of pote Robert Theodorson 5/27/2012 8:18:00 PM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73327741&aId=12822988&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73184632&aId=12825331&d=120527 It's game time in Shawinigan, and Kathryn and I are here covering the game. It's loud as heck in the Bionest Centre, home of the Shawinigan Cataractes, whom you will not be caring about tonight. (Sidenote: they're actually pretty awesome. Host team, lost in the second round of their league's playoffs, and yet somehow managed to knock off the QMJHL champs and defending Memorial Cup Champs the Saint John Sea Dogs in a 7-4 rout Friday night) No. The team to care about tonight 5/27/2012 5:18:00 PM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73184632&aId=12825331&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73293764&aId=12824122&d=120527 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- Somewhere in Marty McSorley's home is a hockey stick with a blade that's curved at least a quarter-inch more than the legal limit. 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73293764&aId=12824122&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73256641&aId=12828400&d=120527 When Dustin Brown was mired in an offensive slump, it appeared the Kings might trade him, but he’s given the offense a lift with the help of Coach Darryl Sutter’s aggressive style. Joseph D’Hippolito 5/27/2012 9:18:00 PM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73256641&aId=12828400&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73279277&aId=12812023&d=120527 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73279277&aId=12812023&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73262345&aId=12825101&d=120527 With Jonathan Quick and Martin Brodeur in between the pipes for the Stanley Cup Finals, it's going to take some offense to bring home the Cup.Quick has been the star of the playoffs for the Los Angeles Kings. En route to carrying the eighth-seeded squad to a 12-2 record, Quick has a .946 save percentage and has allowed just 1.54 goals per game. His 22 goals allowed in the playoffs are less than Marc-Andre Fleury, who appeared in eight less games.Sorry, Pittsburgh. Cheap shot. On the other side o Tim Keeney 5/27/2012 7:58:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73262345&aId=12825101&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73162417&aId=12811839&d=120527 Maybe they'll finally get a challenge this time. 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73162417&aId=12811839&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73152044&aId=12816202&d=120527 BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Bruins have another Bourque on their team, acquiring forward Chris Bourque from the Washington Capitals for center Zach Hamill. 5/26/2012 5:46:00 PM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73152044&aId=12816202&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73321898&aId=12826030&d=120527 What do Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski and Ryane Clowe have in common?In addition to being a central part of the core of the San Jose Sharks, all three of them were drafted and developed by the team that they play for.There might be a new addition to that core pretty soon. Meet Tommy Wingels, a young forward who notched nine points (three goals and six assists) in 33 games for the Sharks last season. Drafted in the sixth round (177th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Wingels has developed into Eric He 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73321898&aId=12826030&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73027069&aId=12823891&d=120527 In 1998, a sold-out Corestates Spectrum set an American Hockey League attendance record by witnessing the completion of Philadelphia’s first professional sports championship in 18 years. Occupying the former home of the parent Flyers, the Phantoms capped their second season of existence with a six-game Calder Cup Finals victory over the Saint John Flames. One year later, barely a one-hour train ride south of Boston, an equally packed and pumped Providence Civic Center cheered the Bruins' AHL aff Al Daniel 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73027069&aId=12823891&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73338627&aId=12822992&d=120527 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Peter DeBoer, in the eyes of many, was a surprise choice as the next coach of the New Jersey Devils. Fresh off the franchise's worst season in recent memory, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello last summer turned to DeBoer to rescue a team that was low on morale, lower on scoring punch and desperate for a new identity. 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73338627&aId=12822992&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73321909&aId=12826453&d=120527 Numbers don’t lie (as the TV show says) but they can be misleading at times. Most of the time, though, they do tend to point out the true nature of a player or team and what their strengths and weaknesses are. Often, we find that the hard facts will contradict what we think we know about that player or team, watching them over the course of a week, a month or an entire season.Like, for instance, the NBA player we’ve been led to believe is ‘clutch’ until we find out that he’s 3 for 21 taking shot Jeff Mazur 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73321909&aId=12826453&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73321910&aId=12826454&d=120527 When you really look at it, the NHL is its own little weird universe. The playoffs have enough customs and traditions to make up a whole new cultural experience in North America. In what other sport do you make a vow to discontinue grooming your facial hair in the name of the team? Then there’s the tradition of not touching the spooky Eastern/Western conference trophies because “it isn’t the trophy we came here for”. These are all the quirks of a humble game, but no playoff hockey tradition is m Matt Stephen 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73321910&aId=12826454&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73267415&aId=12820839&d=120527 In the dying days of the old Boston Garden and into the first year-plus of the venue originally known as the FleetCenter, the Bruins had a steady, endearing troika in captain Ray Bourque, power forward Cam Neely and playmaker Adam Oates. Owing chiefly to a lack of a reliable supporting cast, the three only won three playoff rounds in four-plus seasons together in the mid-1990s, never reaching the Stanley Cup Final. In the time since each individual in question played his last game as a Bruin, tw Al Daniel 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73267415&aId=12820839&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73279243&aId=12815995&d=120527 New Jersey Devils first-year head coach Peter DeBoer has led his team to the Stanley Cup Final.The hiring of DeBoer was a somewhat quiet event this offseason, but it seems as if Devils' General Manager Lou Lamoriello once again knew exactly what he was doing.In his first year with the team, DeBoer led this New Jersey squad to a record of 48-28-6 and now has them fighting for the biggest prize of them all.While voting for the Jack Adams Award, the NHL's Coach of the Year, took place several weeks Ron Miller 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73279243&aId=12815995&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73308025&aId=12825080&d=120527 When the New Jersey Devils acquired Alexei Ponikarovsky from the Carolina Hurricanes on January 20 they knew they were getting a big guy (6’4″, 225 lbs), and also adding more depth to solidify their four lines. What I’m sure not even GM Lou Lamoriello knew was how the 32-year-old would respond in the postseason, because coming into this run the Devils have been on he only had totaled 10 points (3g-8a) in 38 career playoff games.Ponikarovsky hasn’t exactly lit it up in the 2012 playoffs, but when Dan Rice 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73308025&aId=12825080&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73267441&aId=12794097&d=120527 Rick Nash may very well come to Boston this offseason. But I'll be the first to condemn it as a terrible idea that would jeopardize the future of the franchise.  Nash has an astronomical price tag, and the Bruins would be better off pursuing a veteran presence like Ray Whitney (who had 18 more points than Nash this past season).  If the Bruins do acquire Nash, it will most likely involve a seriously good prospect going to the Jackets.  This means high level prospects like Ryan Spooner, Alexander Ryan Goyer 5/27/2012 12:18:00 PM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73267441&aId=12794097&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73010504&aId=12809848&d=120527 The Los Angeles Kings have been thrashing opponents in the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs and will keep the theme alive in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils.The Kings have just two losses through 14 playoff games this spring, wrapping up each of their three Western Conference playoff series quickly, leaving little doubt while taking commanding 3-0 series leads each time. The No. 8-seeded Kings have defied the odds to make it all the way to the finals, bu Patrick Clarke 5/27/2012 2:58:00 PM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73010504&aId=12809848&d=120527 http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73308022&aId=12825081&d=120527 (Ric Tapia/Icon SMI)Another round has passed and the stage has been set. In one corner there is the New Jersey Devils. No, we have not gone back in time to the Scott Stevens era at the turn of the century. Since the lockout, the Devils’ dynasty has turned into a team prone to late collapses and disappointing seasons. This year was much different. After beating the Florida Panthers off of Adam Henrique’s game winner, Jersey flew past the Flyers and snuck out a hard-fought victory against the Rang Tyler Kerdman 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://hockey.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=73308022&aId=12825081&d=120527