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Year in Photos 2012
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ROUND ONE
LET’S GET IT ON The playoffs begin with madness and mayhem, which is just fine by Kings defenseman Drew Doughty. Fans in non-traditional markets such Phoenix, Nashville and Florida embrace the chaos, too. The intensity is amped up when superstars Sidney Crosby and Claude Giroux get hostile, while Canucks supporters rev up for what they hope will be another long Cup run. “IT’S A VERY UNIQUE TEAM. THERE ARE NO SUPERSTARS. THEY’RE HAVING FUN TOGETHER AND COUNTING ON EACH OTHER– Ken Hitchcock on his players after the St. Louis Blues dispatch the San Jose Sharks with relative ease in five games PLEASE, SIR, I WANT SOME MORE For fans who view the regular season as but a preface to “real hockey,” Round 1 had it all – heros and zeros, great goals and great…
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JANUARY
LET’S GET IT ON Scott Hartnell’s Flyers and John Tortorella’s Rangers take center stage at Citizens Bank Park in chilly Philly for the NHL’s annual outdoor festivities. The game marks the return of D-man Marc Staal, who missed the first few months of the season due to a concussion. NEW YEAR’S PLAY The Rangers’ 3-2 come-from-behind win at the Winter Classic over the Flyers gives the Blueshirts bragging rights over their Atlantic Division foes. NOT IN YOUR HOUSE Danny Briere has a chance to tie the Classic late in the third period on a penalty shot in front of the home crowd, but ‘King Henrik’ stones him. PERENNIAL PESTS Nashville’s Jordin Tootoo, Minnesota’s Cal Clutterbuck, Vancouver’s Maxim Lapierre and Boston agitator Brad Marchand are up to their old tricks as the calendar calls on 2012. Marchand receives…
NOVEMBER
CROSBY KILLS IT Never has a mid-year return such created hype. And ‘The Kid’ doesn't disappoint, busting through the Isles ‘D’ to score on his second shift and finishing the night with four points. His don’t-read-lips celebration says it all. FEAR FACTOR We wonder if Detroit’s Ty Conklin likes to scare small children when he isn’t backing up Jimmy Howard? “FIFTY POUNDS ON ME AND HE RUNS ME LIKE THAT? IT’S UNBELIEVABLE… GUTLESS. PIECE OF S---– Ryan Miller offers his thoughts on Milan Lucic after the beastly Bruin barrels into him MEN IN BLOCK The NHL continues to be a goalie’s league as stoppers shine from post to post. Jonathan Quick, top left, and Henrik Lundqvist, bottom right, are among 11 men with save percentages of .920 or better. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Ryan O’Byrne tests out Semyon Varlamov’s ability…
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