Bluelines

THE EFFECT OF THE UNINTENDED MATTERWhatever you say about John Tortorell - and there were many - this man attracts conversations like a monstrous...

FRIDAY BLUELINES -- THROW THE DISGUSTING WORD "TANKING" Very few visionaries who cover the NHL are...

HEADINGS AND DATESTHE LEAFS GET IN GOALS: It's Z grade beef. MATT (I don't like buffalo) Murray is crazy. Ilya (I played with...

PROJECT AMAZING AND DEPRESSIVE1. SLOVAKIANS RULE: What a delicious Slovak double sauce. Juraj Slavkovsky in Habs. Simon Nemec in The Devils. ...

WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW WHEN GOING TO THE FIFTH GAME1. How many gallons are left in the Tampa tank?2. Not enough for one more...

SATURDAY HEADLINES FROM THE FIRST GAMEA. Avs are better, but Bolts can handle "BETTER" even better.B....

THE LIGHTNING STILL ARE CHAMPIONS - YET!"Never bet against champions!"This was my father's sage advice, and if it should ever be emphasized, it's being...

1. AVALANCHE: The Colorado's top players fly to Edmonton knowing that Pavel Francouz's 4-0 game against the Oilers yesterday was decisive. real thing. ...

FIVE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT ON THE WEEKEND1. REIGERS: The Blue Shirt Brigade invaded the Land of Never-Lost-At-Roma last night, and guess what happened?...

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW AS 1ST ROUND HITS THE STRETCH1. RANGERS: The gifted kids and a rejuvenated Igor Shesterkin should...

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR A WEEKEND SCHMOOZE1. CANES: GM Don Waddell had better find a fourth-string goalie because Little Bad Marchand thinks Carolina...

5 THINGS YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT THIS WEEKEND1. OILERS: The scariest team heading into the playoffs has to be Edmonton. All they need...