Hradek's instant analysis: Pens get big nights from Fleury, Staal line
E.J. Hradek...just as well Friday night at The Joe. • At the other end, Detroit netminder Chris Osgood was just as good. He kept his team in the game through the first two periods...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009Hradek's instant analysis: Datsyuk, Wings' special teams bounce back in Game 5
E.J. Hradek...unit. At the 7:16 mark, Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall was nailed for tripping Pittsburgh left winger Chris Kunitz. The Penguins couldn't have asked for a better chance at an early lead. Instead, the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2009Hradek's instant analysis: Staal strong; Wings don't pursue Zetterberg-Crosby matchup
E.J. Hradek...around him, shifting from backhand to forehand, before firing a point-blank shot past Wings goalie Chris Osgood to tie the score at 2 and ignite the crowd. To make the marker even more...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009Hradek's instant analysis: Line changes, Malkin-Crosby combo and refs' missed call
E.J. Hradek...for 1:23 before defenseman Sergei Gonchar ripped a blast over the glove of a screened Chris Osgood. The goal proved to be the difference in Game 3. The Pittsburgh power play really came...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2009Hradek's instant analysis: Lineup changes, slow start haunt Penguins
E.J. Hradek...any chance at getting back into this series. • At the other end, Detroit stopper Chris Osgood continued to make timely saves for his team. On this night, he also got a lot...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 31, 2009Postgame report: Keep an eye on the Crosby-Zetterberg duel
E.J. Hradek...the period, Pens forward Ruslan Fedotenko tied the game by slipping an Evgeni Malkin rebound past Chris Osgood. On the play, Malkin rifled a slap shot right into Osgood, who seemed to have the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2009Five Things We Learned: Turnovers, timely saves in Game 1 of West finals
E.J. Hradek...rink to the other, firing a high wrist shot off the cross bar behind Detroit goalie Chris Osgood. Usually, the Wings don't allow that much time and space. On subsequent shifts, the Hawks...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009Five Things We Learned: Ducks go down fighting, Chara does not
E.J. Hradek...his contract, which accounts for $6 million against the cap. At the other end, Wings goalie Chris Osgood gave his team enough big saves to win. He made a particularly timely stop on a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 15, 2009Five Things: Wings need more out of Datsyuk; B's-Canes gives us great goalie duel
E.J. Hradek...Ryan Getzlaf, LW Bobby Ryan and RW Corey Perry) and placed all-world defensemen Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger behind them on the blue line. That's one heck of a formidable five-man unit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2009Five Things We Learned: Wings' top trio not getting job done vs. Ducks
E.J. Hradek...far blue line. Selanne did the rest, outracing Chris Chelios to the net and beating goalie Chris Osgood with a backhand. If Carter hadn't hit that pass just right, though, the goal probably...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 06, 2009Five Things: No beef for Brodeur; Osgood stellar again
E.J. HradekOK, I know we've seen a lot of really good hockey games during the past seven days, but I think Tuesday night was pretty special. Here are five things...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 22, 2009Five Things We Learned: No more doubts for Osgood and Hiller
E.J. Hradek...stood out: 1. After a disappointing regular season, which left everyone doubting him (again), Wings goalie Chris Osgood came up with a big performance in the defending champs' 4-1 win over the upstart...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 17, 2009Ranking this season's playoff goalies
E.J. Hradek, ESPN The MagazineWhich goalies give confidence and which make you cringe? E.J. Hradek ranks this season's playoff netminders.
Story | Conversation | April 17, 2009Why Red Wings' 100-point feat is absolutely mind-boggling
E.J. Hradek...of discussion over the club's goaltending. Clearly, three-time Cup winner (twice as a starter) Chris Osgood has struggled for a good portion of the season. In recent games, though, with the exception...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 16, 2009My top reasons for Penguins' turnaround
E.J. Hradek...team. It's hard to attack when you're stuck in your own end. The additions of Chris Kunitz and Bill Guerin have been big, too. They made perfect sense for the Pens. The club...
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