Ever since Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault named backup Cory Schneider (Marblehead, Mass.) his starter for the long-anticipated first match between the 2011 Stanley Cup finalists, there has been no shortage of people chalking up the choice to Schneider’s Boston roots.
Wrong. Try again.
With heightened expectations for the Washington Capitals entering the 2011-12 NHL campaign, the blue line promises to be an area of scrutiny for the prohibitive favorites to lead the Eastern Conference during the regular season.