0 comments by Laura Astorian on 1/6/2015
Any time that a coach gets fired, it makes for a tough and awkward time in the locker room. Players have to deal with the insinuation that the firing was their fault, and usually the players that are targeted are the best of the bunch. Alexander Ovechkin has dealt with insinuations that he is uncoachable […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 1/3/2015
A scary moment occurred during the Philadelphia Flyers-Carolina Hurricanes game, as Justin Faulk accidentally stepped on the back of Claude Giroux’s left leg: The Flyers did not call the injury anything other than a lower body injury, but Giroux left the ice unable to place weight on his left leg. Faulk appeared to step on […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 12/16/2014
Taylor Hall is (inexplicably) on the trade block right now as the Edmonton Oilers prepare to blow their franchise up everywhere but where they should, which is the front office. Of course, when hockey fans hear that one of the game’s best forwards might be trade bait, they salivate and throw around proposals that they […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 12/7/2014
Before Saturday night’s game between the Vancouver Canucks and Ottawa Senators got interesting on the scoreboard, it got interesting on the ice. Chris Neil laid a big hit on Derek Dorsett, the required fight happened, and then Neil got in one final swing on Dorsett before skating off, waiving his arms to pump up the […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian
The San Jose Sharks have had a decidedly average season by their standards. Four games over .500, the Sharks can’t seem to quiet rumors that head coach Todd McLellan is on the hot seat. They currently have no captain. Their biggest off-season shake up came with the firing of long-time color analyst Drew Remenda. They […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 10/6/2014
There is such a thing as too much information sometimes, especially when it comes to spilling the beans on your defensive techniques: cutting the cheese. Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban is one of the best in the game without a doubt, but how? Why is he so effective at what he does? In an interview […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 9/28/2014
Mark Scheifele isn’t an unknown around the Jets’ locker room or organization. He’s not some temporary try-out, or a young kid who’s about ready to be sent back to his junior team. He’s the Jets’ first draft pick after relocation moved the Thrashers to Winnipeg, and he’s become a regular and dependable part of their […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 9/23/2014
In a discussion with Hockey Night in Canada host George Stroumboulopoulos, Gary Bettman discussed the logistics of a second Toronto expansion team, and why the reality of that happening is in the far distant future. The demand for one currently exists, according to Bettman, because of 1967. “If we decided that we were putting a second […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 9/7/2014
There are lots of complaints going around from gamers regarding NHL 15’s bare-bones next-gen release, but Flyers fans have an extra one to worry about. From redditor Equadora: Here’s the shirt magnified: Well, that’s unfortunate. I’m sure that Fleyrs fans are happy to see their team get some love. Add another one onto the massive […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 8/30/2014
I like to assume that Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz is a man of few words who says directly what he means, and very much means what he says. In that case, Alexander Ovechkin better pick up his game. In an interview with former hometown newspaper The Tennessean, Trotz tells Josh Cooper that he and […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 8/12/2014
I think this comes with age. Perhaps it comes with life experience in general. I just don’t get worked up about small injustices anymore. By “small injustices” I don’t mean the pay gap between men and women, or the fact that internationally women are still subjugated by men in a generally paternalistic world-view that’s so […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 8/1/2014
Hopefully Teemu Selanne isn’t seriously considering playing in the KHL this season – if he does, he’ll miss his jersey retirement. The Anaheim Ducks are having a Teemu Tribute Night on Sunday, January 11th to honor their franchise’s greatest player. Appropriately enough, it will be against the Winnipeg Jets. Teemu’s iconic number 8 will be […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 7/25/2014
The NHL has released tacky sweater themed jerseys in the past for the holiday season, which I compared to the tacky sweater worn by Colin Firth’s Darcy in Bridget Jones’ Diary. I can’t imagine that they were such big sellers among the fanbase that someone in marketing wanted to spin off actual ugly sweaters, but […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 7/11/2014
The Chicago Blackhawks recently signed both Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane to eight year contracts worth $10 million a year. That’s a long time, and a lot can change in eight years. That’s what this Hockey News article should’ve said. Two sentences. That’s it. Instead, the reader is given synopses of four different players and […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 6/20/2014
As a woman, I inwardly (and probably outwardly) cringe whenever I see someone making it a goal to hook up with a player and using the term “puck bunny” as something to aspire to. Sure, that’s their deal and personal business and yada yada yada. The Detroit Red Wings’ Twitter account seems to agree with […]
