0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/28/2013
Let's face it – when the New York Islanders waived Rick DiPietro and buried his contract with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, no one was surprised. Jokes were cracked about both the length and amount of his contract and his propensity to get injured, like both were some personal flaw. Sure, Garth Snow and Charles Wang […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/27/2013
Quick – list some players you'd expect to see on a three game point streak? Sidney Crosby! Steven Stamkos! Evgeni Malkin if he weren't concussed! I bet you left someone off of your list: Paul Bissonnette. Biznasty, as he's probably better known thanks to Twitter, probably never ever crossed your mind, did he? Shame on […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/20/2013
Lindy Ruff was relieved of his coaching duties today after the Buffalo Sabres' 6-10-1 start irked the home fans and apparently the ownership of the team. They're sitting at the bottom of the standings right now in the Northeast Division, and it's going to be hard to find a coach to replace Ruff. As it […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/19/2013
There have been more than a few questionable calls so far this season that have potentially cost teams a point or two in the standings. The latest victim? The Nashville Predators, who were scored upon by Matt Duchene – a very offside Matt Duchene. From TSN's Instagram feed comes the helpful illustration above. Yeah, it looks like he might be a […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/16/2013
Friday night, Jake Allen was fresh off of his first NHL start and first NHL win, a 4-3 overtime victory against the Detroit Red Wings. Jaden Schwartz and Patrik Berglund had given him a 2-0 lead against the Calgary Flames to work with, but it very nearly became a 2-1 lead. "Very nearly," because this […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/12/2013
We've looked at Siri's affinity for hockey here before at Puck Drunk Love. When Hurricane Sandy was bearing down upon the Northeast, Siri thought that she was leading the Southeast Division. In another case of mistaken identity, curious Redditor ffffuuuuuuuuu (awesome handle, BTW) wondered what God looked like. What answer did Siri come up with? […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/11/2013
The NHL has an interesting policy on wanting to know when things happened – you know, when evidence is present. An ejection from the game for a major match penalty? Nah. You don't need evidence at that moment… maybe the next day when you decide if you should rescind a penalty. Do you need evidence […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/10/2013
Lots of people watched last night's back and forth match between the St. Louis Blues and the Anaheim Ducks. I'm sure very few watched it as chilled out as Dave, though. What makes it special that Dave watched the 6-5 Ducks shootout win so laid back? Well, Dave's a cat. http://youtube.com/watch?v= gAmNoFO_fag[/youtube] I don't think […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian
It's no secret that the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens do not get along. It's also no secret that teams get chippy during one-sided blowouts, as the game between the two teams on Saturday night demonstrated in clear fashion. In a melee along the boards at about 11:30 into the third period, Max Pacioretty decided […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/6/2013
By now, most readers should be familiar with the controversial fight Sunday night between Tampa Bay Lightning forward B.J. Crombeen and Philadelphia Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo. The fact that the two tussled wasn't surprising, but what did ruffle feathers was the fact that Rinaldo continued to throw punches on Crombeen's way down. http://youtube.com/watch?v= GjOJMnm3DW8[/youtube] It's pretty […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/4/2013
This hit to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds earned John Erskine a three-game suspension, and it's hard to disagree with that. http://youtube.com/watch?v= C7Gjy61B9m4[/youtube] Well, unless you're John Erskine. During his explaining of the suspension, NHL discipline czar Brendan Shanahan stated that the recklessness of Erskine's hit played into his decision. It's pretty […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/1/2013
With the deadline for the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to Greg Jamison passing yesterday without the team being purchased, so many fans are wondering when in the world this saga will end. "End" can mean a lot of things — to most Canadian fans, "end" might mean relocation to Quebec City or Markham. For […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 1/29/2013
Subban-Watch officially ended this evening, with the Canadiens' defensive hold-out agreeing to a new contract. After his three-year entry level deal, Subban obviously wanted to be paid what he felt he was worth, hence the several weeks of waiting for a contract to get done. The Canadiens wanted a shorter contract to make sure that […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 1/25/2013
Oh, hello. Some of you might remember me from such things as "While The Men Watch HNIC segment drawing ire," in which I took down Hockey Night in Canada's inane attempt at getting the female demographic to watch hockey by introducing sex tips and God knows what else into the mix. Women are a […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 1/22/2013
As seen on Busted Coverage this morning, a local news intern has allegedly been fired over this unfortunate typo. As to what a Jert even is, I'm unsure. I did a quick Google search and some Urban Dictionary thumbing through, and nothing reprehensible came up. It's just a typo. Or is it…? No, never mind. […]
