0 comments by Laura Astorian on 10/29/2012
Some observers of the NHL Lockout have been waiting for a sign. Not a sign that the thing is finally over — no, that would be too easy. Instead, they're looking for signs that neither side will let up and that the labor negotiations will be ongoing for much longer than anyone wants them to […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 10/26/2012
Patrick Marleau's a pretty unassuming guy. He's also a great team guy, willing to make a personal sacrifice like giving up the C for his team. Also, he's the bane of Jeremy Roenick's existence, so that's another plus. Marleau hasn't said too much about the NHL Lockout, but with the league cancelling all games through […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 10/25/2012
You’d be hard pressed to find someone who fawns over Nassau Coliseum in its current condition. It’s old, it smells funny, it leaks – it needs to be renovated from the top to the bottom and back up again. Islanders owner Charles Wang should move the team to a new building that’s deserving of a […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 10/22/2012
It's hard to see a player be out for an extended period of time for any reason, but the story of Marc Savard is especially painful. Concussed on a nasty hit by Matt Cooke on March 7th, 2010, and further concussed by Matt Hunwick the following January, Savard has hit roadblock after roadblock in his […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 10/18/2012
The NHL and NHLPA met today to discuss the NHL's newest CBA offer. What exactly is in the proposed NHL CBA, you might ask? Things such as the players' share being cut down to 50% from 57%, a contract cap at five years and a revenue sharing pool coming from the top 10 teams and […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 10/16/2012
The NHL is a business. The NHL, despite their tone deaf stance with the players, are starting to realize that their stance is hurting the bottom line – the customers are unhappy with the lack of product. Does this mean that Bettman cares what the average individual fan thinks? Probably not. Shane Horcoff, in […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 10/12/2012
Via Reddit's /r/Canucks channel comes this tale of defacement and redemption. It seems that Vancouverites are amazingly good at cleaning up graffiti, especially with the practice some got after the Stanley Cup riots in 2011. This time the cause of the graffiti was something more devastating than the Canucks losing the Cup. It was due […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 10/10/2012
There's always something entertaining about reading a news blast in a foreign language. Sometimes their words for things are the total opposite of what one would expect. Take, for example, German club SC Riessersee's website, where you will see "NHL-Sensation" used to describe Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro. Normally the only sensation associated with DiPietro is […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 10/2/2012
From /r/hockey user Fireguts comes this nightmare fuel: an Ukranian Scott Stevens nesting doll. Why? Do you need a reason? I wonder if this li'l guy would open-shelf check stuff off of your mantlepiece.
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 10/1/2012
Well, this is awkward. The “fling yourself into the glass” celebration technique is a common one; heck, it’s even programmed into NHL 13. Taylor Cox of the New Jersey Junior Titans learned the hard way that just because something’s in a video game doesn’t mean that you need to try to do it. Witness: http://youtube.com/watch?v= […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian
Three straight days of meetings to help resolve the NHL lockout didn’t accomplish that goal, but at the very least some more minor details were discussed and resolved. Drug testing? Check. Resolving the lockout? Not so much. But hey, they’re meeting, right? That’s a good sign, right?
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 9/28/2012
Raise your hand if this surprises you. No, come on guys, not everyone at once. That's what I thought — there was no expectation that the 2012 NHL preseason wouldn't be canceled, was there? The league had already canceled the games scheduled through the last weekend in September, and with no resolution to the […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 9/26/2012
There's a danger inherent in being the head of an organization, a company, or a country. If you become notable — if you become synonymous with the front office in charge of your product — then you become more than in charge. You're part of the identity. If something goes awry in the front […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 9/24/2012
One could take it as a good sign that the NHL and NHLPA met for five hours this afternoon, pouring over books and discussing numbers. Or, one could take it for the tedious slog that it probably was. The going over accounting did not lead to a plan to further discuss the CBA, and […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 9/18/2012
The blog blogspot.AlexOvetjkin.com is reporting that Alexander Ovechkin will be heading to the KHL to play for his former club Moscow Dynamo. He had 36 goals and 32 assists over 152 games between 2001 and 2004 for the club; chances are good that number would be more appropriate for one season with them now […]
