I'm going to start this off by saying congrats to the Canadian women's hockey team for their 3-2 win over the US. Hard fought, gritty, and determined – those are the things that win you medals. I will also say that I am not a bitter American fan. Obviously when someone begins something with "I'm […]

No one expects in-depth knowledge of hockey's NHL rules from ESPN, let alone a passing familiarity with IIHF rules. This is why: I'm unsure if this is a computer error, someone really doesn't know that games end in a shootout, or someone really is in denial that a game as wonderful as the Russia/United States game had […]

We've all seen the news stories regarding reporters' phones being hacked the second they get to Sochi. There's always a possibility of that happening anywhere, but the Olympics seem to be easy pickings for Russian hackers.  Could the Russian Olympic hockey team be among them, hacking into phones to scour injury information from other teams? […]

For most folks, it was a foregone conclusion that either Sidney Crosby or Jonathan Toews would be given the captaincy of the Canadian men's Olympic hockey team. Both are leaders mature beyond their years, and both have awards and accolades that any player could dream of. Team Canada announced yesterday that the C would go […]

NHL teams' Twitter accounts are getting more interactive with fans and more snarky with opponents. Most folks find it fun, and a pleasant break from the usual "Read this news article here!" or "Check out this ticket deal!" tweets many accounts send out. The two most notable teams' accounts for being more than a little […]

Ben Scrivens must've thought he had it pretty good, getting traded away from the perpetual train wreck that are the Toronto Maple Leafs to the well-oiled locomotive that are the Los Angeles Kings. Sure, he'd back-up Jonathan Quick, but the games he did appear in he would have the benefit of a competent team and […]

It's a very real possibility: your team is about to get a power play, your coach pulls the goalie, and there's an empty net waiting at the other side of the ice. You clear the puck, it bounces off of the boards, and then it slides… oh no… is it… yes. It slides right into […]

Claude Noel has quite a few problems on his hands. His top line can barely get a shot on goal, his defense has been performing awfully. What's a Jets coach to do? Well, try to fix the first problem and hope that you're fixing the second, of course! Dustin Byfuglien will be moved to forward […]

Everyone is probably of tired of the "Ovechkin vs. Crosby" narrative that the NHL has been shoving down our throats for nearly a decade. I really think that their brain trust needs to come up with better ideas for the next great marketing rivalry. "How about this – how about instead of having Ovie play […]

I believe that by now the comments made by Brian Burke during the Team USA selection process, as highlighted in Scott Burnside's piece, have been widely disseminated. They were blunt Burkian hyperbole at their best, but in this case it was hyperbole directed at a player that was read by everyone and their mother.  I […]

Whooooo's that guy….. It's John-Michael! John-Michael Liles might not have Zooey Dechanel's bangs, but he's still the "new guy" on the Carolina Hurricanes. He even has the locker stall nameplate to prove it! Liles was acquired by the Hurricanes in a surprise move that sent Tim Gleason to Toronto. Liles got to take warm-ups with the Leafs before the Winter Classic, […]

It's unclear if this is indicative of some discontent left over from both Dustin Byfuglien and Semyon Varlamov's Southeast Division days, or if Buff's trying some pre-Olympic strategizing, but shortly after last night's game winner by Blake Wheeler, the Jets defenseman and the Avalanche goaltender had a moment: Perhaps Varlamov told Buff impolitely, like so […]

Kudos to Hockey Night in Canada for this bit of snark during their featured broadcast of the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers Saturday night. Ilya Bryzgalov's contract with the Flyers was big. Humangous big. But just how much are the Flyers picking up in their buyout of him? Lots. Lots of Barenaked Ladies downloads: Fantastic […]