Credited to Montreal Gazette/Steve Petrenko
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 10/5/2015
It was initially reported that Zack Kassian suffered minor injuries in an early Sunday morning car accident, but it has been later been updated by GM Marc Bergevin that Kassian has suffered a broken nose and a broken foot. The Montreal Gazette originally came out with the report and had this info about the accident: […]
DALLAS, TX – SEPTEMBER 29: Vladimir Tarasenko #91 of the St. Louis Blues skates the puck against Tyler Seguin #91 of the Dallas Stars during a preseason game at American Airlines Center on September 29, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 10/4/2015
After taking some time and painstakingly making this list, you’ll notice a couple of things. First, that Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel aren’t on this list. I disqualified them out of this discussion since they have yet to play an NHL regular season game, but once they do they will surely be on this last. Second, […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 10/3/2015
It is one of the oldest tricks in the book. “Hey, your shoes are untied.” One of the more satisfying statements to make in any competitive event. For myself, it was most often used while playing basketball and football, but hockey? It would seem like the most difficult to pull off, but Oscar Milton has […]
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 27: Jake Virtanen talks to the media after being selected sixth overall by the Vancouver Canucks during the first round of the 2014 NHL Draft at the Wells Fargo Center on June 27, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 10/2/2015
When you think of hockey, you think of rough and tumble players, you think of fighting and you think of the toughness they exhibit. So, it really shouldn’t come as a surprise when they do something that risks life and limb. In typical hockey player fashion, Virtanen returned to the game with stitches on his face. […]
TORONTO, CANADA – MAY 08: Brad Marchand #63, Tyler Seguin #19, and Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins stand for the anthem prior to playing against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 8, 2013 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Bruins defeated the Leafs 4-3 in overtime to take a 3-1 series lead. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 10/1/2015
When you are a professional athlete, you have a certain level of platitudes that you throw at the media. So when you get a good quote, man is it great for the rest of us out there. Luckily, Brad Marchand has given us such a quote. This is absolutely fantastic. Marchand is mostly known as […]
during Game Six of the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the United Center on June 15, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.
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As far as the offseason goes, this is one of the oddest in recent memory for the NHL. The amount of off-ice problems this summer isn’t necessarily typical, but the severity has opened the eyes of many around North America. The player that immediately comes to the forefront for his off-ice issues this year is […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/29/2015
It was reported by Renaud Lavoie of TVA that Eric Staal would like $9 million a year for his next contract. I also want to be the King of England. While Staal is a very good player and a player who is still playing like a first liner, it is a number that not a […]
SOCHI, RUSSIA – FEBRUARY 20: Tara Watchorn #27 of Canada looks on during the Ice Hockey Women’s Gold Medal Game against the United States on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Bolshoy Ice Dome on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/28/2015
A lot of times men can be awfully full of themselves. Sometimes they need to be knocked down a peg. Luckily, we have Olympic gold medal winner and Clarkson Cup champion Tara Watchorn to step up to take that role. Watchorn decides to take it easy in a men’s league for a little while and when […]
MONTREAL, QC – MAY 19: Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers reacts after a play against the Montreal Canadiens during the second period in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre on May 19, 2014 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Francois Laplante/FreestylePhoto/Getty Images)
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Ranking the top-30 starting goaltenders is an arduous task. Some are good. Some are bad. Mostly they are voodoo and fluctuate more than the stock market. In the age of goaltending committees, it can be difficult – if not impossible – to forecast who really is the “starter” on a team by definition and to […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/24/2015
In today’s modern sports world, you are more likely to see the faces of athletes in the paper for their unacceptable behavior rather than anything good, but luckily every once in a while something good will pop out. Such is the case with Brandon Saad, who spoke with Chris Deville of Columbus Monthly and provided this […]
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 06: Hockey great and former Sportsman of the Year Wayne Gretzky attends the 2011 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award presentation at The IAC Building on December 6, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/23/2015
When you are the best hockey player in the world you will often get the king’s treatment. It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, you will be known. In this case though the treatment seems right but the follow through is just short. For the record, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. of the English Premier League […]
SAN JOSE, CA – APRIL 30: Slava Voynov #26 of the Los Angeles Kings shakes hands with James Sheppard #15 of the San Jose Sharks after the Kings won Game Seven of the First Round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on April 30, 2014 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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Recently, we examined why each team in the Eastern Conference would win or lose the Stanley Cup. Now, our attention shifts over to the Western Conference as we point out why each team could hoist the Cup and why each team might come up empty.
COLUMBUS, OH – OCTOBER 14: Jack Johnson #7 of the Columbus Blue Jackets is spotlit during the starting line up announcements prior to the start of the game against the Dallas Stars on October 14, 2014 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/21/2015
It was reported last year that Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jack Johnson was up to $10 million in debt, supposedly with his parents at fault. First reported by Columbus Dispatch’s Aaron Portzline, it was presented to the public that the defenseman had given financial control over to his family in 2008 and over that time […]
SUNRISE, FL – MARCH 25: Goaltender Robin Lehner #40 of the Ottawa Senators warms up prior to the game against the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center on March 25, 2014 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/17/2015
Now comes the time of the year in which writers/bloggers and fans alike start talking about what players will be doing this upcoming year. Prognostication is one of the hallmarks of writing about sports, so with that I will present some of my outside the box Vezina candidates who could surprise this upcoming year. Robin Lehner […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 9/15/2015
As teams try to break more news, they also try to make more content as well. Most recently we have seen this with the Columbus Blue Jackets with their behind the scenes of their draft table. This time we see Blues coach Ken Hitchcock discuss among his assistant coaches the best ways to utilize the […]
