0 comments by Sam Blazer on 10/27/2016
David Pastrnak isn’t known for big hits and is more known for putting pucks into the back of the net. Imagine everyone’s surprise when he put a beat down on Dan Girardi in the neutral zone.
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While Bill Simmons’ show on HBO has been middling at best, he has had on several interesting guests who discussed topics that normally wouldn’t be covered. As the hockey season kicked off, Wayne Gretzky and Bill Burr went on Any Given Wednesday to discuss all kinds of topics, including what they have to do to make the game […]
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Bone-crunching hits in the NHL are happening less and less often. The game is relying more and more on speed, decreasing the physical aspect of the game. For those that love the physicality, plays like Dmitry Kulikov’s hit on Jakub Voracek are a reminder of a soon to be bygone era.
0 comments by David Rogers on 10/25/2016
Ben Bishop knows what he’ll be asking for this Christmas. In his team’s game against the Maple Leafs, Bishop’s two front teeth were knocked out by a wrister from Peter Holland. Remarkably, the injury occurred even though his mask was still on.
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When you are P.K. Subban, life is good. You are away from the toxic situation in Montreal and you are now in the American south where you have been invited with open arms. Subban is taking the opportunity and running with it. Before the year is out, I wouldn’t be surprised if he is the […]
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Hockey fights are leaving the NHL, but that isn’t the case in lower leagues where teams are scratching and clawing their way to make a difference. Seeing a fight from a different perspective may change some minds even if the fight was only from a glorified beer league game. Patriots hockey (military) faced off against the […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 10/24/2016
Welcome back to another edition of Hockey Fights of the Week! The NHL is hitting its stride and already the season has been full of surprises. Who would have guessed that the Auston Matthews hype would ever grow this big this quickly? Who would have guessed that the Edmonton Oilers would come out of the gate […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 10/22/2016
Dylan Larkin is known for a couple of things when he is on the ice such as his blistering speed and unbelievable shot. Have we underrated him as a pugilist? He could be the next Bob Probert for all we know. Here he is taking on Yannick Weber and more than holding his own.
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A few former Michigan hockey players were on hand to try their hand at Score-O, an intermission game where you have to get the puck into a tiny hole similar to Shoot the Puck in Chicago. Marty Turco, Brendan Morrison and Mike Legg decided to play it with startling efficiency. Legg even put it in […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 10/21/2016
After a tough negotiation that saw him go from the Dallas Stars to CSKA St. Petersburg, Valeri Nichushkin was expected to dominate the KHL. He has been picking up points, yet has been criticized by coaches. He found out the hard way that the KHL isn’t going to be a walk in the park after […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 10/19/2016
The first-ever meeting between Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine was one to remember. The battle between two of the top rookies in the NHL was a crazy game in which Laine came out on top after finishing his hat trick with an OT winner. This entire sequence was pretty awesome to watch. Matthews broke in and […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 10/17/2016
The new NHL has less fighting and it’s supposed to make the game better and safer for the players. So far this season, we have already seen tiny cheap shot plays like Andrew Shaw’s slew foot and now Jake Virtanen is trying to get into the scum bag power rankings by slamming Canes forward Joakim Nordstrom’s head into […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 10/16/2016
The Edmonton Oilers and Buffalo Sabres were tied at two a few minutes into the second period. The contest, which was a close battle at the time, was broken wide open when Cam Talbot allowed an ugly bouncing shot from Ryan O’Reilly from center ice. This ugly goal opened up the floodgates as the Sabres rolled […]
COLUMBUS, OH – OCTOBER 15: Joe Thornton #19 of the San Jose Sharks warms up prior to the start of the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 15, 2016 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
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Sometimes people don’t understand that television personalities have a job to do. Jody Shelley is now a television personality, and he was just trying to do his job on Saturday night, which was analyze the Blue Jackets’ 3-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks. But when one of the Sharks is a former teammate, well […]
0 comments by John Coppinger on 10/15/2016
Loui Eriksson had better hope that first impressions aren’t everything. He made his Vancouver Canucks debut against the rival Calgary Flames. Anything short of scoring an own goal would have probably been enough to fly under the radar and save himself from being the target of the fans’ ire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt9KxLBfB50 No. Nooooo, nooooo, nooooo, no. […]
