0 comments by David Rogers on 10/12/2014
We’re only a couple of games into the 2014-15 season and it may already be time to sound the alarm for the Florida Panthers. The opener – a game which should yield one of the largest attendance figures of the year – barely drew a crowd. This shouldn’t be that big of a surprise considering […]
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0 comments by Randy Holt on 10/11/2014
There are really two extremes when it comes to schools of thought regarding early season play. Some will look at the early results and determine that it doesn’t actually say much about where a team’s going, whereas others will make sweeping declarations about a team’s fate after just a few games. In the case of […]
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It’s time to kick Trevor Gillies out of hockey. Gillies’ actions late in an AHL game between the Adirondack Flames and the Rochester Americans were inexcusable as the enforcer jumped rookie William Carrier and slammed his head into the ice. The incident, one which Gillies initiated seemingly at random, earned him 27 penalty minutes, but a far more severe […]
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Mitchell Fitzmorris of the Niagara IceDogs lined up Travis Barron Ottawa 67’s and delivered a crunching hit that sent Barron through the glass. The hit shattered the pane and sent glass flying into the crowd. Thankfully, no spectators were injured. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp1UGznfHh0
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Here’s a fun piece of trivia for you. On Saturday, October 11th all 30 NHL teams will take the ice. While that might sound insignificant, it’s only the sixth time in NHL history where that has happened.
0 comments by David Rogers on 10/10/2014
Trevor Daley’s goal against the Chicago Blackhawks is an early candidate for Goal of the Year. That’s not just excitement for the new season talking – the goal really was that good. Watch as Daley knocks a high pass out of the air with his wrist and then slaps the puck out of the air […]
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The NHL may have their first act of embellishment worthy of a review after Alex Ovechkin tumbled to the ice in hilarious fashion when the Capitals took on the Canadiens. PK Subban’s stick brushed up against Ovechkin, sending the forward sprawling on the ice. Subban was hilariously called for hooking on the play. Here’s the […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 10/9/2014
Ottawa Senators forward David Legwand was called for a penalty against the Nashville Predators and he made a small mistake. Legwand, who was with the Predators between 1998-99 and 2013-14, accidentally tried to sit in the Predators’ penalty box.
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The NHL hiring Chris Pronger to the Department of Player Safety is loaded with irony. Pronger, the man perhaps most well known for his physical/dirty play, his stomp of Ryan Kesler and continuous bouts with concussion-related symptoms, will slide into a role which will determine punishments for the dirty hits around the league. Wait a minute. […]
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Gary Bettman recently participated in an extensive interview which you can see on NHL.com. In it, Bettman covered a huge variety of topics which are worth discussing, but one which particularly stuck out involved outdoor games and the potential of one being held in Florida. After successfully hosting an outdoor game out west and with […]
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The 2014-15 National Hockey League season finally gets underway this week, and there’s no shortage of storylines throughout the league. However, as is usually the case, very few throughout the nation are actually talking about the Florida Panthers. Just a couple of years removed from a surprise playoff run, the Panthers spent the summer drafting first […]
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The San Jose Sharks cruised to a 4-0 victory over the LA Kings on Wednesday night. Despite the lopsided final score, the Kings had their chances. Antti Niemi proved to be up to the challenge, as evidenced by this outstanding robbery of Jeff Carter. (H/T Reddit Hockey)
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Steve Lepore told us changes were coming to NHL’s GameCenter, but we didn’t think they were like this. As the NHL kicked off the season last night, they unleashed the “Ref Cam,” and there is no telling what this is going to lead to. Late in the second period the Flames (surprise) got into it […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 10/8/2014
Nathan Horton’s back injury is a perplexing one. Information regarding his degenerative back condition has been fairly limited and a predicted recovery time has been nonexistent. Some have suggested Horton will be on the shelf for a considerable amount of time while others paint a far worse picture. One report suggests that Horton’s career may […]
0 comments by Steve Lepore
Here on the internet, we are prone to cynicism, snark, and general outrage at the world we see around us. Sometimes that’s in direct conflict with the world of sports, which should be about wish fulfillment, entertainment, and the mix of beauty and brutality of athletic pursuits. Sometimes that direct conflict is because of sports. The fact […]
