0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/20/2013
Lindy Ruff was relieved of his coaching duties today after the Buffalo Sabres' 6-10-1 start irked the home fans and apparently the ownership of the team. They're sitting at the bottom of the standings right now in the Northeast Division, and it's going to be hard to find a coach to replace Ruff. As it […]
0 comments by Mike Salerno
This is the first of a four-part series by the Puck Drunk Love staff examining the league's most overrated and underrated players. To come to these conclusions, the staff put their heads together and came up with a list based mostly, but not entirely, on the following criteria: salary, how production affected expectations, fan and […]
0 comments by David Rogers
The Chicago Blackhawks – Vancouver Canucks rivalry intensified on Feb. 19th thanks to a controversial hit from Jannik Hansen to the back of Marian Hossa' head. The play, seen below, featured both men trying to grab a puck out of the air, only to have Hansen's elbow collide violently into Hossa's head. http://youtube.com/watch?v=4EZckETlgF8?rel=0 Was the elbow from […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/19/2013
There have been more than a few questionable calls so far this season that have potentially cost teams a point or two in the standings. The latest victim? The Nashville Predators, who were scored upon by Matt Duchene – a very offside Matt Duchene. From TSN's Instagram feed comes the helpful illustration above. Yeah, it looks like he might be a […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/18/2013
The St. Louis Blues bested the Vancouver Canucks in a shootout on Sunday night thanks to an outstanding performance by rookie goaltender Jake Allen and shootout goals from T.J. Oshie and Andy McDonald. Oshie's shootout goal was a brilliant shot through the legs of Luongo, freezing the Vancouver goaltender in place. The goal was one of the […]
0 comments by David Rogers
Welcome to the fourth installment of Hockey Fights of the Week! The past week was an interesting one. The gloves didn't hit the ice too often between Feb. 11-17, but when they did they led to some rather memorable moments. Jonathan Toews picked a fight with Joe Thornton only to immediately regret his decision and […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/16/2013
According to a story seen in the New York Post, New York Islanders owner Charles Wang is looking to sell the team. Sources have apparently told the NY Post that Wang has been in talks with an investment bank in Manhattan (The Raine Group) in regards to selling the team. The Islanders have denied the […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian
Friday night, Jake Allen was fresh off of his first NHL start and first NHL win, a 4-3 overtime victory against the Detroit Red Wings. Jaden Schwartz and Patrik Berglund had given him a 2-0 lead against the Calgary Flames to work with, but it very nearly became a 2-1 lead. "Very nearly," because this […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/15/2013
Matt Cooke reached out to Erik Karlsson and apologized for the freak, disturbing injury that likely ended the young defenseman's season. As seen in a report by the Winnipeg Sun, Cooke texted Karlsson but wasn't sure if the young star would respond to his apology. Cooke's apology comes a day after Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/14/2013
Ryan O'Reilly's father isn't too happy with the Colorado Avalanche. O'Reilly's father, Brian, took to Twitter to air some grievances with the Avalanche, claiming the team doesn't value what his son brings to the table. In addition, Brian O'Reilly ripped on the team's management as a whole, claiming they've dumped plenty of talent because of […]
0 comments by Mike Salerno
By now you've undoubtedly seen the footage of Senators star defenseman Erik Karlsson suffering a terrifying laceration to his left Achillies tendon. If not, well, that's what we're here for: http://youtube.com/watch?v=EyfTzunzrUk He suffered the injury battling for puck possession along the boards with Pittsburgh forward Matt Cooke. Yes, that Matt Cooke, former bad boy extraordinaire and […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/13/2013
There's been so many bloopers and graphic errors on hockey broadcasts that we've been forced to create a new regular segment – Broadcast Bloopers. We'll highlight the best and most embarrassing errors that pop up around the league. See one? Snap a photo and send it our way on
0 comments by David Rogers
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QqVk0dpP-LA?rel=0 There's no room for embellishing or diving in hockey. Aside from the fact that NHL officials have a hard enough time trying to figure out what's happening on the ice without theatrics, hockey players have always been lauded as being tough, rugged warriors – not divers. In Tuesday's game between Ottawa and Buffalo, Erik […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/12/2013
We've looked at Siri's affinity for hockey here before at Puck Drunk Love. When Hurricane Sandy was bearing down upon the Northeast, Siri thought that she was leading the Southeast Division. In another case of mistaken identity, curious Redditor ffffuuuuuuuuu (awesome handle, BTW) wondered what God looked like. What answer did Siri come up with? […]
0 comments by David Rogers
The 2013 season started extremely well for the St. Louis Blues. As we flipped the page on the calendar from January to February, the Blues held one of the NHL's best records of 6-1-0. Since then, there's been very few positives as the Blues rattled off five straight losses, several of which were of the […]
