John Erskine disagrees that his elbow on Wayne Simmonds was “reckless”

0 comments by on 2/4/2013

This hit to the head of Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds earned John Erskine a three-game suspension, and it's hard to disagree with that. http://youtube.com/watch?v= C7Gjy61B9m4[/youtube] Well, unless you're John Erskine. During his explaining of the suspension, NHL discipline czar Brendan Shanahan stated that the recklessness of Erskine's hit played into his decision. It's pretty […]

Video: John Carlson scores thanks to a weird bounce off the glass

0 comments by on 2/3/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A1kRjb24kfw?rel=0 This might be the easiest goal John Carlson will ever score in his NHL career. Carlson dumped the puck in off the glass, hoping to get the puck in deep so his team could make a line change. Pittsburgh goaltender Tomas Vokoun left his crease, ready to play the puck behind the net only […]

Ugly – Officials blow late call on David Backes

0 comments by on 2/2/2013

The year is young, yet it already has been an ugly season for NHL officiating. Across the league fans are complaining about the inconsistent and extremely ticky-tacky calls officials are making. Nudge a player in pursuit of the puck? Prepare to sit. Get mauled by a defender? Play on. The officials in the St. Louis […]

NHL has manufactured their own problem with the Coyotes

0 comments by on 2/1/2013

With the deadline for the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to Greg Jamison passing yesterday without the team being purchased, so many fans are wondering when in the world this saga will end. "End" can mean a lot of things — to most Canadian fans, "end" might mean relocation to Quebec City or Markham. For […]

Boston Bruins / Buffalo Sabres rivalry keeps intensifying

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It seems as if each time the Boston Bruins face the Buffalo Sabres the rivalry between the two teams intensifies. In case you've forgotten what brought the rivalry to a boil back in 2011, here's a video reminder of the Milan Lucic hit on Ryan Miller.  The two clubs still have plenty of anger brewing […]

NHL possibly eying expansion, needs to clean up its own mess first

0 comments by on 1/31/2013

In an article published Wednesday on the Yahoo blog Puck Daddy, Greg Wyshynski talked about how the National Hockey League may be looking to expand to 32 teams. The basis of this was a vote that took place on Tuesday night by the Markham, Ontario city council that rejected a measure to block the building […]

Jason Spezza to have surgery on herniated disc, may miss months

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Jason Spezza might be one of the first major injury casualties of the 2013 season. The Ottawa Senators forward will require back surgery to fix a herniated disc he was believed to have injured at some point during the team's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on January 27th.  Currently, there's no time frame set for […]

Josh Harding benched, takes his frustration out on a wall

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=6v0MjaMlwDU?rel=0 Josh Harding's story has been pretty miraculous. The goaltender recently picked up a shutout for the Minnesota Wild in his first game back after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Unfortunately, Harding's start against the Chicago Blackhawks was a bumpy one, earning Harding some time on the bench not even seven minutes into the first […]

Bad luck? Florida’s poor start could be tied to variance

0 comments by on 1/30/2013

The Florida Panthers are off to a dismal start. Six games into the new year the Panthers find themselves staring at a 1-5-0 record, placing them 5th in the Southeast Division and last in the Eastern Conference. The offense is sputtering while the defense and goaltenders are stumbling.  Panthers fans have a right to be […]

Fan throws debris on ice during Boston/New Jersey shootout

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=8HzcSzqJJcY?rel=0 Tyler Seguin scored two shootout goals in Boston's 2-1 victory over New Jersey. Unfortunately for Seguin, only one actually counted as the first was waved off after a fan tossed a piece of debris on the ice as he was shooting. While the trash didn't appear to interfere with the play, Seguin had to […]

Kari Lehtonen’s miraculous save on Jack Johnson

0 comments by on 1/29/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=68NHtReNrWQ?rel=0 Did Kari Lehtonen just make the save of the 2013 season? We'll see, but he certainly made one that got the hockey world buzzing. After a Jack Johnson shot hit Lehtonen in the arm/shoulder, the puck was on a one-way course to the back of the net. Not so fast, said Lehtonen, as he spun […]

P.K. Subban agrees to deal with Canadiens; Is it enough?

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Subban-Watch officially ended this evening, with the Canadiens' defensive hold-out agreeing to a new contract. After his three-year entry level deal, Subban obviously wanted to be paid what he felt he was worth, hence the several weeks of waiting for a contract to get done. The Canadiens wanted a shorter contract to make sure that […]

Hockey Fights of the Week: 1/21 – 1/27

0 comments by on 1/28/2013

Welcome to the newest feature at Puck Drunk Love – Hockey Fights of the Week. Each week we'll take a look back through the past seven days and try to weed out the best, and sometimes the worst, fights that took place in the NHL. With so many games taking place, it's easy to miss […]

Video: Don Cherry is grumpy, doesn’t like Yakupov’s celebration

0 comments by on 1/27/2013

http://youtube.com/watch?v=J1ydi_omilk?rel=0 Don Cherry said something ridiculous? Shocking.  In case you haven't been tuned into the hockey world the past several days, the sport was buzzing when Nail Yakupov scored a huge goal to tie a game against Los Angeles with just over four seconds left to play. He celebrated by sliding down the ice, showing […]

Patrick Marleau and the Sharks are making things look easy

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When making your MVP predictions for the 2013 NHL season, did you include Patrick Marleau on your list? You can be honest – I didn't either.  Marleau, as well as the bulk of his San Jose teammates, carried rather small expectations into the year following the lockout. For the first time in a long time, […]

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