0 comments by Mike Salerno on 1/21/2013
There we stood, days before the lockout ended. Feet entrenched in the dirt, scowl heavier than the ball and chain attached to our ankles. We were in hockey jail, you see. Jeremy Jacobs was the warden, Gary Bettman the judge, and Donald Fehr the jury. But there would be no executioner for us. No, we […]
0 comments by Mike Salerno on 1/20/2013
Hockey fans who have been starved for the better part of four months enjoyed a long-awaited celebration on Saturday as the NHL finally kicked off their "2012-13" season after a lockout that lasted 113 days and forced the cancellation of 1020 games. But fans who ordered the NHL GameCenter, the league's live-streaming online service available […]
0 comments by Mike Salerno on 1/19/2013
In the hierarchy of the NHL's starting goaltenders, where does Cam Ward fit? Well, for those who live by the theory of "what have you done for me lately," probably not very high. But to those who so heavily base their opinion on recent results rather than contributing factors, I pose a query. Can you […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 1/18/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ybZiaSp-RzM?rel=0 Henrik Lundqvist might have just found his new best friend around the ESPN offices. Everyone's favorite chef from The Muppets, Swedish Chef, has joined the ESPN ranks and is dishing out culinary insight to all those that will listen. Unfortunately, only fellow Swede Henrik Lundqvist can understand what he's saying…which is rather impressive. Lundqvist […]
0 comments by Brian McCormack
For years, Brian Burke pushed off the idea of the rebuild the Maple Leafs have desperately needed since Lockout II. Rather, Burke tried to make-over the Leafs with toughness and grit while adding Phil Kessel and pleasant surprise Joffrey Lupul to boost the Leafs' scoring. Yet last week when Burke was shown the door in […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian
The Red Wings suffered a huge blow with the retirement of Nicklas Lidstrom. Many fans of the Red Wings can't remember a time where he wasn't dominating their blue line, and now this season they'll be looking at Carlo Colaiacovo back there. Tomas Holmstrom is retiring officially on Tuesday, and while they will be captained […]
0 comments by Mike Salerno on 1/17/2013
By now you've undoubtedly been swept up by the compelling, confusing and convoluted story of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o and the deceased love of his life that never was. Deadspin broke the story yesterday, recounting how numerous national publications, such as The New York Times were duped by this story, teaching us all a valuable […]
0 comments by Jeffrey Kleiman
The National Hockey League has some major fences to mend after yet another work stoppage. On Thursday, the league took its first steps to get back in the fans’ good graces. A full page advertisement was taken out by the National Hockey League in the Boston Globe, which shows a letter apologizing to fans. This […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 1/16/2013
The New Jersey Devils have locked up Travis Zajac, giving the center a new eight-year deal worth $46 million, as reported by ESPN's
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 1/15/2013
As mentioned yesterday, both Wade Redden and Scott Gomez are widely expected to be bought out at the end of this season. Both players are being told to go home, sit, and get paid for it — the NHL's teams can't buyout injured players. While this is a smart strategy for the New York Rangers […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 1/14/2013
If you were to ask people who they felt would be the first two amnesty buyouts under the NHL's new CBA, they probably would have said Wade Redden and Scott Gomez. Apparently lots of folks have ESP, or at the very least have been alive and conscious the past couple of years, because who will […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 1/13/2013
The new NHL collective bargaining agreement contains several noteworthy and interesting pieces of information. Some of the most interesting tidbits include random drug testing for players during the season, playoffs and off-season as well as the fact that players will be entitled to their own hotel room on the road as soon as they sign […]
0 comments by David Rogers
The NHL has finally released the official 2013 schedule. The arrival of the schedule means that we can finally, after a bitter and agonizing past several months, close the door on the lockout. Action resumes Saturday, January 19th with 13 games that will take place between 3:00pm ET and 10:00pm ET. The NHL playoffs will return […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 1/12/2013
The new NHL season is right around the corner. At this time of the year, fans of all 30 NHL teams carry new expectations, new hopes and new dreams. Everyone is a contender. The Cup is a possibility in any NHL city. However, while a new season injects passion and optimism even in the most unrealistic of […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 1/11/2013
The Canadian Rockies don't have nothin' on Winnipeg's latest molehill. Evander Kane, frequent focus of manufactured controversy (see: cash brick phone), is apparently up to no good again. His crime? Not reporting to Jets training camp… three days early. Seriously? This is what you have to cover, Winnipeg Sun? The new NHL season is starting […]
