Before the 2005-2006 season, the NHL took a gamble.  The league left behind the safety and security living in the ESPN metropolis, their 24/7/365 promotion machine, and their hundreds of platforms for NBC and the out-in-the-sticks Versus Network.  The NHL became the only one of the four major sports to not have any television relationship […]

Jeremy Roenick loves giving his opinion. Roenick is as outspoken as they come, sharing his thoughts and feelings in usually the most blunt way possible. Thanks to the invention of Twitter, Roenick is able to share these opinions instantly and directly with fans – for better or worse.  Chicago was mostly quiet at the trade […]

If you skipped work or school to follow the 2012 trade deadline, you’re probably regretting the decision – unless you needed to catch up on some sleep. The deadline came and went with few surprises. No blockbusters. No major deals to get fans talking. Several teams that looked ready to deal were silent as the deadline […]

Rick Nash? Still a Columbus Blue Jacket.Bryan Allen & Jaroslav Spacek? Still Carolina Hurricanes.Derek Roy? Still a Buffalo Sabre.P.A. Parenteau? Still a New York Islander. See a pattern here? The inactivity wasn’t a real surprise as we’ve seen a massive case of parity this year in the league. You could argue that there are still […]

In January, the St. Louis Blues awarded 26-year-old goaltender Brian Elliot with a two-year contract extension. More than five weeks after the ink dried, the club decided to trade away their 3rd string goaltender as they sent Ben Bishop to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a 2012 second round pick. Following the trade, the […]

It’s not every season that an NHL record falls. Some records carry more emphasis than others but it’s still a notable achievement to set an individual season record at the game’s highest level.  The “hits” statistic is a pretty controversial one. A hit is difficult to clearly define as opposed to a cut and dry […]

There is an old saying out there that states, “when it rains, it pours”. This phrase is usually associated with the notion that when something goes wrong, everything will go wrong. Many will believe that this specific idiom can easily be applied to Columbus Blue Jackets as of late. Not only are they statistically the […]

What began earlier this week, continued late last night. Columbus sent underperforming forward Jeff Carter to Los Angeles eight months to the day that they had acquired him from Philadelphia. In exchange, Columbus adds defenseman Jack Johnson, who at 25 potentially becomes the next face of the Blue Jackets franchise. In addition, the Kings send […]

The 2011-12 NHL Trade Deadline sits just four days away from the posting of this article. To date, we’ve seen a handful of trades but nothing that has caused our pulse to quicken. With time running out before the deadline passes, teams on the fringe will have to ultimately decide whether they are buyers or […]

The fire sale has begun for the Columbus Blue Jackets. It was reported today that the General Manager, Scott Howson, traded forward Antoine Vermette to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for goaltender Curtis McElhinney, a 2012 second round pick, and a 2013 fifth round pick. The fifth round pick will become a fourth round pick […]

It’s been a busy day for defenseman Kyle Quincey. The morning started with Quincey as a member of the Colorado Avalanche. By roughly 4:00pm EST, Quincey had been traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Steve Downie. Some 30 minutes later, Tampa Bay had flipped Quincey to Detroit in exchange for a […]