0 comments by David Rogers on 2/21/2012
The St. Louis Blues announced that Jamie Langenbrunner will miss at least the next four weeks after examinations revealed he had a broken left foot. The news comes as a big blow to the Blues as Langenbrunner was a consistent force in the lineup on a nightly basis, providing priceless leadership for a squad of […]
0 comments by Joe Tetreault on 2/20/2012
As if prompted by the insatiable appetite of the Boston media, there was news today about Tim Thomas’s infamous decision to skip the Bruins White House visit from earlier in the month. We’ve written about it before and we’ll write about it again. Thus far, CBC’s Elliotte Friedman owns the story, but eventually the Globe’s […]
0 comments by Lawrence Dushenski
We have seen this act before. After a slow start to the season last year, the Anaheim Ducks caught fire in the second half and made an improbable run to the postseason. While they fell in the first round to the Predators, the league took notice of Randy Carlyle and the Ducks high-powered attack. […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/19/2012
It’s an impossible concept for most people to understand: how do you forgive someone for doing something unforgivable? Not what has become the traditional unforgivable, like maybe someone taking your promotion at work, undermining you in some way, or taking something of value from you. No, unforgivable as in the most pure definition of the […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/18/2012
We all know how controversial the topic of fighting is in the NHL. This isn’t going to be a post taking a side in the debate but instead will be a brief discussion on the instigator penalty – a topic that typically seems to get lost in the topic of fighting. The great folks over […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian on 2/17/2012
I brought up 30 Rock earlier this month regarding NBC and their hockey coverage as an example of fantastic PR for the league. I’m a huge fan of the show — most of my friends have told me I’m a real life Liz Lemon, and I’m not sure how to take that — and have […]
0 comments by John
In the eyes of a few general mangers out there – if you wait for it, you’re going to lose it. Such was the case this afternoon as the another domino fell in the trade winds as the Nashville Predators acquired Montreal defenseman Hal Gill (& a conditional 5th round pick) for Blake Geoffrion, R. […]
0 comments by John
Even though the trade deadline is still eleven days away, teams have already started to sail with the wind. And since four teams have already set sail, it won’t be long before many other potential buyers start dealing for their targeted players. Philadelphia Flyers aquire Nicklas Grossman from Stars In the first trade of the […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/16/2012
The NHL trade deadline sits just 11 days away. We’ve seen plenty of rumors hit the market, including numerous ones about Rick Nash leaving Columbus, but now we finally have some solid news to report involving the Tampa Bay Lightning and their willingness to trade defenseman Pavel Kubina. Kubina is being held out of the […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/15/2012
The Chicago Blackhawks are struggling – and that’s being kind. With six games under their belt in the month of February the Blackhawks have accumulated zero points. Goose egg. Nada. Expanding our view, the Blackhawks have just one point in their last nine games, or, they have secured just one point of a possible 18. […]
0 comments by Laura Astorian
Evander Kane is an excellent young hockey player. He always has been, from his time with the Vancouver Giants to his Matt Cooke knockout punch. He is also 20 years old, and playing in a market that is absolutely insane with happiness regarding the fact that they have an NHL team again. It’s understandable that […]
0 comments by David Rogers
Today the NHL announced that they have reached two new broadcast agreements which will increase the amount of NHL coverage seen in countries such as the Ukraine, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The deals, both of which will last for the next five seasons, allows the NHL to spread its image through parts […]
0 comments by Joe Tetreault on 2/14/2012
Boston locked up veteran defenseman Johnny Boychuk with a three year contract extension worth $10.08 million dollars. Boychuk was expected to be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. The extension will keep him in Boston until he is 31 years old. He’ll earn $3.36 million annually for the lifetime of the […]
0 comments by Joe Tetreault
But his next destination will be determined not as much by cap space as his own willingness to move and the talent offered in exchange The rumors and reports swirled over the last week, that Rick Nash, the long-time face of Columbus’ Franchise was open to a trade at that Blue Jackets management would be […]
0 comments by Lawrence Dushenski on 2/13/2012
First there was Tebowmania, now we have Linsanity. The sports world has been swept up by these cults of personality in the span of just a few months. But is such a captivating success story possible in the NHL? First of all, we must differentiate between Tebow and Lin. Both have had enormous success for […]
