0 comments by David Rogers on 1/21/2017
Milan Lucic delivered one of the best hits of the season on Friday night, destroying Auston Watson with a huge shoulder-to-shoulder check behind the Edmonton goal. The hit sent Watson flipping/spinning through the air and eventually gave the Oilers a powerplay as Watson foolishly retaliated after the whistle.
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 04: Cal Clutterbuck #15 of the New York Islanders bounces off Dylan McIlrath #6 of the New York Rangers during the second period at the Barclays Center on October 4, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 10/11/2016
Some teams are likely to rise from previous depths during a hockey season. But as those clubs move up, others have to take a fall. We discussed which teams are trending upwards in a previous post. Here, we’re taking a look at which NHL clubs will take a slide during the 2016-17 season. These five […]
EDMONTON, AB – SEPTEMBER 26: Taylor Beck #45 confers with goaltender Eetu Laurikainen #35 of the Edmonton Oilers after defeating the Calgary Flames on September 26, 2016 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 10/10/2016
It’s always hard to predict turnover in the NHL, except to predict that there will be. Last year at Puck Drunk Love, I tried to guess five teams that finished out of the postseason in 2014-15 which would make the playoffs last season. There were exactly five teams that made the playoffs in 2015-16 after […]
EDMONTON, AB – MARCH 18: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers faces off against the Vancouver Canucks on March 18, 2016 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 10/5/2016
The Edmonton Oilers have left no doubt as to whose team this is, as they have officially named Connor McDavid their captain for the 2016-17 season, and in the process made him the youngest captain in team history. He beat out the previous record holder, Colorado’s Gabriel Landeskog, by mere days.
GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 26: Milan Lucic #17 of the Los Angeles Kings during the NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on December 26, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. The Kings defeated the Coyotes 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 6/7/2016
Milan Lucic is one of the offseason’s premier unrestricted free agents and it appears he’s keeping his options open. Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com reported that talks between Lucic and the Los Angeles Kings have gone cold. He writes Lucic’s preference is to stick with the Kings, but he’ll gladly hit the market if a deal […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 25: Milan Lucic #17 of the Los Angeles Kings circles the net with the puck as Adam Clendening #27 of the Edmonton Oilers gives chase during the second period at Staples Center on February 25, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 3/9/2016
Los Angeles Kings forward Milan Lucic stated he’d like to spend the rest of his career with the organization earlier last month, despite being in his first season with the club. According to TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, Lucic’s camp is trying to make a new contract a reality, as the pending unrestricted free agent and the Kings […]
OTTAWA, ON – FEBRUARY 11: Dion Phaneuf #2 of the Ottawa Senators shoots the puck during warmups for the first time on home ice prior to an NHL game against the Colorado Avalanche at Canadian Tire Centre on February 11, 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 2/13/2016
Welcome back kids! It’s your hockey twitter recap that you can’t live without: The Tweets of the Week. This past week, social media captured some truly bizarre happenings around the NHL. We’ll dive in slowly, as we explore an early week blowout which might have been the catalyst for a crazy mid-week transaction: The Senators Blow […]
TORONTO, ON – JANUARY 23: P.K. Subban #76 of the Montreal Canadiens takes down Byron Froese #56 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on January 23,2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Canadiens defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2 in an overtime shoot-out. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 1/29/2016
Happy Friday everyone, and welcome back to Tweets of the Week, where we track the best (and worst) of the hockey world in social media. The anger is bubbling in hockey’s northeast hotbed. So let’s get right to it. Boston The Bruisers from Beantown suffered a bad loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night, […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 1/28/2016
Linesman and referees don’t have it easy. Things can get really tough when officiating a hockey game. As an official, it’s part of your job to go deep in the trenches and try to stop scrums. Usually, intervening in a potential dust-up doesn’t have negative consequences, but last night a linesman got punched in the […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 1/24/2016
Milan Lucic is known for his temper and for his tendency to overreact. Those two traits were on full display when he sucker punched Kevin Connauton after receiving a slash. Lucic was kicked out of the game for his retaliation and wasn’t too happy with the officials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwmKb_UU-e0 Lucic reportedly thought his wrist was seriously injured […]
OTTAWA, ON – JANUARY 28: Matt Read #24 of the Philadelphia Flyers and team Alfredsson tweets with his celephone during the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition at Scotiabank Place on January 28, 2012 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 10/9/2015
Welcome to our weekly “Hockey Tweets of the Week” feature on Puck Drunk Love. We will aim to give you the most entertaining tweets each week from hockey players, writers and fans.
BOSTON, MA – MARCH 12: Milan Lucic #17 of the Boston Bruins looks during the second period against the Tampa Bay Lightning at TD Garden on March 12, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 9/1/2015
When pressed if whether Milan Lucic saw himself playing with the Vancouver Canucks when his contract expired at the end of next season, the power forward said it was a dream of his. “I honestly don’t know what’s going to happen moving on,” Lucic told TSN 1410 Radio’s Bro Jake show in response to a […]
SUNRISE, FL – APRIL 9: Milan Lucic #17 of the Boston Bruins prepares for a face-off against the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center on April 9, 2015 in Sunrise, Florida. The Panthers defeated the Bruins 4-2. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
0 comments by David Rogers on 7/10/2015
Milan Lucic has spent his entire NHL career with the Boston Bruins, but that came to an abrupt end when the team traded him to the LA Kings after an eight-year stay. Lucic wanted to say thank you to the fans one last time and took out a full page ad in the Boston Globe. […]
DETROIT, MI – APRIL 24: Milan Lucic #17 celebrates his goal with Dougie Hamilton #27 of the Boston Bruins during the game against the Detroit Red Wings of Game Four of the First Round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Joe Louis Arena on April 24, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
0 comments by John Coppinger on 6/30/2015
It has been an interesting 96 hours for the Boston Bruins. A Bruins fan might tell you that by “interesting”, I mean “horrific”. Since Friday, the B’s, with new GM and former Bruin Don Sweeney running the show, traded fan favorite Milan Lucic to the LA Kings for two players and the 13th overall pick, […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 11/29/2014
You may recall not too long ago that Dalton Prout delivered a brutal blow with his right hand to the head of Milan Lucic. The incident was one that got the hockey world buzzing as it’s not often you see Lucic picking himself up off the ice after only one punch. Lucic wasn’t too happy […]
