A happy July 1 to general managers around the NHL. What a day you had. You spent over $360 million in less than 12 hours. Even my wife is impressed. I've hidden the credit card. ...more
So called hockey traditionalists please take note. Suggestions by General Managers to crack down on staged fights and to use the instigator penalty more often were made by among others, Paul Holmgren, Darryl Sutter and Doug Risebrough who combined for over two thousand minutes in penalties over their career. ...more
Trying to figure how justice is meted out in the NHL? It's not as simple as finding a chart to read that a high stick means a player will sit for three games. There's no simple formula for the NHL's long arm of the law Colin Campbell. Everything is dealt with on a case to case basis. ...more
Personality should not be confused with anti-social behavior. That should be the overlying message when considering the fallout from Sean Avery's comments to reporters in Calgary. ...more
Last weekend, Mike Keenan showed one major difference between coaching an NHL team in the snowy confines of Canada and coaching a team in the American south. ...more
You can still debate the age old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg but Martin Brodeur's first long term injury should put to rest the feeling that New Jersey's defensive system is responsible for his Hall of Fame numbers. ...more
It's time for a second Captain Koivu in the NHL. The Minnesota Wild should end their rotating captain experiment and attach the "C" to Mikko Koivu's jersey on a permanent basis. The current interim captain, for the month of October, has shown he's ready for the job. ...more
And so it begins. Another NHL season is upon us and the clock is ticking toward the next Stanley Cup parade. Sorry Red Wing fans. While you still have bragging rights you're yesterday's news. We are officially in the "what have you done for me lately?" mode. ...more
As the Mats Sundin saga continues, I can't help but wonder what Stefan Legein is doing these days. The last I heard, the Columbus draft choice was working in a pizza place. While the two men don't have a lot in common on or off the ice, there's one thing that Mats Sundin and Stefan Legein do have in common. It's burn-out. ...more
There's no drama surrounding the number one overall draft pick (Steven Stamkos to Tampa) but that doesn't mean there isn't the potential for some interesting wheeling and dealing at this years NHL Entry Draft. ...more
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