It would be cruel for a hockey guy to beat up on baseball right now. Especially when the hockey guy grew up loving baseball as much as hockey. ...more
There is no better story in the NHL this year than the Boston Bruins. Wait, check that. There are no better storIES in the NHL this year. For the Bruins are not a novel, but a collection of feel-good shorts and somewhere near the back of the book, around page 290, there is Ottawa boy Aaron Ward. ...more
When I heard Emery had gone Sugar Ray again, pummeling his own team's trainer on the bench during a game in Russia, I rolled my eyes and thought, "Here we go again." Then I saw the tape, and heard the story. And thought…Don't blame ya, Ray. I would have slugged him too. ...more
Alex Ovechkin's hat and glasses routine Saturday night in the ''Breakaway Challenge'' was exactly the kind of crowd-pleasing silliness the skills competition has been lacking. ...more
Two winters ago, Nicholas 'Wheels' Lambden was playing shinny on a rink in a park near his house. He was digging a puck out of a snowbank when a shot from a nearby game struck him in the head. It was a million-to-one accident. And it killed him. ...more
Exactly one year, or 52 Saturday nights ago, the Ottawa Senators played the Detroit Red Wings in a contest I relentlessly hyped as The Game of The Year. Who could argue? The Senators led the Devils by seven points in the Eastern Conference. The Red Wings led the Stars by 16 in the West. The Senators won 3-2, in what was surely a Stanley Cup final preview. Well, I was half right. ...more
For six months, we've been waiting for Mats Sundin to make up his mind. Six months!?! Presidents and Prime Ministers have been elected. Economies have crumbled. And still, we wait on Mats. ...more
And now the next episode in the bizarro reality show that is Sean Avery: Image Rehabilitation. (Also known as Career Salvation.) What other choice is there? The Stars don't want him back. No one will trade for him, even the minor league teams Dallas would love to send him to are turning their backs. ...more
Sean Avery's words embarrassed his teammates Tuesday. But his suspension thrilled them. And many Stars are hoping that "indefinitely" means "forever." ...more
Drawing inspiration from the leadership and oratory ability of one Barack Obama, I feel it necessary to address NHL players on the growing economic crisis. Here is my keynote address from the as-yet-unscheduled, but soon-to-be-needed: NHL Players "Hey, Where'd All Our Money Go?" Emergency Convention. ...more
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