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Jersey Fouls Extra: Things are different for Alex Ovechkin in D.C.
Defenseman Dmitry Orlov is making his NHL debut for the Washington Capitals tonight against the Phoenix Coyotes, and News From The Nosebleeds decided to commemorate the occasion … by doctoring up an...
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Video: Sidney Crosby needs just 5:24 to score first goal
"It's still a process of getting back and used to things. It's not going to get any easier. It's going to be an adjustment." That was Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby this morning talking...
View ArticleShould Canucks be punished for their bench door shenanigans?
Max Lapierre and Alex Burrows, involved in some mischievous chicanery that may or may not warrant some level of punishment from the NHL? Why, that doesn't sound like them at all … In Sunday night's...
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Alex Ovechkin on Sidney Crosby’s return: ‘Good for him’
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin broke a four-game pointless streak with an assist in Monday night's Washington Capitals win over Phoenix. Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby closed to within 11 points...
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Seven facts about Sidney Crosby’s comeback classic with Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 5-0, but obviously that wasn't the story of the night. Sidney Crosby returned from missing the previous 61 regular-season games with a concussion,...
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Monday’s Three Stars: We didn’t give them all to Sidney
No. 1 Star: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins Completely overshadowing the return of Zbynek Michalek to the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup, Crosby had two goals and two assists to in their 5-0 win over...
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The 11 ickiest Pierre McGuire lines about Sidney Crosby’s return
Sidney Crosby's four-point night in his return to NHL action was the stuff of hockey fables, which is code for "an event easily drenched in shrill, saccharine cliché that makes the climax of a Disney...
View ArticleVideo: Fan brawl during in Montreal during Habs/Bruins game
The biggest difference between American and Canadian hockey fans is the respectful manner in which Canadian fans conduct themselves while attending a live event; refusing to traffic in the vulgarity...
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With Crosby still Crosby, the Penguins are now Cup favorites
When the hockey world finishes genuflecting at the altar of Sidney Christ — he died for our player safety sins, and rose again once we tightened rules on hits to the head — the conversation will shift...
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Report: No Wayne Gretzky for Rangers at Winter Classic after all
In the last few weeks, Wayne Gretzky said he wouldn't participate in the Winter Classic Alumni Hockey Game between the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers; then he said, 'hey, maybe I will if...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Crosby afterglow and conspiracy theories
It's a Tuesday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Star: Potentially Coach Mike Yeo of the Minnesota Wild. Or someone else. Really, there's no...
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Kyle Turris signs in Phoenix, avoids ineligibility
Kyle Turris news was an inevitability this week, what with the Phoenix Coyotes' forward still unsigned only eight days from the December 1st deadline, after which he would have been ineligible to play...
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Puck Headlines: NHL All-Star vote totals; Crosby as hockey Tebow
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Via reader Glen Gages:...
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Do fans have a right to know specifics on player injuries?
If you're an NFL fan, or a fantasy football freak, you've no doubt noticed the evolution of injury reports. Hazy terminology like "questionable" has yielded to specific injuries and ailments, to the...
View ArticleVideo: Jonathan Toews breaks targets across ice in viral clip
Remember last year when Sidney Crosby was starring in "amateur" shot viral clips for Reebok, using his 11K SicKick stick to straighten the net onto its moorings and pick off pucks in a pyramid with...
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Puck Previews: Blues host Kings; James Reimer on the mend
Back by popular demand, here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when...
View ArticleTuesday’s Three Stars: Leafs, Oilers rout foes; Mitchell sinks Blues
No. 1 Star: Tyler Bozak, Toronto Maple Leafs The Leafs are really enjoying beating certain teams from the Southeast Division of late. After routing the Washington Capitals 7-1 on Saturday night, they...
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Which players have most grassroots support for NHL All-Star Game?
The first results from the 2012 NHL All-Star Game voting are in, and … well, the game's in Ottawa, and there are three Senators (Erik Karlsson, Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza) and one ex-Senator...
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Semin back for Capitals; Joel Ward scratched for oversleeping
After watching his team flail and flounder for the last two weeks, Washington Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau took a dramatic step on Monday when he scratched star sniper Alex Semin in a win over the...
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The Buffalo Sabres vs. Milan Lucic: Avenge or ignore?
Milan Lucic anticipated the questions as much as the hockey world anticipates his Boston Bruins' game against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. Did he intend to run Ryan Miller? Did he mock the...
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