Is Jeff Carter’s unhappiness in Columbus scaring off trade partners?
Earlier this month, the Columbus Blue Jackets' owners decided it was in the best interests of the team to put Jeff Carter on the trading block. Actually trading him is, of course, an entirely different...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski: Jesse Spector of Sporting News; Shanahan midseason...
It's a Tuesday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Star: Jesse Spector of The Sporting News hops on to talk...
View ArticleAttitude change, positivity credited for Penguins’ recent turnaround
They filed out onto the ice at BankAtlantic Center on the morning of Jan. 13, each sporting a captain's "C" on their practice jerseys -- or in Evgeni Malkin's case, a "K." They defended their captain...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Easiest and hardest NHL schedules; agent vs. blogger; Jagr back
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. • Leahy and Wysh at the NHL...
View ArticleWatch stunt driver score trick-shot goals with an ice-sliding Alfa Romeo (Video)
Every hockey team wants a big body that can score goals; preferably one that has some wheels, too. That established: We imagine this Alfa Giulietta by Alfa Romeo U.K. will be one of the most sought...
View ArticleAre we witnessing the end of Marek Zidlicky with the Minnesota Wild?
Defenseman Marek Zidlicky will be a healthy scratch for the Minnesota Wild against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night, which is significant for a few reasons. First, that it's the third straight...
View ArticlePenguins: No fracture for Sidney Crosby, but neck injury possible source of...
One hour before the NHL All-Star Game on Sunday, news broke that Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby had an "abnormality" of the C1 and C2 vertebrae in his neck, discovered via an MRI while...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Team Chara, Team Alfredsson redux; Hawks-Canucks; Islanders to...
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 ArticlePenguins’ Michalek bumps into his goalie; Maple Leafs’ goal waved off for...
Great play here by Phil Kessel, as he backs off the Penguins defenders before coming to a sudden stop along the half-wall, circling back, then making a savvy pass to Tyler Bozak for the goal....
View ArticleDennis Seidenberg caps off Bruins’ comeback with a red line slapshot (video)
With 21 minutes to go in Tuesday night's game, the surprising Ottawa Senators led the Boston Bruins 3-1, and they looked well on their way to starting off the back half of the season with an impressive...
View ArticleHockey prodigy Oliver Wahlstrom strikes again with incredible lacrosse goal...
Remember Oliver Wahlstrom? In 2009, the then-9-year-old hockey prodigy scored a spin-o-rama lacrosse-style goal in the TD Bank Mini 1-on-1 tournament that landed him everywhere from SportsCenter to...
View ArticlePaul Gaustad asked Max Pacioretty ‘Where’s Chara?’ during Sabres win over...
Near the end of the Buffalo Sabres' 3-1 win at the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night, Buffalo center Paul Gaustad started running his mouth near the Habs bench. His target was Montreal's Max...
View ArticleTuesday’s Three Stars: Cogliano’s quick trick; Leafs, Wild, blow three-goal...
This photo nicely illustrates the quality of the netminding Cogliano faced during his second period scoring spree. No. 1 Star: John Tavares, New York Islanders Though Tavares was able to pick up a 2nd...
View ArticleMeet Jan Mursak, the first hockey player with a tail (Video)
Some players are just born to play hockey, and I don't mean because they're good at it. I mean because they're freaks, and their freakish anatomy is particularly conducive to playing the game. Zdeno...
View ArticleKHL’s Ilya Ezhov presents the season’s funkiest goalie victory dance (Video)
SKA goalie Ilya Ezhov was in a rather good mood. His team trounced Torpedo in a KHL game last week, 8-3, building a five-goal lead just 4:50 into the third period. So Ezhov did what any professional...
View ArticlePass or Fail: The Mario Lemieux Hat Trick
The origins of the Gordie Howe Hat Trick — at least one goal, one assist and one fight, all in the same game — remain a mystery, but since around 1997 the 'Gordie' has remained one of the NHL's most...
View ArticlePuck Daddy Hockey Rumors Live Chat!
The trade deadline is a-comin'! Please join us beginning at NOON ET/9 a.m. PT today for our weekly chat that includes a revolving door of panelists like Lyle (Spector) Richardson of Spector's Hockey;...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Jack Edwards, Dmitry Chesnokov, NHL’s biggest...
It's a Wednesday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Star: Jack Edwards of NESN calls in to talk about being...
View ArticleWhat are the biggest questions facing each NHL team down the stretch of...
The NHL All-Star Game isn't the midway point of the season, but it does drop the checkered flag for rampant trade deadline speculation and big debates about the direction of teams down the stretch....
View ArticleAlexander Radulov hits his coach with his hockey stick (Video)
It doesn't take much for a Russian player to earn the label "enigmatic". It's an unfair stereotype, in my opinion, borne largely on the basis of one or two high-profile characters earning the...
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