Is Kings GM Dean Lombardi’s fate tied to the NHL trade deadline?
Perhaps it's psychological scarring from the Wayne Gretzky years, or just the philosophy of what large market teams "should" look like, but there's been this notion that the Los Angeles Kings and GM...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Colorado’s Ryan O’Reilly, Capitals drama, lopsided...
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: We're talking Colorado Avalanche and Marek's...
View ArticleWhat do you get when you lose 48-0 in Finland? Free sausages
Please recall in Sept. 2008 when the Bulgarian women's ice hockey team lost 82-0 in their 2010 Olympic qualifier. A rout half as bad as the one suffered by the Bulgarian ladies happened on Monday in...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s Create a Cheesy 1990s-style NHL Poster contest: Gallery 1
Puck Daddy's Create a Cheesy NHL Player Poster is our latest reader art contest, marrying your impressive Photoshop skills with your dark and twisted imaginations. So far, the results are impressive:...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Toews, Datsyuk among injured stars; Coyotes sale update; T.O....
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. • Oh, like Chicago could...
View ArticleHockey three-way! Lightning trade Downie to Avs for Quincey, flip Quincey to...
On our ranking of defensemen who could make an impact at the 2012 NHL trade deadline, Pavel Kubina was listed at No. 3; the Tampa Bay Lightning traded him to the Philadelphia Flyers over the weekend....
View ArticleFinally, Ilya Bryzgalov will face the park-less masses in Winnipeg
(Image of the Bryzgalov thermos courtesy of Scotty Hockey, who notes that "someone at Shop NHL has a sense of humor ...") The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that Ilya Bryzgalov will start at the...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Hawks-Wings; Coyotes, Kings in first goal wins; Wellwood vs...
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 ArticleDid Avalanche know Yzerman was turning Kyle Quincey into Detroit’s 1st-round...
As with any three-way deal, one team's fans are left wondering about the middle man being eliminated. The Colorado Avalanche traded defenseman Kyle Quincey to the Tampa Bay Lightning for forward Steve...
View ArticleMike Ribeiro mocks Montreal after getting first star in Dallas win (VIDEO)
In 2006, the Montreal Canadiens traded center Mike Ribeiro to the Dallas Stars. On Tuesday night, he returned to Bell Centre for the first time in the regular season to face his boyhood idols. At the...
View ArticleTuesday’s Three Stars: Carter’s trick; Vrbata ‘Radims’ Coyotes; Pavelec makes...
The Phoenix Coyotes celebrate a goal as Jonathan Quick continues to search for his contact lens. No. 1 Star: Jeff Carter, Columbus Blue Jackets In his 500th game (and maybe because of it), Carter...
View ArticleFlyers’ Claude Giroux breaks commentator’s watch with accidental slash to the...
If you're a Winnipeg Jets' fan, it has to be difficult to watch the highlights from Tuesday night's 5-4 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, especially Wayne Simmonds's game-tying goal with 10...
View ArticleCanucks’ fan honors fallen friend’s wish to throw fish on the ice during...
Late in the third period of the Vancouver Canucks' 6-2 home win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, someone threw a salmon onto the ice. For most, it seemed like a random act. (I mean, what's...
View ArticleKings’ Kyle Clifford faces the Shanahammer after check to the head of Gilbert...
The turning point in Tuesday night's clutch 5-4 shootout win for the Phoenix Coyotes? When Los Angeles Kings forward Kyle Clifford laid out Gilbert Brule with 6:13 left in regulation, caused a scrum...
View ArticleRed Wings will reward Todd Bertuzzi with 2-year extension as trial looms this...
The key date for Todd Bertuzzi now that he's apparently decided to remain with the Detroit Red Wings on a 2-year extension: Sept. 24. The trial over former Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore's $38...
View ArticleRalph Nader responds to Ryan Lambert’s criticism of his anti-fighting stance
Ralph Nader, the 77-year-old consumer activist, is the founder of League of Fans. Along with sports policy director Dr. Ken Reed, Nader's organization "encourages social and civic responsibility in...
View ArticlePuck Daddy Hockey Rumors Live Chat!
The Trade Deadline nears! Remain calm! 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...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Adrian Dater on Quincey trade; trade deadline...
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: Adrian Dater from the Denver Post and Sports...
View ArticleWhich NHL teams may have reinforcements on the way as the trade deadline...
The NHL trade deadline is Monday, and team executives are huddled together figuring out what they need to make the playoffs or compete for the Stanley Cup. And, in turn, trying to factor in the...
View ArticleColumbus GM Scott Howson ‘moving forward’, deals Antoine Vermette to Phoenix
Columbus Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson finally pulled off a trade in which he acquired a goaltender. No, it didn't have anything to do with Rick Nash leaving town. With the NHL trade deadline...
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