Blue Jackets ship Jeff Carter to Los Angeles for Jack Johnson, first round pick
Reunited and it feels so good. Exactly eight months to the day that Mike Richards and Jeff Carter were dealt from the Philadelphia Flyers, the pair are back together again, this time in Los Angeles....
View ArticleAnalysis: Jeff Carter for Jack Johnson deal a royal coup for Kings,...
"The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenseman Jack Johnson and the Los Angeles Kings' first-round selection in either 2012 or 2013 for forward Jakub Voracek, the eighth-overall pick in the 2011...
View ArticleAlex Burrows ends Wings’ home winning streak with familiar stick-breaking...
The Vancouver Canucks ended the Detroit Red Wings' historic home winning streak at 23 games Thursday, defeating the Wings 4-3 in a shootout. The winner was scored by Alex Burrows, who celebrated the...
View ArticleThursday’s Three Stars: Dubnyk blanks Flyers; Canucks end Red Wings’ 23-game...
No. 1 Star: Devan Dubnyk, Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk kept the Philadelphia Flyers at bay all night with a 35-save performance earning him his 12th win of the year in a 2-0 Oilers win. Jordan Eberle and...
View ArticleWhole lotta love for Penguins goalie Brent Johnson’s Led Zeppelin-inspired mask
Mask art can be a window into a goaltender's soul. That established, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Brent Johnson's soul is a funny-smelling van from the 1970s that shakes every time Robert Plant yelps....
View ArticleSorry, Rick Nash: Dustin Brown just became the pretty girl at NHL trade...
He's a 27-year-old forward averaged 27 goals over the last four seasons. He's been a leader on his team for several seasons, earning the captaincy. He's a physical presence, among the League leaders in...
View ArticleEvgeny Kuznetsov, Capitals’ prospect and KHL star, stretchered off ice after...
Evgeni Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals' first round draft pick, is one of the hottest players in the KHL at the moment. He has 41 points in 48 games for Traktor and is one of the leaders in the KHL...
View ArticlePuck Daddy chats with Jim Slater about Winnipeg Jets’ playoff push, Words...
Jim Slater was in the grocery store this week when a woman he assumed wasn't in the demographics for a die-hard hockey fan approached him. "She came up to me and said, 'We love the Jets and we love...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Dave Hanson from ‘Slap Shot’; the Jeff Carter...
It's a (gettin' down on) Friday 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: Dave Hanson, the iconic star of...
View ArticleWhy would anyone want to play for the Montreal Canadiens?
Last Sunday, the 2012 NHLPA/CBC Sports Players Poll was released, and most of its answers were to be expected. The Canucks were crowned the most overrated, three Bruins topped the list of toughest...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Dustin Brown staying put; trade deadline buyers and sellers;...
• Really, really, really, awesome news. Jack Jablonski, the Minnesota high school hockey player who was paralyzed during a game in December, surprised his teammates with a visit during a playoff game....
View ArticleOfficial Calgary Flames Twitter calls Ales Hemsky contract offer ‘a joke’
Strange things are afoot in social media as the NHL trade deadline nears. The official Twitter feeds for most NHL teams are usually reserved for game notes, contests, occasional news and some fan...
View ArticlePuck Daddy’s Create a Cheesy 1990s-style NHL Poster contest: Gallery 2
We knew it! The aliens were exercising their rights as Free Citizens the entire time! Well, you cheeky monkeys have done it again. The submissions for our Create-a-Cheesy 1990s-style NHL Poster contest...
View ArticleNo joke: Edmonton Oilers re-sign Ales Hemsky for 2 years, $10 million
Ales Hemsky is just full of surprises, isn't he? In agreeing to a 2-year, $10-million deal with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, the 28-year-old right wing passed up the chance to compete for a Stanley...
View ArticleMinnesota Wild trade Marek Zidlicky to Devils, actually get something of...
Defenseman Marek Zidlicky was done with the Minnesota Wild, after a fundamental disagreement with coach Mike Yeo about his role and public statements of frustration to the media. The Wild's options...
View ArticleFriday’s Three Stars: Miller, Schneider shine; Jones leads Avs to win
No. 1 Star: Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres The Sabres goalie made 35 saves through three periods and overtime, and then made three of four saves in the shootout to backstop Buffalo over the Boston...
View ArticlePatriots star Rob Gronkowski spikes the puck before AHL Worcester Sharks game...
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is nothing if not enthusiastic. Like dancing at the team's post-Super Bowl party despite being hobbled by an ankle injury; Gronk said on Friday that he was...
View ArticleChris Simon punches through linesman, elbows referee in KHL fight (VIDEO)
Chris Simon, infamous NHL goon-turned-KHL all-star, likes to punch people in the face. He doesn't like when someone tries to prevent him from punching people in the face. Simon, a winger for Metallurg,...
View ArticlePuck Daddy chats with ‘Goon’ star Liev Schreiber about honoring Bob Probert,...
After the handlebar mustache, the most immediately memorable aspect of Ross "The Boss" Rhea in the new movie "Goon" is his voice: The deliberate, rumbling cadence of a take-no-crap hockey brawler from...
View ArticleRangers trade Wojtek Wolski to Florida Panthers, clearing trade deadline cap...
Several players hit the waiver wire on Saturday — including Brian Rolston of the New York Islanders, Grant Clitsome of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Darryl Boyce of the Toronto Maple Leafs, who was...
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