Friday’s Three Stars: Devils, Red Wings roll; solid fight for Iginla, Beauchemin
There was much joy in Anaheim on Friday night. Much, much joy. No. 1 Star: Zach Parise, New Jersey Devils Parise's hat trick led the Devils to a 5-0 rout of the Washington Capitals, giving him 27...
View ArticleWatch Mark Giordano’s desperation save on Anaheim empty-net goal attempt (VIDEO)
The last minute of Calgary's game against the Anaheim Ducks was frustrating for the Flames, who came away from the key Western Conference game with zero points thanks to Ryan Getzlaf's goal with 46...
View ArticleMaple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle accepts Joffrey Lupul critique, says he made...
When Randy Carlyle was hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night, replacing Ron Wilson, one of the most immediate questions was about the professional hell into which left wing Joffrey Lupul was...
View ArticleGM Brian Burke: Maple Leafs fan chants led to Ron Wilson’s firing
About sixteen months before they were calling for Coach Ron Wilson's head, Toronto Maple Leafs fans filled the Air Canada Centre with boos directed at captain Dion Phaneuf for his underwhelming play....
View ArticleThe Islanders’ playoff hopes may be done, but there’s still reason for optimism
The New York Islanders headed into their four-game road trip likely needing 6 of 8 points to keep a playoff spot within the realm of possibility. They got three, their only win coming Saturday...
View ArticleBrandon Sutter’s leaping roughing penalty on goalie in OT: Agree or disagree?...
Giving Steven Stamkos the room to operate on a 4-on-3 power play in overtime usually means you're about to watch Steven Stamkos end the game. The Carolina Hurricanes witnessed that on Saturday night,...
View ArticleSaturday’s Three Stars: Stamkos OT hero; Carlyle wins Leafs debut; Sabres...
No. 1 Star: Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning Stamkos scored an unassisted goal in the second period to cut the Carolina Hurricanes' lead to 3-2 and then scored the game-winning goal in overtime to...
View ArticleBruce Boudreau on Ducks/Kings officiating: ‘Worst calls I’ve seen in a...
The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks each had 13 penalty minutes in their game on Saturday night. But Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau disagreed ever so slightly with referees Dan O'Rourke and Ian Walsh...
View ArticleYou Can Play: Behind Patrick Burke’s bold effort using NHL players to fight...
Patrick Burke calls it "casual homophobia" in hockey. It's the jocular language used in the locker room and on the ice that's intended to be humorous among teammates or insulting to opponents, but are...
View ArticleDavid Poile’s moves further proof Predators are real Cup contenders
As I wrote last year, the thought of the Nashville Predators being treated with kids gloves is over and done with. The continuing praise of "doing so much with so little" is very tired considering,...
View ArticleParalyzed high schooler Matt Brown drops ceremonial puck before Boston Bruins...
In January of 2010, high school hockey player Matt Brown, of Norwood, Massachusetts, broke his neck on a collision with the boards. The incident left him paralyzed from the chest down. It was 102 days...
View ArticlePlease don’t ask Ilya Bryzgalov about how well Ilya Bryzgalov is playing
WASHINGTON, DC — Ilya Bryzgalov bobbed his head to the thumping beat filling the Philadelphia Flyers' victorious locker room, following his 1-0 shutout of the Washington Capitals on Sunday night. For...
View ArticleSunday’s Three Stars: Bryz blanks Caps; historic win for Isles’ Nilsson
No. 1 Star: Ilya Bryzgalov, Philadelphia Flyers Bryz earned his 26th career shutout and third of the year by making 34 saves and shutting out the Washington Capitals 1-0. Eric Wellwood's second of the...
View ArticleWatch Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson fall victim to LA Kings Kiss-Cam (VIDEO)
Most in-arena entertainment diversions are garbage. Like voting on which Nickelback song to hear or watching some newbie struggle to answer a trivia question 99 percent of the crowd answered before it...
View ArticleWhat We Learned: Despite ‘miracle’ run, the Anaheim Ducks are now roasted
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each...
View ArticleDo the Washington Capitals even have a system?
One of these days, Ovie. Bang! Zoom! Straight to the moon! When Dale Hunter replaced Bruce Boudreau as the coach of the Washington Capitals on November 28, 2011, there was some question about whether...
View ArticleDon Cherry vs. Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke: The new battle of Ontario
Don Cherry is a man of the people. The people of Ontario. He visits local rinks, talks to Hockey Dads, has young players tugging at his loud jacket like he's the mayor of Hockeyville. Don Cherry also...
View ArticleFantasy Hockey: Trade deadline impact; selling high on Kronwall; Green among...
Dobber checks in every Monday to force-feed you the latest fantasy hockey trends. The founder of DobberHockey.com and a columnist for The Hockey News website, he long ago immersed himself into this...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Patrick Burke of You Can Play; Don Cherry’s rant;...
It's a Monday 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 Stars: Patrick Burke, scout for the Philadelphia Flyers,...
View ArticlePuck Daddy chats with Radim Vrbata about hot Coyotes, Dave Tippett, his...
When asked what kind of attention he's getting this season because of his individual success, Phoenix Coyotes forward Radim Vrbata jokingly responds, "I have to do more interviews like this." When your...
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