Could Luongo rob MVP from Kesler if Canucks win Cup?
Should the Vancouver Canucks win the Stanley Cup, Ryan Kesler is literally the odds-on favorite to win the Conn Smythe: Bodog had him at 7-to-5 before the Stanley Cup Final began, followed by Tim...
View ArticlePuck Daddy Stanley Cup Final Game 3 Live Chat
It's Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, as the action shifts to the Hub of Hockey and the Boston Bruins try to cut into the Vancouver Canucks' 2-0 series lead. Wyshynski and Cotsonika are in Boston for...
View ArticleWitness Boston Bruins Stanley Cup Final fan costume party
BOSTON — Outside of TD Garden, Boston Bruins fans commingled with Vancouver Canucks fans in a combination street fair/beer garden/place to take photos with small bears. The scene included this fan who...
View ArticleVideo: Bruins’ Nathan Horton stretchered off after late hit
UPDATE: The Bruins announced Tuesday morning that Horton will miss the remainder of the Stanley Cup Final with a "severe concussion." Scary sight early in the first period of Game 3 as Vancouver...
View ArticleVideo: Tim Thomas gets chippy, lays big hit on Henrik Sedin
As with any 4-0 game in the third period, things were getting chippy, especially after the Aaron Rome hit on Nathan Horton early in the game. With the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks dishing out...
View ArticleVideo: Milan Lucic escalates finger bite mockery with Canucks
BOSTON — In Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Alex Burrows of the Vancouver Canucks bit the finger of Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins. In Game 2, Max Lapierre of the Canucks mocked Bergeron by...
View ArticleCanucks try to explain 8-1 Game 3 embarrassment by Bruins
BOSTON — After Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa was asked if Brad Marchand's shorthanded goal for the Boston Bruins was a turning point on Monday night. "When...
View ArticleMonday’s Three Stars: Bruins, Thomas bounce back in Game 3 rout
No. 1 Star: Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins After dropping the first two games on the road, the Bruins returned to TD Garden and behind Thomas' 40 saves and one big hit on Henrik Sedin routed the Vancouver...
View ArticleVideo: Hockey robot slapshot reaches 110 mph
Brittle hockey sticks are a regular sight during games, with the newer one-piece composite twigs always snapping at a critical moment in the game (just ask Alex Edler Monday night). A professor and...
View ArticleBruins fans really can’t stand sitting near the Green Men
BOSTON — Imagine you're a Boston Bruins season ticket holder attending the first Stanley Cup Final game in the city since 1990. You assume some of your usual game-night buddies have sold their tickets...
View ArticleNathan Horton’s season over, severe concussion from Rome hit
BOSTON — Aaron Rome of the Vancouver Canucks ended Nathan Horton's season in Game 3; which is to say a defenseman averaging 13:01 per game in ice time sent a playoff hero for the Boston Bruins out of...
View ArticleListen To Puck Daddy Radio for Canucks/Bruins, Rome ban
It's a Tuesday edition of Puck Daddy Radio, and we're chatting about the following and much more: • Wyshynski in Boston. • Full review of Game 3 between the Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks. • Aaron...
View ArticleNHL suspends Aaron Rome 4 games for Nathan Horton hit
Sportsnet's Dan Murphy broke the news that the NHL has suspended Aaron Rome four games for his late hit on Nathan Horton in Game 3 Monday night. The ban will continue on into next season should the...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: NBC wins Olympic rights; assistant coach Brind’Amour
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. • We've seen a lot of twins...
View ArticleAfter suspension, Canucks lament loss of Aaron Rome from Final
BOSTON — Some might see it as sympathy for the devil. Others might see it as hockey people lamenting the unfortunate circumstances on a "hockey play" that took two players out of the Stanley Cup...
View ArticleBourne Blog: Canucks need to take Game 3 and ‘flush it’
At a certain point in the third period of last night's shellacking, the Vancouver Canucks looked like they had already surrendered the game like a bad hand in blackjack. They were down 5-1, time was...
View ArticleTrue North to hire Kevin Cheveldayoff as Winnipeg GM
Over the weekend, news came out that True North had decided not to retain Rick Dudley as general manager of the Winnipeg franchise despite the three years remaining on his contract. It was also learned...
View ArticleGame 4 ratings hold as Stanley Cup Final shifts back to NBC
After a sizeable NBC rating for Game 1 and a drop off during Game 2's overtime victory for the Vancouver Canucks, the ratings when the Stanley Cup Final shifted to VERSUS in the U.S. for Games 3 and 4...
View ArticleBossier-Shreveport Mudbugs win CHL title, then cease operations
After 10 years in the Central Hockey League, the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs finally captured the President's Cup as league champion this season, and they weren't about to let the moment pass without a...
View ArticleVideo: Dancin’ Rachel McAdams is our new Conn Smythe favorite
If you're like us, you rooted against Rachel McAdams in "Mean Girls"; wanted to marry her in "Wedding Crashers"; didn't see "The Notebook" (or would never confirm if you did); and wished she had played...
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