The 7 NHL players with mind-blowing career plus/minus ratings
The Seven is an arbitrary list of randomly connected hockey subjects that will run every Thursday on Puck Daddy. Agree to disagree. In an advanced stats society, a players' plus/minus rating has...
View ArticleEverblades ‘under the sea’ hockey jersey is goofy, sadly snark-proof
The thing that we love about the ECHL's Florida Everblades is that they always know how to grab our attention. Whether it's sporting "Go Green" jerseys that looked like our Windows desktops circa 1997,...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Pegula on Penn St., bad own-goal, Sedins not soft?
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. • Philadelphia Flyers...
View ArticleCraig Smith has a boring name, but he’s playing exciting hockey
The Western Conference standings are currently full of unexpected developments. There weren't many predicting the Dallas Stars to be at the top, there were fewer still predicting the Edmonton Oilers...
View ArticleHere’s the NHL 2012 All-Star Game fan ballot; anyone snubbed?
(Not Pictured: Ovechkin uncontrollably laughing.) Once in a while, the National Hockey League learns from its mistakes, which is why you can score a goal with a skate in the crease and Chaka Khan...
View ArticlePuck Previews: Heatley, Seto return to San Jose; Taylor vs. Tyler
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 ArticleKris Russell escapes Columbus, meets Ken Hitchcock in St. Louis
Ken Hitchcock loves him some Kris Russell. This tracks back to when Hitch was coaching the Columbus Blue Jackets and Russell was a rookie defenseman, as chronicled by the delightful Gare Joyce on...
View ArticleThursday’s Three Stars: First-place Panthers; big Avs rally
No. 1 Star: Kris Versteeg, Florida Panthers Versteeg tallied his first hat-trick in the NHL during a 4-point night, helping Florida to a 5-2 win at the Winnipeg Jets and first place in the Southeast...
View ArticleShould Rangers seek retribution on Eric Staal for brother’s injury?
According to the New York Post, Marc Staal of the New York Rangers hasn't simply been out of the lineup since the start of the season — he's been shut down completely for the last month, on the advice...
View ArticleWatch an incredible hockey wedding, including matrimonial faceoff
On the day of her wedding to Drew Burant, Brit Wong faced the traditional stresses and strains for a bride: Nerves about the ceremony, concern for the comfort of their guests and whether her dress was...
View ArticleReader Contest: Enter Ryan Nugent-Hopkins poetry slam!
Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is a rookie sensation that has inspired some sensational analysis. Like drawing comparisons to a young Wayne Gretzky. Or anything said about The Nuge during a...
View ArticleOn Monday, Puck Daddy Radio returns daily as ‘Marek vs. Wyshynski’
Well this took long enough … Last episode of Puck Daddy Radio in The Score was Aug. 29, as that show ended for various, total bummer reasons. (Part of that bummer: Rob Pizzo, friend and radio buddy, is...
View ArticleKerry Fraser’s problematic take on Flyers/Lightning stalemate
Everyone and their mother has had a take on the Philadelphia Flyers' stall tactics against Guy Boucher and the Tampa Bay Lightning 1-3-1 system, but there were two recent reactions that deserve a...
View ArticlePuck Headlines: Alfredsson back; injury update for Wings, Pens, Caps
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. • You know, usually when you...
View ArticleAn illustrated guide to NHL No. 11s on 11-11-11
As you've no doubt noticed, today is Nov. 11, 2011. Hopefully you made a wish at 11:11 on 11/11/11 like Kim Kardashian did. Hopefully you've done nothing else in your life that Kim Kardashian would....
View ArticleWith Niklas Hagman waived, let’s revisit the Dion Phaneuf trade
Looking solely at Niklas Hagman's contributions to his team this season, it's safe to assume that the majority of Calgary Flames fans aren't too upset with the organization's decision to send him to...
View ArticleTrending Topics: The real reason Flyers are so mad at Tampa
Trending Topics is a new column that looks at the week in hockey according to Twitter. If you're only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the slow, sad...
View ArticlePuck Previews: NHL’s No. 1 vs. No. 2; Gretzky for Alumni Game?
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 the games are finished....
View ArticleVideo: Aaron Rome gets ejected for hit on Ducks’ Smith-Pelly
Midway through the second period, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Aaron Rome laid this hit on Anaheim Ducks rookie Devante Smith-Pelly: Rome was given five minutes for elbowing and a 10-minute game...
View ArticleFriday’s Three Stars: Howard blanks Oilers; Neal powers Pens
No. 1 Star: Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings Howard earned his third straight win with his second shutout in three games in a 3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Howard made 24 saves while the Red Wings...
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