If you’re not exactly sure how to feel about your team’s moves at the Trade Deadline (and the days leading up to it, because Ray Shero), this will be your emotional guide. Refer to this if you feel the need to boast or cry, depending on whether you’re a Blue Jackets fan or a Flames fan. Anaheim Ducks: Acquisitions: F ... Read More »
Maple Leafs fans and players, along with the rest of the hockey world were surprised with a move that came out of left field Wednesday afternoon, and don’t fret, Roberto Luongo is still in Vancouver. TSN reporter -and the man with all the hockey answers- Bob McKenzie, first reported shortly after noon that Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) have fired President and General ... Read More »
With the NHL and the Players Association striking a middle-of-the-night deal to save what is left of the 2012-13 season, like many fans I may rejoice that there will in-fact be NHL hockey. But is it a good thing for the game of professional hockey? The deal is obviously good economics as a season is otherwise saved and will now ... Read More »
It took them 113 days, but it’s over. The NHL Lockout is over, yes you can breathe that sigh of relief, and put down those pitchforks and torches, yes you, put it down. The NHL and the NHLPA finally reached a tentative agreement on a new CBA early Sunday morning. It was 5:00 AM ET when finally a deal was ... Read More »
By now it should be clear that the brains behind promoting the game of hockey for the NHL aren’t the sharpest cookies in the box. This is apparent nearly every time a coach, owner, general manager, or player opens his[1] mouth. I’m not referring to the lockout that has earned the ire of so many fans, or to its drawn-out ... Read More »
While the NHL is still under a frustrating lockout, there is still hockey being played at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Although the players on the ice aren’t wearing the Blues’ sweaters, the jerseys flashing down both ends of the ice are, in fact, blue. The Scottrade Center is playing host to a league that bears a similar name. ... Read More »
As the NHL lockout continues to drag on with the NHL now suing the NHLPA it doesn’t look like there will be a season this year. But hockey fans won’t be completely without the sport this holiday season as the annual IIHF World Juniors tournament will be taking place in Ufa Russia. For Canadians, this is the biggest international tournament of the year, one that we ... Read More »
As the NHL lockout continues to drag on, it gets harder and harder to comprehend how greedy, moronic, shameful and egotistical both the Players Association (NHLPA) and the Board of Governors (NHL Owners)have acted, throughout it all. After last Thursday’s charade, the damage both sides are doing to the league and the sport of hockey is palpable. Now, if this ... Read More »
Last week was the most interesting of weeks during this lockout that we’ve been experiencing. After two days of bargaining and several offers, counter offers, we were looking at even training camp starting this week! Steve Fehr and Bill Daly even addressed the media Tuesday night side by side, they looked united. Even NHLPA’s Donald Fehr addressed the media Thursday ... Read More »
The 2012-13 season is over. I know it, you know it, and the teams and players know it. So whom does the full-season lockout benefit the most? Who gets the short end of the [broken] stick? I’ve broken it down team-by-team for you: Winners: Boston Bruins: The Bruins got all their players re-signed pre-lockout and will probably get an amnesty ... Read More »
Hockey fans have been noticeably angry about the latest NHL lockout. Many fans are calling for the resignation of either Gary Bettman or Donald Fehr, or both. Some fans have even broached the possibility of boycotting the league even after the conflict between the NHL and NHLPA has been resolved. Hockey fans are not happy about cancelled games or the fight over ... Read More »
The best part of the night wasn’t the star caliber constantly on the ice. It wasn’t the inconsistency of cheering by specific fan bases, or the almost-fight between Carcillo and Asham, or even the deafening boos toward Jersey Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino when introduced. The two highlights of the night were both chants: “We want hockey,” and “Bettman sucks.” It was ... Read More »
While Billionaires and Millionaires are fighting for more money like the greedy and ignorant people they are, A young kid on the West Coast has had his dreams dashed. Let me tell you a story about a young kid named Nicholas Jenkins. Nicholas who is twelve years old has a birth defect called Spina Bifida. For those who don’t know ... Read More »
The effects of Hurricane Sandy have been devastating to the New Jersey and New York coastlines and in the midst of fundraisers, charity events, and donation stations, the few NHL players remaining on North American soil during this lockout have found a way to help the cause in their own way. On Saturday, November 24th, several NHL players will play ... Read More »
Dear Mr. Bettman and the rest of the NHL (including the NHLPA): By withholding hockey from the fans, you are dooming the very markets you are trying so desperately to save. The Coyotes are good right now. They just made it to the Conference Finals. That creates a bit of a buzz in the area, regardless of how much anyone ... Read More »
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