They've been raked for not taking their pound of flesh from Matt Cooke, the Pittsburgh Penguin who knocked Bruins centre Marc Savard cold, perhaps ending his season. The Bruins hoped the NHL would suspend Cooke. It didn't.
And in less than a week, the Bruins and Penguins are scheduled to play again, this time in Boston's TD Garden, where the mood is certain to be grim if not hostile if not blo
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Posted by cegeland 7 hours ago (http://www.theglobeandmail.com)NHL Top Rookies This Season Playing More Games Than Ever
Posted by cegeland 7 hours ago (http://www.nhl.com)
The NHL's top rookies -- Matt Duchene, John Tavares, Victor Hedman, James van Riemsdyk and Tyler Myers -- are in uncharted territory: None of them has ever played this many regular-season games.
The fear with rookies at this time of the year is that they'll hit "the wall." The rookie wall differs for players who came to the NHL from college and those who took the major junior route. College te Read More »
The fear with rookies at this time of the year is that they'll hit "the wall." The rookie wall differs for players who came to the NHL from college and those who took the major junior route. College te Read More »
Calder Trophy Race Down To Goalies, Duchene And Myers
Posted by IceColdNews 2 days ago (http://sports.yahoo.com)
With roughly 16-18 games left for most teams, the Calder Trophy race is fairly solidified and rather surprising ... at least in the sense that, for the second straight season, we may not see an offensive player win the rookie prize.
At least if Tyler Myers(notes) or Jimmy Howard have anything to say about it. Read More »
At least if Tyler Myers(notes) or Jimmy Howard have anything to say about it. Read More »
The Battle For Eighth In The West Heats Up
Posted by IceColdNews 3 days ago (http://www.calgarysun.com)
Six months ago, a showdown for eighth place between the Calgary Flames and the Detroit Red Wings wasn’t expected at this time of year.
Yet, that’s where the teams are heading into their Tuesday clash at the Joe Louis Arena. Read More »
Yet, that’s where the teams are heading into their Tuesday clash at the Joe Louis Arena. Read More »
No Big Deals Made On Deadline Day
Posted by cegeland 8 days ago (http://www.cbc.ca)
Deadline day madness? It didn't exactly turn out that way.
What promised to be a day full of blockbuster trades and surprising moves made by the NHL's 30 general managers turned out to be a pretty tame affair
Thirty deals were completed by the time the NHL's trade deadline passed at 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, but none of them could be described as jaw dropping.
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What promised to be a day full of blockbuster trades and surprising moves made by the NHL's 30 general managers turned out to be a pretty tame affair
Thirty deals were completed by the time the NHL's trade deadline passed at 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, but none of them could be described as jaw dropping.
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Canadian Teams Fairly Quiet At The Deadline
Posted by cegeland 8 days ago (http://www.cbc.ca)
While teams south of the border were busy on NHL trade deadline day, all was relatively quiet on the Canadian front.
The Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens didn't make a single deal on Wednesday prior to the 3 p.m. ET deadline (although both clubs did make moves on Tuesday), while the NHL's four other Canadian clubs made trades that hardly could be classified as blockbusters.
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The Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens didn't make a single deal on Wednesday prior to the 3 p.m. ET deadline (although both clubs did make moves on Tuesday), while the NHL's four other Canadian clubs made trades that hardly could be classified as blockbusters.
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Boston, Chicago And Philadelphia Defend Their Lack Of Moves
Posted by IceColdNews 8 days ago (http://espn.go.com)
Judging from the reaction on our ESPN.com message boards, the angriest hockey fans in North America on Wednesday lived in Philadelphia and Boston.
And the puckheads in Chicago were a little disappointed the juggernaut Blackhawks didn't improve in goal, which, quite frankly, was never going to be easy given Cristobal Huet's massive contract. Read More »
And the puckheads in Chicago were a little disappointed the juggernaut Blackhawks didn't improve in goal, which, quite frankly, was never going to be easy given Cristobal Huet's massive contract. Read More »
Why Hockey Is The Gold Standard At The Olympics
Posted by cegeland 16 days ago (http://www.nhldigest.com)
This isn’t just the Olympics, this is All-Star Week. We’re watching the Puck Control Relay, the Fastest Skater, Hardest Shot, Breakaway Challenge and Elimination Shootout. We’re watching the playoffs. We’re watching the Stanley Cup finals. We’re watching the culmination of careers and dreams. The hopes of countries that often don’t get to show their national pride on a global stage. Finland, Swed
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