The morning after the Florida Panthers’ 2-1 win against the New York Rangers, defensemen Nick Boynton found his bags packed and a car waiting to take him to the airport. He had been sent home for disciplinary reasons by head coach Pete DeBoer and general manager Jacques Martin.
Boynton had been benched for the 3rd period [...]
Martin Brodeur made his return to the New Jersey Devils, Thursday night in a 4-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
Martin Brodeur missed 50 games witha left elbow injury, which required surgery. When he was first injured, it was believed that he would not return until late March or early April. However, Brodeur had a very successful [...]
MJ Kasprzak previews today’s match-up between the San Jose Sharks and the Montreal Canadiens…in English.
Pay-cheque deductions: income tax, health coverage, EI insurance…parking?!
That is what you’d see as a Tampa Bay Lightning employee. The team is asking all employees to pay to park their car at their own job in an effort to help pay down an annual lease of $250,000 for a piece of property adjacent to the arena. [...]
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This clean hit on Carolina’s Rod “Mask” Brind’Amour by Patrick Kaleta of the Buffalo Sabres brings back memories of the classic series of NHL games by EA Sports. You know, the ones where a nasty hit garnered a halo of stars and a giggle-inducing appearance by those pixelated goofballs with the stretcher.
I miss my Sega [...]
In his return to the lineup last night Chris Osgood made 30 saves and only allowed one goal as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Los Angeles Kings in a 2-1 snoozer. This was Osgood’s first start since losing in a 6-5 shootout to the Avalanche on February 15.
“I felt really sharp,” Osgood said. “It [...]
My first subject of this feature was Alexandre Daigle, who went on to have a very disappointing career for a #1 overall pick in the entry draft. However, there have been worse, and one of them is Patrik Stefan.
Patrik Stefan began his professional hockey career in the Czech Republic for HC Sparta Praha, scoring 9 [...]
MJ Kasprzak laments his Sharks lack of spirit more than he celebrates their victory over host Ottawa.
I have to be honest here: I miss the Vernon days. He was a scrappy little guy who didn’t take any guff from anyone, not even Bob Probert.
All right, maybe he feared Probert just a little bit.
Paul Benvin covers the Detroit Red Wings for The Hockey Writers. Feel free to contact him with tips, video, [...]
Everyone knows the deal by now: A 3.29 GAA and a .879 save percentage. True, it’s not exactly playoff-caliber goaltending, but Chris Osgood has been here a few times before. And guess what? He’s getting ready to start all over again, this time hoping for more productive results.
Tonight will be Chris Osgood’s first start since [...]
