Numbers don’t lie (as the TV show says) but they can be misleading at times. Most of the time, though, they do tend to point out the true nature of a player or team and what their strengths and weaknesses are. Often, we find that the hard facts will contradict what we think we know ...
When you really look at it, the NHL is its own little weird universe. The playoffs have enough customs and traditions to make up a whole new cultural experience in North America. In what other sport do you make a vow to discontinue grooming your facial hair in the name of the team? Then there’s ...
When the New Jersey Devils acquired Alexei Ponikarovsky from the Carolina Hurricanes on January 20 they knew they were getting a big guy (6’4″, 225 lbs), and also adding more depth to solidify their four lines. What I’m sure not even GM Lou Lamoriello knew was how the 32-year-old would respond in the postseason, because ...
Another round has passed and the stage has been set. In one corner there is the New Jersey Devils. No, we have not gone back in time to the Scott Stevens era at the turn of the century. Since the lockout, the Devils’ dynasty has turned into a team prone to late collapses and disappointing ...
At the end of the Buffalo Sabres hockey season team president Ted Black, during an interview with the Associated Press, declared that GM Darcy Regier and Lindy Ruff will both be retained for another season. In doing so, he continued the purgatory of mediocrity Sabres fans have been stuck in since the franchise lost team ...
The Vancouver Canucks are the golden child of BC sports. They are one of the most successful and well supported teams in the NHL and the Canucks could do virtually anything (or nothing at all) and sell-out every game, with the season ticket wait-list growing ever longer. Since the Grizzlies moved to Memphis in 2001, the only other high-profile ...
The Washington Capitals acquired center Zach Hamill from the Boston Bruins in exchange for left wing Chris Bourque. It was announced Saturday by Vice President and General Manager George McPhee. Hamill, a native of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia was drafted 8th overall in the 1st round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft held at the ...
Not long after Al Gore invented the internet, I started listening to Los Angeles Kings games on a red transistor radio. The mid-70′s were tumultuous times. Gerald Ford had just assumed the presidency. Disco was beginning to sweep the nation. Cap’n Crunch’s controversial eyebrows-on-hat placement was sparking anthropomorphic debate. Most notable of all, the Los ...
With one fell swoop of Adam Henrique’s stick, the New York Rangers’ Stanley Cup hopes came tumbling down like a house of cards. It was an end to a playoffs that didn’t go according to plan for the Rangers, to put it lightly. After a strong regular season as one of the league’s elite teams, ...
The debate of to trade or not to trade surrounds the Toronto Maple Leafs’ first round pick. Given these various factors, it only makes sense to keep it…
