Be honest…when you hear the name Damien, you think of creeps. You think of Satanic children. You think of of Marilyn Manson style goths, and amoral drug users. You think of skin headed tattoo artists and 7-11 cashiers with hollow gazes. But if we of Red Wings faith have it our way, this is ...
Chicago is speedy. St. Louis is dirty. Nashville is both. The only reprieve will come against a Nash-less Columbus. Detroit will play each of these teams nearly SEVEN times over the next few months. It will be bloody. It will be messy. It will be fast and fierce. Players who remained stagnant, that ...
For once, finally, during this whole god-awful mess, it seems as if the senseless and embarrassing work stoppage is coming to an end. We can say this because for the first time, words like “very pleased”, “positive” and “encouraging” have been used to describe the labor negotiations. And, if the buzz from alleged ...
In the wake of the Belcher killings, discussing a DUI arrest will seem less than forceful. A tragedy of that sort commands our attention in a way that a non-tragedy does not. However, hockey is our sport and the NHL is our league, and Riley Sheahan‘s “superdrunk” evening behind the wheel in a Teletubbie ...
Between sessions of extreme nose-blowing and hardcore sobbing, jilted lovers often make the ridiculous claim that whoever did the jilting will not be welcomed back into the fold with open arms. People, of course, are constantly saying things they do not mean, and this tendency is accelerated when hearts are broken. While this claim ...
“Setting liquid wolf traps” is how a very astute female fan described the on-ice tactics of the Sedin twins during a game against Detroit. Granted, this fan has a grasp of poetry that most do not, but this description shows that the fairer sex is every bit as capable as the not-so-fair ...
Qualifying an implied statement with a question mark is, in my view, a mild act of cowardice. Say what you mean with conviction or say nothing. That’s why the headline of this post is a bit bothersome, but I see no other way to express the suspicions that the recent concessions made by the NHL ...
Something very strange and annoying is happening in this country, especially when business issues are discussed. People have somehow embraced the ridiculous notion that the men and women who own multiple corporations worth billions of dollars, not only are being victimized by one group or another, but are also immune to any kind ...
Few things are as frustrating as seeking out news, attention and acknowledgment, and coming up with nothing. Silence isn’t deafening, it’s deadening. Hockey fans have become familiar with this feeling. This staleness is what made the sentimental Tweeting this morning from Yahoo! NHL writer, Nick Cotsonika, a welcomed gesture: Nick Cotsonika @cotsonika Just spent an hour ...
The NHL should be synonymous with speed, strength, skill and grace. Not economic minutia and financial brinksmanship. But, at 9:23 pm on October 23, 2012, matters of dollars and cents continue to dominate hockey headlines. This absolutely sucks. There is no elegant way to describe it. Fans of the other sports get to watch ...
