Playing it simple and taking advantage of teams’ mistakes earned the Capitals consecutive wins, thanks to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres Friday night. This is the first time since Dec. 9 when they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs after a win against the Ottawa Senators that the Caps have been able to string ...
The year of 2011 is coming to an end. For some, it couldn’t have gone by any slower. Others don’t want it to end so soon. Either way, it’s still the time of year for celebration and looking back at all the great moments we’ve had. In the hockey world, there were many triumphant moments, ...
In the era of the salary cap ($64,300,000 this season), some NHL teams must juggle with numbers to find a way to stay under the maximum salary payroll allowed by the league and be cap-compliant. Before we have a look at the different ways teams have found to circumvent the salary cap, let’s have a ...
We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but now comes the next December edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game. There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy. So imagine what it ...
Since the Philadelphia Flyers signed Danny Briere in 2007, there is no team the 34-year-old center plays better against than his former employer, the Buffalo Sabres. Briere spent four seasons with Buffalo from 2002-07, at which point he quickly emerged as one of the Sabres’ elite players and became a fan favorite but he decided ...
On Monday afternoon the NHL’s Board of Governors agreed to implement the proposed four conference re-alignment beginning for the 2012-2013 National Hockey League season. The new format will divide the current thirty teams into four conferences featuring two consisting of eight teams and two with seven teams. The conferences have yet to be named but ...
Without question, Brian Burke’s 3 years in Toronto has seen a number of players shipped out of town. The moves seem to have paid dividends in 2011-12, as the Leafs find themselves in a top-8 spot 25 games into the season. Currently 46 former Maple Leafs or farmhands toiling on NHL teams or in their systems. ...
We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but not comes the next November edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game. There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy. So imagine what ...
What do smoking and hits on goaltenders have in common? Both are being phased out, both are frowned upon and can lead to serious injury but yet both refuse to be banned despite the outcry of the general public. The NHL needs to make a decision, either a goaltender outside the crease is fair play or ...
There is one Buffalo Sabre that needs to seriously step up his game before the All-Star break. It’s not Ryan Miller. It’s not Ville Leino. Although, those two guys are certainly candidates. No, this player is the big elephant in the room nobody wants to bring up. We’re talking about Buffalo Sabres defenseman, Tyler Myers. ...
