Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsWithout 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. ...
For more Carolina Hurricanes coverage from Andrew Hirsh, follow him on Twitter: @andrewhirsh Last Sunday, Kirk Muller was coaching the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL in a game against the Charlotte Checkers. One phone call and less than 24 hours later, he had driven up I-85 North to the RBC Center in Raleigh to be ...
by Jas Faulkner, senior correspondent author’s note: Stick taps to Andrea Lindgren and Phyl Good for catching that Ryan Kesler is actually American by birth (a Canuck by the grace of the Hockey Gods.) ::sigh:: It had to be the naked one… Sidney Crosby’s return to the ice is a cause for celebration for not ...
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 ...
It’s getting to be that time of year again. Flurries of snowfall have begun to dot the weather forecast. Toys and candy have appeared, seemingly from thin air, waist-high at every retail check-out on the planet. And children big and small are starting to compose their holiday wish lists. As we cross the quarter-season mark, the dust ...
Bruce Boudreau and Paul Maurice were both fired today, by the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes respectively, as both franchises attempt turn around their seasons. The timing of these firings isn’t all that surprising considering we’ve just passed the quarter point in the NHL season. The first 20 games are widely considered a litmus test ...
For the second time, Paul Maurice has failed as the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. Carolina’s first (and third) bench boss has driven the ‘Canes into the ground, and with no indication that he is capable of bringing them back to their championship ways, it’s time to fire him once more. A year after ...
It’s been a rough start to the 2011-12 season in Raleigh, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot to be thankful for. Let’s take an optimistic look at the Hurricanes: 1. Young talent The Hurricanes have a lot of promising prospects waiting in the wings. Justin Faulk, who was just recalled to the big ...
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 ...
by Jas Faulkner, senior correspondent author’s note: Stick taps to the nice people at The National Film board of Canada for their assistance and for creating the lovely tribute that follows this article. It’s late November, which means that for a huge swath of the professional hockey fan base, the honeymoon period is over. Fans ...
