This weekend, The NHL’s best players descended upon Ottawa to participate in the 2012 Tim Horton’s NHL All-Star Game. Obviously, the event is for the fans to enjoy, and gives the players one last chance to relax before the grueling second half of the season begins. The skills competition is enjoyed by everyone, and we ...
The NHL All-Star break, the unofficial “halfway point” of the season, is upon us. It’s a time for teams to reflect on their performance the past few months and, if necessary, adjust expectations for the second half. Some, like the Winnipeg Jets, find themselves clinging to playoff hopes, after missing the postseason in 2010-11. Others, ...
Zach Parise will become a free agent at the end of the season. When an elite player, in any sport, gets less than a full season away from free agency, …
Each year the Calder Memorial Trophy is handed out to the league’s top rookie. Past winners include now household names like Malkin, Ovechkin, Forsberg and Bure. Only a few games past the half way mark, we take a look at who might be the next name to grace the trophy. Early in the year it ...
With only 5 weeks before the February 27 NHL trade deadline, rumors are swirling all over the Internet, and especially on Twitter, as fake insiders try to get the attention of hockey fans by spreading out false trade rumors. I will try to dissect some of the hottest rumors and tell you which players are likely ...
The trend is becoming the norm in New Jersey, and it’s not good. The Devils are turning into a team that simply cannot close out opponents, and it doesn’t bode well for a club in the thick of the playoff race. Thursday night’s third period collapse, in which they allowed the Boston Bruins to score ...
Yes, it is only a wee bit past the midway point of the 2011-2012 NHL Season, but there are quite a few coaches around the league that have contributed to surprising turnarounds for their respective clubs. While it may be a little early to be forecasting predictions and nominations, there are several standouts for the ...
On Tuesday, New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur, arguably the greatest NHL goalie of this generation, told the New York Post that he is considering returning to the Devils in 2012-13 as long as the team will bring him back. “I’m having fun,” Brodeur said prior to the Devils’ game against the Winnipeg Jets. “There’s ...
It’s a story as simple as the tortoise and the hare and it applied once again for the Norfolk Admirals and Albany Devils, in their bout at the Times Union Center. Except this tortoise had to overcome a natural hat trick in the first period to climb back. Ultimately it was a former Albany River ...
The New Jersey Devils dominated the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday night in Newark, behind a strong performance from Martin Brodeur and two goals by sniper Ilya Kovalchuk. The Devils are sitting in a solid sixth place position in the tight Eastern Conference playoff picture after winning their third straight, and Kovalchuk appears to heating up at ...
