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 ...
The Philadelphia Flyers are in the midst of a youth movement and despite the fact that the team acquired two rookie first-round picks last summer, the biggest rookie contributor this season might come as a bit of a surprise. At 25-years-old, Matt Read could be considered a little old for a rookie but he has ...
The 2011 Hockey Hall of Fame induction class had a distinct Toronto flavor to it, as all 4 of the player inductees saw their careers pass through the city. That’s not to say they will be primarily remembered for their time in Toronto. But the connections are there. While none won a Stanley Cup with ...
The Flyers are headed to Winnipeg for the first time in fifteen years with some pretty good momentum they’ve acquired as of late. The Flyers are winners of four of their last five contests and have gained at least a point in the past 8 games. In fact, the last time they didn’t gain a ...
The NHL, like any professional sport, is a league that thrives on turning young players into marketable stars and while the likes of Steve Stamkos, Jeff Skinner and Tyler Seguin are looked to as the future of the league; there are those who aren’t quite ready to give up the throne just yet. Enter Nicklas Lidstrom, Jaromir ...
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 ...
On Friday night, London’s John Labatt Center was the home to another ugly hockey accident for the second time this season invovling property of the Philadelphia Flyers (recall the “banana throwing incident “in NHL preseason action). The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds travelled to the London to face the Knights in a spirited Conference match. Around ...
The Philadelphia Flyers’ decision to not move the puck up ice once the Tampa Bay Lightning were set up in their 1-3-1 trap during Wednesday night’s game was not the most exciting moment in hockey history, but it could prove to be a defining one. The National Hockey League has long had an issue with ...
Click-Click-Click the Rangers line of Marian Gaborik, Derek Stepan and Artem Anisimov is doing just that. The line collected all seven points earned by the Rangers last night in Ottawa.
When he entered the league in 2002 as the 234th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Maxime Talbot appeared to be a player not destined for super stardom but rather a lengthy career in the AHL. In his first three seasons with the Pittsburgh organization Talbot went back and forth between the two leagues, making ...
