The Shootout: A Roundtable Discussion on the NHL
The dog days of summer are here, but that won’t stop the Overtime writing crew to share their thoughts on the NHL in this roundtable discussion.
Author Archive: Sam Page
Is Trading For Shea Weber Worth It?
Has the premium on franchise defensemen reached the point where the “winning” team will necessarily sacrifice too much long-term value?
Exclusive Leak: Zach Parise and Ryan Suter’s Text Messages
Surprise, surprise: Zach Parise and Ryan Suter were texting the night before their Independence Day decision to join the Minnesota Wild together. Does that make the twosome the LeBron James/Dwayne Wade of the NHL? You be the judge — Overtime has received an exclusive transcript of the teammates’ text messages. SUTER: bro. SUTER: bro,, SUTER: [...]
Searching For Hockey’s Tuffy Rhodes
Tuffy Rhodes hit 13 home runs in 225 games in six years in Major League Baseball. The most he hit in a single season was eight in 1994, for the Cubs. But even that season was a disappointment, as he hit three of those home runs on Opening Day against Mets ace Doc Gooden. So, at [...]
You Have No Idea How Good Marcel Goc Really Is
Marcel Goc is one of the best centers in the NHL that you probably know nothing about.
A Deal With The Devils
Chapter I Martin Brodeur, clutching a manila folder, approaches the dimly lit corner café in the heart of small and historic Haddonfield, New Jersey. By this time, Brodeur expected to be well on his way to winning his fourth Stanley Cup. Facing the eighth seed from the Western Conference, he assumed the worst was over [...]
The Hockey Gods Must Be Crazy: Jeff Carter, Puck Luck, and the Predator Way
Penner to Carter to Penner on the series winning-goal, the very goal the Nashville Predators couldn’t score, against the goaltender they couldn’t beat.
Sidney Crosby’s Comic Book Death
Forget the ill-conceived Guardian Project — Garry Bettman and Stan Lee have a tailor-made collaboration on their hands. I’m thinking a 64-page paperback graphic novel: The Death and Return of Sidney Crosby.