by Jas Faulkner, contributing editrix The NHL is back! There were some pretty nice moments during opening week. O Captains, Our Captains! A few teams named new captains before opening day. In Philly, EA spokemodel, Claude Giroux, proved he was more than a pretty face when he accepted the C from Flyers GM, Paul Holmgren. In ...
As the clock struck midnight on Sunday morning, the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement expired. For the second time in under a decade, a work stoppage has halted play in the league. As a result, training camps will be either shortened and likely missed. There is still a possibility of the season starting on time, but ...
Bobby Ryan wants out of the Anaheim Ducks organization. At least that’s what he said this summer in an interview with Randy Miller of the Courier-Post. Ryan stated: “Anaheim has been a team over the past year that really has shown me nothing to prove that they want me here…every time they look to add ...
View this tweet at twitter.com The news broke late Wednesday night that Nashville Predators’ defenseman Shea Weber has agreed to a 14-year offer sheet worth upwards of $100 million with the Philadelphia Flyers. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Predators had been actively working on the trade front to deal the Norris Trophy nominee to ...
Brandon Sutter learned last week that he was coming to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade that sent Jordan Staal to the Carolina Hurricanes. In the days leading up to the trade, Staal had turned down a massive 10-year contract offer from Penguins General Manager Ray Shero. Since Staal declined such a generous offer, Shero ...
In The Game Inc. recently announced that its next major trading card release will be the latest in a series of products dedicated to the history of a single franchise. In the past, this format has focused primarily on Original Six squads, namely the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens. This time, however, one of ...
The last time the Sabres had a team that was able to make a push towards the Stanley Cup was in 2006 when they lost in the conference finals to the Ottawa Senators. That team included players like Daniel Briere, Brian Campbell, Daniel Paille, Chris Drury and Dainius Zubrus. They all left Buffalo in the ...
The city of Pittsburgh is still trying to recover from the complete melt down the Pittsburgh Penguins had in the Eastern Conference Quarter-finalsagainst the Philadelphia Flyers. The fans have not taken well to losing to their cross-state rival. Pens fans want some answers and they want some changes so they never have to experience the ...
It’s the best time of the year, or at least the best time of the NHL season, the playoffs! Sixteen teams battle it out for a chance to lift the Stanley Cup– it’s the NHL’s second season. We’re roughly 3 games into the playoffs and Stanley Cup favorites Pittsburgh and Vancouver find themselves in ...
It is known as the battle of Pennsylvania. Tonight marks the start of the Flyers and Penguins sixth playoff series against each other. In the five series these teams have met so far the Flyers hold the edge in series victories 3-2 Although Philadelphia is known as the “city of brotherly love” they don’t seem ...
