There is a very high probability that Daniel Briere’s time as a Philadelphia Flyer is all but over. He left the Buffalo Sabres in the summer of 2007 to sign an 8-year deal with the Flyers. The team is heading into the offseason in dire financial straits and writers, fans, and even Briere himself, have ...
The July blockbuster that sent Rick Nash to New York was viewed by most of the hockey world as an overwhelming victory for the Rangers. For Columbus, it appeared to be another disappointing chapter in what would turn out to be the final months of the Scott Howson saga. That was before Howson was replaced ...
The Blues made quite the splash Monday night in the trade market when they acquired defenseman Jay Bouwmeester from the Calgary Flames. Sending away prospects Reto Berra and Marc Cundari, as well as a conditional 2013 first-round draft selection, the Blues assured that they will have a steady defense for the stretch run to the ...
Unless you’ve been holed up somewhere in a distant galaxy, far away from the hockey universe, you’ve surely heard that the NHL realignment plan has been approved by the league and players’ association. And, guess what? Jackets are required, s’il vous plait! Jackets, you ask? Yes, the Blue Jackets! The Columbus Blue Jackets are required ...
It happens every season in professional sports: the “experts” weigh in with their predictions on how the coming season will unfold. They forecast standings, statistics, playoff outcomes and award winners. And, invariably, they typically have the success rate of your local weatherman. Sure, sometimes the hunches come true but, just as often, there are those ...
Back in the old days of Czechoslovakia, the still-fused Czech Republic and Slovakia were a consistent threat to win Olympic gold. Though it also helped to have two of the best hockey players of all time, Jaromir Jagr and Dominik Hasek, in their primes. Currently, the Czech Republic could certainly benefit from the talents of ...
Starting on Tuesday, the Flyers embarked on what many appropriately called the biggest week of the year. For being such a big week, thus far the Flyers have come up very small. After starting out playing well in both games this week against the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins, collapses in the second half ...
Who predicted that by the first of March, the Blackhawks would still be undefeated in regulation? It’s an unbelievable feat to amass at least a point in over twenty straight games, and when you have players like Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa, Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith all playing lights out, you set yourself up for success, ...
There are five entertaining NHL hockey teams that every fan must see on TV. They score a boatload of goals, they fight, and they are entertaining to watch every night. These five teams attract new fans and keep their current fans mesmerized by their play. Most of the time, a team’s attractiveness is due to their high-scoring ...
If this is what NBC was looking for with their Wednesday Night Rivalry Night, then the idea was a huge success. The Philadelphia Flyers effort separated the pretenders from the contenders on Wednesday night at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. This was a wild but intense game, with the Flyers taking it 6-5. If ...
