Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsUnless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 6 years, you’ve heard of, and are likely on, the social networking service known as Twitter. As the popularity of Twitter has grown, so to has the number of celebrities, world leaders, athletes, and other “important” people using the site. Now at over 350 million ...
On February 27th, also known as NHL trade deadline day, Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland set the media world ablaze after sending veteran defenseman Mike Commodore to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a conditional 7th round draft pick. The move, which came early in the day, was widely thought to be a ...
Heading into Monday’s trade deadline Detroit Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland was clear that Detroit was looking to add forward depth and nothing more, and as the 3:00PM deadline passed by, Detroit had not done so. The reason? According to Holland, prices were just too high. “We made offers and ultimately obviously we didn’t ...
Throughout the first half of the 2011-12 season much talk has been made surrounding the Red Wings apparent need for a top 6 forward with pure scoring talent. With big names like Jarome Iginla, Bobby Ryan, Rick Nash, Alexander Semin, and Zach Parise being thrown about as targeted forwards in what would be a major ...
When the Columbus Blue Jackets hired Scott Howson away from the Edmonton Oilers the team was coming off the sixth straight season in which they missed the playoffs.
The newest face to the Red Wings lineup, Brendan Smith, perhaps didn’t make the greatest impression on fans as he tried to secure himself a roster position for the 2011-12 season. During the preseason Smith was suspended for 8 games after a nasty hit to Chicago’s fellow Smith, Ben. While those actions may have lowered ...
This summer Red Wings fans were on the edge of their seats waiting to see whether or not captain Nicklas Lidstrom would retire. Surprise came when it was Brian Rafalski, not Lidstrom, who retired, despite having a year left on his contract. Rafalski joined the Red Wings in 2007-2008 and went on to win the ...
Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent The main theme for this year’s free agent class was a simple one: slim pickings. Most of the potential big name free agents had either locked up to long-term deals before July 1st even came (Christian Ehrhoff, Kevin Bieksa, Ilya Bryzgalov, and Devin Setoguchi are examples), but there were still some ...
As the Columbus Blue Jackets enter the last 40% of the season, they teeter on the edge of viability in the playoff race. It has been a season that has veered from early success to December despair, and all spots in between. A 14-6 start was undone by a 6-14-3 swoon in late November and ...
Many teams are settling in as the season reaches its midway point. The next few weeks will tell who are buyers and sellers at the trade deadline (February 28). 1. (1) Vancouver (27-8-6): Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider have been a dynamic duo for the Canucks. Luongo is 19-8-4 this season with a 2.33 GAA ...
