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Rick Rypien Goes Wild in Minnesota: What's the Right Punishment?
October 20th, 2010 There are a slew of unwritten rules that govern the action in various sports. Whether it's not touching the Stanley Cup unless you have won it in hockey, or not talking to a pitcher who is in the process of pitching a perfect game in baseball, there are certain codes of...
Wheel of Justice: Evaluating the Wisniewski & Hjalmarsson Suspensions
October 13th, 2010 Columbus Day was an active day in the NHL. 14 teams were in action, and a good chunk of them were teams with serious playoff aspirations. Two of the games ratcheted up the emotion more than the rest, however, and those were the Blackhawks-Sabres and Rangers-Islanders...
Nashville, October 8th, 2010: The Eve of Deconstruction
October 8th, 2010 by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent So the pundits and bloggers and talking heads (oh my!) already have, for the most part, projected their own views as to what will happen tomorrow night when the puck drops and the regular season starts in Nashville. Me? I...
Bruins face questions heading into the season
September 29th, 2010 By Steve Kendall The Boston Bruins should be one of the more interesting teams in the NHL this season. From the rookie season of Tyler Seguin to the Marc Savard saga to Blake Wheeler’s new skates, here are the top stories to watch as the Bruins’ season progresses...
Hockey Helmets and Cowboys, the Chin Strap Debate Begins
September 29th, 2010 A Guest Post by J Scott Moore of Real Denver Sports
The Caps Rap The Predators And The Preseason Takes A Different Direction
September 27th, 2010 by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent And then there were 38. The roster continues to take shape while Trotz's retooling of the lines and the coaching staff's hard work at developing better special teams gives everyone a glimpse at who may still be standing once...
2010 NHL Training Camp Injuries
September 20th, 2010 All 30 NHL teams opened their annual training camps last week in preparation for this week's pre-season games, and first hockey action since June. Some players are battling for roster spots, rookies are hoping to make the big squad, and new players are getting...
The Media and Hockey: Shooting the Messenger — Or Missing the Message? (Part 1 of 2)
September 2nd, 2010 As I was researching this two-part series on the media and hockey, my original intent was to discuss the quality of information and reporting standards first, followed by a examination of the gap between the mainstream and the blogosphere. However, with Greg...
NHL Teams List
September 2nd, 2010 Click any of the NHL Teams on this list for the latest news and information on the club. ** Here is a list of our pages that feature player (and prospects) contract and salary cap information Some common questions about the NHL; How many NHL teams are there? There...
Nashville Hockey 2010-11 Edition, The PFO and the Coaching Staff
August 26th, 2010 by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent This is a short list of key players. You'll meet more of the people behind the scenes as the season progresses. The Predators Owner Group and Other Wonky Executive Types Hockey owners and GMs are a colorful lot. ...
Nashville Hockey/2010-11 Edition Part One: A Brief Introduction
August 21st, 2010 by Jas Faulkner, Nashville Correspondent How-DEE! All across Canada, America (and certain parts of Northern Europe and Russia) keyboards are clicking furiously as writers, fans, wonks, and just everydarnedbody in the hockey world wants to predict exactly what is...
The Kovalchuk Rejection is the Best Thing to Happen to the Players Union
August 11th, 2010 This morning, Jim Neveau wrote an excellent piece on the various dynamics at play in the Ilya Kovalchuk saga that is now entering it's sixth week. In it, he likened reports of the NHL investigating previously registered contracts to a 'Pearl Harbor' event that could...
