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Things to Consider Before Moving a 2nd Team to Toronto
June 5th, 2009 Photo by: Horge This summer is shaping up to be pretty good if you’re into all facets of hockey news. We have the Phoenix Coyotes debacle, rumors swirling around the Florida Panthers, a possible return of puck to Winnipeg, a sick corps of players to consider in the...
A Time To Rally The Troops In Columbus, Part One
June 3rd, 2009 A Round Table Discussion with the Blue Jackets By Rick Gethin The Hockey Writers This is the first of a two part series on the Nationwide Arena lease situation happening in Columbus. Tuesday evening, the Blue Jackets Senior Vice...
Wings Smoke Ducks; Hiller Gets Yanked
May 8th, 2009 Anaheim Ducks coach Randy Carlyle yanked his starting goalie early in the third period of Detroit's 6-3 win on Thursday night, not because he allowed five goals on 33 shots or because the Wings finally exposed his weaknesses and made him look like an average goaltender,...
Farewell Coyotes, I Hardly Knew Ye
May 6th, 2009 Jim Neveau takes a break from the Blackhawks and opines about his memories of hockey in Phoenix.Playoff Madness: Announcer Jack Edwards Compares Bruins Win To Revolutionary War
You know, you really have to hand it to Jack Edwards: Not only can the guy give little kids the heeby-jeebies but he's probably the only NHL announcer working today who is able to draw comparisons between modern-day stick toting hockey players and sickle-swinging farmers...
The Trash Talk Continues: Columbus Dispatch Writer Says Osgood Looks "Shaky"
April 20th, 2009 At this point in his career Chris Osgood's hearing is probably as selective as it gets. That's what winning three Stanley Cups, getting named as an All-Star four times and being 10th all-time in wins for active goaltenders will do to a guy. It makes you deaf to the...Oops: Shane O'Brien Scores On Own Net During Delayed Penalty
There is no lower feeling for a hockey player than scoring on his own net. Sticks get broken in fits of self-loathing, egos get bruised; It just isn't pretty, and nothing can be more embarrassing. Unless, of course, said player scores said goal during a delayed penalty call...
