All Bets Are Off: The Five Most Overrated NHL Teams Walter McLaughlin | September 3, 2012 Success and failure are greatly overrated. But failure gives you a whole lot more to talk about— Hildegard Knef Hope springs eternal. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. No…
Trends and Performances Since the 2004-05 Lockout Meesh Shanmugam | August 30, 2012 This is the 3rd part in a series discussing NHL performances since the ’04-’05 lockout. Please read about the team by team performances as follows: Click here for the Western…
Dispatches From Planet Hockey: The Ilya, Ilya, Ilya! Edition Jas Faulkner | August 22, 2012 by Jas Faulkner, contributing editor Terrestrial Date Oh Eight Two Two Twelve, Six-Fourtyone -6 GMT A couple of years ago, an editor decided we were all going to drop what…
How the East Has Fared Post-Lockout Meesh Shanmugam | August 13, 2012 As fans CONTINUE to patiently wait for the NHL and NHLPA to negotiate a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), many are reminded of a time just eight years ago when…
Five NHL Head Coaches on the Hot Seat Walter McLaughlin | August 13, 2012 Ok, I confess. As a longtime Kings devotee, I am most definitely not a Ducks fan. That original Disney logo with the duck-shaped hockey mask between the crisscrossing hockey sticks…
2012-13 NHL regular season predictions: Eastern Conference Fred Poulin | August 11, 2012 August is the time of the year where things are very slow regarding NHL news, especially since the free agency “frenzy” has cooled down and that NHL training camps are…
The Buffalo Sabres Could Benefit From The Flyers’ Misfortune Eric Roberts | August 8, 2012 The Philadelphia Flyers have taken some major hits this offseason, and most of those punches have hit their defensive corps square on the jaw. The future of former captain, Chris…
No Move May Be Best Move for Flyers Justin Johnson | August 6, 2012 Despite what has been an uncharacteristically slow summer as far as results and signings go for the Flyers, fans of the team shouldn’t get too worked up. Once the disappointment…
Quotes of the Week: Sheroisms Ross Bonander | July 30, 2012 This week’s Quotes of the Week looks at some of the many so-called Sheroisms–pithy quotes from former Philadelphia Flyers coach Fred Shero. Shero was famous–not only for his dark sunglasses…
Ray Shero’s Pittsburgh Penguins: Ready for Another Stanley Cup Run? Justin Glock | July 28, 2012 When Ray Shero first arrived on the scene from the Nashville Predators, he brought a hockey mindset of toughness and grit to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He signed players who brought their…
Shane Doan Could be Just What the Philadelphia Flyers Need Ed Miller | July 23, 2012 Over the course of his career Shane Doan fell in love with the city of Phoenix as though it was his adopted home but now with several teams showing interest…
Predators must match Shea Weber’s Offer Sheet The Hockey Writers | July 20, 2012 One week to save the franchise? It may be a dramatic overstatement to suggest the Nashville Predators are less than seven days from disaster; but losing their captain and defensive…