Posts About "Boyd Gordon"
Claude Giroux Benefits Most From Flyers' Signings
July 8th, 2016 If there was one thing Philadelphia Flyers GM Ron Hextall could have added to his team when free agency commenced last Friday, it probably would have been a top-six winger at a good price. As it turned out, the first part was feasible - the second was not. Within minutes of the clock striking 12 noon on the Eastern seaboard, Milan...
2016 Unrestricted Free Agents: Arizona Coyotes Edition
April 11th, 2016 The Coyotes showed improvement in 2015-16 over the awful 2014-15 campaign. The spotlight will be on the desert, with the No. 1 overall pick, in the draft expected to be Arizona’s own Auston Matthews. Even so, the desert dogs have plenty of work to do on their own. Let’s review their pending unrestricted free agents (UFA), and...
Coyotes Face Critical Week Ahead
February 10th, 2016 Though Arizona coach Dave Tippett refuses to look beyond Wednesday’s home game with Vancouver, all indications point to an important week. With three Pacific Division opponents directly ahead on the schedule, the temptation remains to identify these games as critical. Critical, yes. Important, of course. Vital, let’s go that...
Gordon's Hit Challenges NHL Concussion Protocol
December 29th, 2015 If the hit to Arizona Coyotes’ forward Boyd Gordon’s head would have been on Monday Night Football, or some other high-profile event, social media, the members of the Fourth Estate of newspaper writers and web content managers would have been all over this. Direct blow, concussion, concussion protocol, player safety. These...
Fallout from the Jake Muzzin Hip Check
December 29th, 2015 Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin received a match penalty for the hit to Coyotes center Boyd Gordon’s head on Saturday night’s game. Gordon did not return to the game and Arizona was able to add two power play goals on the five minute major to tie the score and earn the point in Glendale. Kings Update Per John Shannon of...
Incidental or intentional? Jake Muzzin’s hip check to Boyd Gordon’s head
December 28th, 2015 Boyd Gordon left the game for the Coyotes after the hit, and did not return. But the hit from Jake Muzzin altered the game. Recap Up 3-1 in the 3rd with under ten minutes remaining Arizona forward Boyd Gordon went down to block a shot just inside the blue line. Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin came across and hip checked Gordon in the...
