Hockey News: NHL Expansion in Vegas; No Contract for Fleury Marcy Di Michele | August 27, 2014 Expanding the NHL to an American market with no interest in hockey, thus spreading the talent pool even thinner, rather than relocate a dying franchise to a city that loves…
Major Turnover: A Pittsburgh Penguins Q&A Chris Wassel | August 26, 2014 Everyone saw what happened to the Pittsburgh Penguins and you could see it coming. They built a big division lead, got a serious case of the injury bug, tried to ride it…
Hockey News: Draft Lottery Changes; Thornton Out as Captain Marcy Di Michele | August 21, 2014 BREAKING: Despite his claims to the contrary, MLSE President Tim Leiweke is planning to leave his position. [CBC] The NHL made some changes to their draft lottery system, which means…
Sidney Crosby Should Seek Sports Psychologist Justin Glock | June 30, 2014 Sidney Crosby should seek a sports psychologist to end his subpar playoff performances of the past few years. He’s scored one goal in his last 18 post-season games. The playoffs are about production…
Lundqvist, Top Goalies Unfazed by Gear Reductions Dave Lipscomb | May 20, 2014 The NHL perceives itself to have a marketing — or more accurately, penetration — issue, citing issues with success in non-traditional markets. The solution according to Bettman and company is…
Marc-Andre Fleury: The Road to Resurgence Mike Colligan | May 9, 2014 Game 1 of the 2007 playoffs against Ottawa defined Fleury’s early career struggles at the NHL level.
With Holes in Game, Rangers Playing Their Way Towards Back Nine Spencer Davidson | May 9, 2014 For anyone who happened to watch what people are calling a “Stanley Cup Playoff Second Round Game 4” last night, you know how difficult it was to actually feel as though…
Are the NY Rangers Dead in the Water? Kevin Mizera | May 7, 2014 The New York Rangers have a must-win situation on their hands in game 4 of their second round playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. While technically not an elimination game,…
Sidney Crosby Goal Drought Beneficial to Penguins Justin Glock | May 5, 2014 Sidney Crosby has now gone 13 consecutive playoff games without scoring a goal. Anyone who’s had the chance has asked Crosby when he’s going to score again. But Crosby’s goal drought has done a…
First 60-Minute Game for Pens Yields a Tied Series Tannor Torrao | May 5, 2014 A great stretch here, a great stretch there. More often than not however, the Pittsburgh Penguins have seemed to play long stretches of mediocre (bordering on maddening) hockey. Until last…
Pittsburgh Penguins Fans Are Stuck With Marc-Andre Fleury T.J. McAloon | May 4, 2014 If you love, or hate, Marc-Andre Fleury as the Pittsburgh Penguins starter you are going to be stuck with him no matter what the outcome is at the end of…
Lundqvist vs. Fleury, Who’s the Real King? Brady Smith | May 1, 2014 Henrik Lundqvist has acquired the nickname “King Lundqvist” and rightfully so. In his career, he’s won more than 300 games and saved 92% of shots faced. But how many Stanley…