Hockey News: Crosby Wasn’t Arrested; Habs Sportsnet Deal Marcy Di Michele | September 3, 2014 Just for the record, Sidney Crosby was not arrested. [Pensblog] The Ottawa Sun must have confused Sid with Justin Beiber. [CBC] The Philadelphia Flyers are bringing back Zac Rinaldo. [Puck…
Hockey News: Schultz Contract; Remembering Wade Belak Marcy Di Michele | September 1, 2014 Three years ago, the hockey world lost Wade Belak. [Penalty Box Radio] “Off the Record” host Michael Landsberg recalls hearing the news of Belak’s passing. [TSN] The advanced stats debate…
Evaluating Every NHL Team’s “Window”: Metropolitan Bill Schoeninger | August 26, 2014 When evaluating a team’s chances to win the Stanley Cup, teams are often judged based on the status of their “window”. A rebuilding team’s window would be closed, but on…
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…
Tape2Tape: Will the NHL Ever See a Maximum Contract? Andrew Forbes | August 26, 2014 In 2014-15, the NHL set it’s salary cap at $69-million – but any hockey fan already has that number engrained in their head. Instead, there’s a larger question – not…
Crosby Already the 5th Best Forward of All Time? Bill Schoeninger | August 25, 2014 A Flyers writer singing the praises of Sidney Crosby? Surely, you must be clamoring to find the schedule for the Hell 2014-15 hockey season, because it’s definitely frozen over at…
NHL Suffers as No Superstar Has Emerged Cam Kerry | August 22, 2014 The NHL hasn’t had a superstar since Wayne Gretzky – Lack of one is limiting the league’s reach.
Hockey News: Bertuzzi/Moore Trial; Captain Karlsson Marcy Di Michele | August 19, 2014 Sidney Crosby says his wrist is healing and he will be good to go come training camp. [CBC] Josh Ho-Sang is not pleased about his Team Canada snub. Thank goodness…
Can You Win a Cup Without Tanking? Bill Schoeninger | August 11, 2014 In today’s salary cap NHL, it is becoming increasingly difficult to build a Stanley Cup contending team through trades and free agency. Big market teams can no longer out-muscle smaller…
Toews-Kane Aren’t NHL’s Most Dynamic Duo Sheng Peng | August 10, 2014 #170888355 / gettyimages.com After Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane inked matching $84 million dollar extensions last month, some pundits seemed ready to anoint them as the NHL’s top forward pairing:…
How To Be a Better Hockey Fan in 17 Easy Steps James Tanner | August 8, 2014 At the risk of coming off as a pretentious snob, I thought I’d offer up this guide to being a great hockey fan. This is not just for casual fans…
Hockey News: Tyler Dellow to the Oilers; Ekblad Concussion Marcy Di Michele | August 8, 2014 Sidney Crosby celebrated his 27th birthday by dumping ice water on himself. For charity. [CBS Sports] The Penguins re-signed center Brandon Sutter to a reasonable contract. [The Province] Alex Burrows…
