Hockey News: Bob Suter Passes; Ryan Malone to the Rangers? Marcy Di Michele | September 9, 2014 Bob Suter, father of Ryan, and member of the USA Miracle on Ice team, has passed away. [Yahoo Sports] Former NHLer Stephane Quintal is the new boss of player safety.…
Silence in Pittsburgh; Recapping the Offseason Brady Smith | September 7, 2014 After an eventful beginning to the summer offseason for the Pittsburgh Penguins organization, all has gone silent in August and September. How silent has it gone? So much so that…
The 1 Thing Stopping Columbus From Being A Serious Contender Mark Scheig | September 4, 2014 The 2013-2014 season for the Columbus Blue Jackets is one that will not be soon forgotten by the faithful. The season started out slowly. Injuries to key guys such as…
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…