Linus Omark, the gifted Edmonton Oilers left wing and shootout connoisseur who brought us this gem from last season, made his NHL debut last night against the Tampa Bay Lightning and certainly did not disappoint. Omark not only tallied a…
With only two goals and six assists in 20 games on the season, Detroit Red Wings forward Mike Modano was by no means a Fantasy Hockey stud before his injury over the weekend against the Columbus Blue Jackets. But his…
In an attempt to bolster their blue line, the Washington Capitals sent forward Tomas Fleischmann to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for veteran shut-down defenseman Scott Hannan. Hannan, an 11-year veteran of the NHL, waived his no-trade clause to be…
It appears as if Marc Savard’s return to the Boston Bruins’ lineup is imminent and could happen as early as later this week when the Bruins take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday or the Toronto Maple Leafs on…
By the end of November when the U.S. Thanksgiving arrives, most teams have had time to mesh, time to get back into the grind of the long NHL season and teams and players have had ample time to learn new…
It took Steve Stamkos until his 35th game of the season last year to score his 20th goal. By the end of the year, Stamkos finished in a tie with Sidney Crosby for the league-lead with 51 goals. This season,…
Sean Avery found his way back into the limelight again yesterday evening after dropping Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ladislav Smid with one punch during a fight during the Rangers/Oilers match up. But with nearly 24 hours to cool off, Oilers players…
Coming on the heels of a major three-year extension for right wing Claude Giroux, the Philadelphia Flyers steamrolled along and locked up another key piece of their organization by signing center Jeff Carter to an 11-year, $58 million contract extension.…
With voting set to begin this coming Monday, Nov. 15, for the upcoming 2011 NHL All-Star Game, the NHL released the ballot of the 100 candidates available for fans to vote into the game. Per the new format for this…
In a somewhat surprising move, Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Bruke has recalled prospect Nazem Kadri from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. The move comes as a surprise to many since Kadri was so harshly criticized by…