The Detroit Red Wings traded forward Ville Leino to the Philadelphia Flyers today for defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and a fifth-round pick in the 2011 NHL draft. Leino has been the subject of trade speculation for some time now, especially with…
The Detroit Red Wings should trade captain Nicklas Lidstrom. There. I said it. Now, before you go and call me a blasphemer and start setting up the logs beneath the stake, you need to hear me out. Lidstrom currently makes…
Brian Burke knows how to make a splash. The Toronto Maple Leafs GM announced today that the team acquired two former NHL All-Stars in Dion Phaneuf from the Calgary Flames and J.S. Giguere from the Anaheim Ducks. In return, Burke…
The Ottawa Senators have won 9 games in a row and streaked to 5th place in the Eastern Conference standings. Part of the reason for their recent success? Goaltender Brian Elliot, who recently made quite possibly the save of the…
Actor Kiefer Sutherland has done a lot in his storied Hollywood career, but wearing a dress on national television certainly seems like a first. Sutherland, who currently stars as action hero Jack Bauer on the hit television series 24, came…
Reports coming out of Montreal claim that defenseman Andrei Markov confronted goaltender Carey Price after the team’s 4-3 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues last Wednesday. In the locker room immediately following the game, Markov reportedly told Price, “if…
Defenseman Niklas Kronwall will return to the lineup tonight for the Detroit Red Wings after going down on Nov. 21 with a sprained knee. “It’s nice to have him back,” coach Mike Babcock said. “We need a boost right now.…
Ilya Kovalchuk will undoubtedly be the biggest name in free agency this summer if the Atlanta Thrashers fail to sign the winger to a long-term deal before the free agency period hits. Even before that, however, Atlanta needs to determine…
Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock isn’t worried about the lack of production from players like Pavel Datsyuk this season. Instead, Babcock attributes the lack of production from key players, that also includes Nicklas Lidstrom, Brian Rafalski and Henrik Zetterberg,…
Chris Osgood, the normally mild-mannered, easy-going goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings, vented his frustration with coach Mike Babcock to the media recently and sounded off on his role as a “backup” goaltender to rookie Jimmy Howard. “You have to…