With most teams entering the 10 game mark of the young season, franchises around the league are beginning to find out where they stand in relation to the rest of the league. Some are surprised with their hot starts (St.…
Philadelphia Flyers forward Danny Briere will participate in a conference call hearing with NHL disciplinarians this morning after an altercation over the weekend. The Flyers on Saturday played host to the New York Islanders. As any good host knows, a…
This week the Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled their uniforms for this season’s Winter Classic. This is the second time Sidney Crosby and his team has appeared in the New Year’s Day showcase event. Last time, it was the first Winter Classic…
The death of Bob Probert sent ripples through the hockey world when he passed away suddenly earlier this summer after developing severe chest paints and collapsing while out on his boat with his family. While Probert certainly had his share…
The save of the game during last night’s battle between the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings wasn’t a result of sprawling acrobatics from either of the respective goaltenders in the contest. In fact, it was Minnesota Wild forward Guillaume…
Over the weekend a lot of publicity followed the benching of Ilya Kovalchuk of the New Jersey Devils which made me wonder, benching Kovalchuk, good or bad? The background: none actually. Head coach John Maclean would not disclose any rationale…
It’s still early in the season, so teams are beginning to find their way. We have seen some surprises in the league this year, both good and bad. Good being that the Central division looks like it will be the…
With the NHL roughly two weeks into its schedule, lets take a five teams that are off to a surprising start in 2010-11. Toronto Maple Leafs (4-0-1; 9 pts) – Lead by Phil Kessel and Jean-Sebastien Giguere, the Maple Leafs…
In a bizarre turn of events in tonight’s game between Minnesota and Vancouver, Canucks enforcer Rick Rypien took his enforcing off the ice when video showed him grabbing and pushing a fan who was applauding the fact that Rypien was…
Marc-Andre Fleury appears to be in the hot seat after receiving some tough competition from back-up netminder Brent Johnson recently, and Penguins coach Dan Bylsma seems to be more than willing to ride the hot hand. Fleury has struggled early…