Evgeni Malkin missed practice with a sore back, but will likely be in the lineup tonight. Mark Recchi was the last off the ice in practice, working hard in an attempt to not become a healthy scratch for the second game in a row. It is looking as if Alexander Semin will return to the Washington [...]
Sean Avery. NHL’s 'biggest a-hole' or 'misunderstood mucker'? Hollywood celebrities certainly see something in the NHL’s resident bad boy, as he has been romantically linked to Rachel Hunter, Elisha Cuthbert and most recently Mary-Kate Olsen.
The Avs have recalled Brad Richardson. He had one point in three AHL contests. Erik Cole has been placed on IR. He is eligible to return Nov.21. Andrew Ladd has been activated off of IR. Don Waddell has announced that he will coach Atlanta for the rest of the season. Jonas Hiller, obviously, has been recalled by the [...]
Philadelphia prospect Claude Giroux, who nearly made the team this season, is on a tear in the Quebec League. The 19-year-old has 41 points in 22 games to lead all QMJHLers in scoring. He is also on a 12-game point streak in which he has 13 goals and 12 assists. Giroux is ranked fourth on [...]
A penny for my thoughts? How about 60 thoughts for free? This week, I take you on a go round of the 30 NHL teams with a couple of quickies on each one of them.
According to the Palm Beach Post, Cory Murphy left last night's contest with an undetermined shoulder injury. His status will be updated today. A decision will be made later today whether Langenbrunner will return to the New Jersey lineup for the first time this season. He has been practicing on the same line that he clicked [...]
There are several key veterans in the Western Conference who have been facing a lot of scrutiny for their slow, unproductive starts. Some of them are your prototypical buy-low type of player, while others should not be touched with a 10-foot pole. Read on…
The Stars have fired GM Doug Armstrong. This puts Tippett on the hotseat, which may down the road lead to a change in the team's defense-first philosophy. Stay tuned. The Mercury News reports Sharks LW Milan Michalek left Monday's game against Phoenix because of an elbow strain after only one shift. He was hit along the [...]
Drafting your team is not the end of your duties as a fantasy hockey manager. The addictive nature of fantasy leagues comes in large part from your ability to control the fate of your team, haggle with your fellow managers, and ultimately look down on them in victory. However, nothing spoils a great deal like the looming power of veto.
So you’ve decided to focus this week on obtaining goalies that play consistently and actually produce. Well, there are some remarkable stories that are evolving this month, including the explosive number of “unproven” goaltenders like Ondrej Pavelec, Carey Price and Jason LaBarbera playing a surprising number of minutes.
But other stories are freaking us out, including goalies that haven’t been as successful as we were led to believe, such as Marc-Andre Fleury, Miikka Kiprusoff and Vesa Toskala. But if there’s one story that’s capturing my attention more than any other, it has to be Jose Theodore’s recent revival and the current rotation situation in Colorado.
