There will never be another Stratford Streak to rival Howie Morenz -- known in his heyday as the Babe Ruth of hockey.
But there’s this kid from Stratford -- Joey Hishon -- whose playing style makes you want to call him the Stratford Streak, even though his talent does not rival that of Morenz.
According to Puck Rakers, Kristian Huselius may actually have a high-ankle sprain. If so, you can kiss the next six weeks goodbye. The door for Nikita Filatov to start producing opens a little wider. Simon Gagne remains out with a "strained neck" and is undergoing more tests. How do you test a strained [...]
Angus here - Jeff Carter listened to me! Two goals tonight. Also, Kimmo Timonen has a goal and a helper. Buy low window just about closed... Dobber here- today's THN column - does Stamkos make the Big 4 in fantasy hockey? And what's happening to Vinny? Also some news from Twitter: Bryan [...]
Once again, no teams play one game over any of the upcoming seven day schedules, but there are a few anomalies worth pointing out. In the weeks starting on Sunday and Tuesday, there are only two teams that play four games: Carolina and Vancouver in the Sunday-Saturday schedule and Detroit and Phoenix in the Tuesday-Monday schedule. In the week starting this Saturday, there are only three teams with a four game week: Carolina, NY Rangers and New Jersey.
Angus here - just as I predicted, the Predators have called up Linus Klasen. And I just added him in two of my leagues. Kris Versteeg may need an MRI on his back, according to Ron Wilson. Uh oh... Goldie: Posted a scouting report on Dubnyk's 39-save OT loss. Grahame recall is a brutal decision, but [...]
Last week, we had a look at early season success stories. This week, we'll cover 10 slow starting veteran players based in the Eastern Conference and try to figure out if this is simply a slow start or a sign of things to come.
This has flown under my rader - John Tavares has six goals in his past five games. He may not be as flashy as Stamkos, but he will be as productive once the Islanders get some better players for him to skate with. A good read on Jordan Schroeder from the AHL website [...]
Zach Bogosian: Has His Time Come?
With Steve Stamkos and Drew Doughty, two of the top-three picks from the NHL's 2008 entry draft, already lighting the fantasy world on fire, its natural to wonder what's happening with Zach Bogosian, the number three pick from 2008.
Michael Russo reports that Guillaume Latendresse has a groin injury that will cause him to miss at least the next game, likely several. Colby Armstrong apparently has an injury to one of his hands. Luca Caputi has been called up, but is stuck on the third line so any production is unlikely. [...]
We’re into the fourth week of the NHL season and there have been plenty of surprises as well as disappointments so far. Much like the last few weeks, I’ll toss out a few of my thoughts on all 15 of the Western Conference teams to generate some discussion.
