Happy St. Patrick's Day I celebrated on Saturday with green beer and UFC - that way I could do it right! * Saturday's win for Ben Bishop gives him 31 - and that's actually a club record for the Lightning. I have a slim lead in my one keeper and Bishop, who amazingly [...]
Fantasy owners across the continent can now exhale, as Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is back in the lineup. Price returned from injury on Saturday and played the entire game, stopping 30 of 34 shots in a 5-4 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators. While Price is back he won't travel with the team [...]
UPDATE: It looks like Carey Price will return tonight against the Sens. * Marty Havlat had a goal and an assist to help the Sharks to a victory over the Islanders. He’d be a very tempting acquisition right now, but you just know he won’t stay healthy for long. If you are [...]
Those of you into UFC, I'm running a fun little pool here if you want to join. *** My column for The Hockey News yesterday continues my look at the Trade Deadline Look at this headline. Funny. The good people of Nashville have been starved for offense for so long that four goals is considered [...]
The Stars and Blue Jackets contest was postponed after a very scary incident that saw Rich Peverley collapse on the Dallas bench. He was rushed to a local hospital and was conscious. Hopefully everything turns out okay there. * Evgeny Kuznetsov finally made his long-awaited NHL debut on Monday and saw fourth-line duties. Kuznetsov [...]
Rising Value: The Top Four Trade Deadline Acquisitions in the West
Bob McKenzie reports that George Stroumboulopoulos will be the face of hockey for Sportsnet and he indicates that Ron MacLean will still be there but not in the main role. Meanwhile, Don Cherry is closing in on a two-year contract. We are all a-flutter when a guy like Roberto Luongo signs a contract that takes [...]
Is whomever acquired Martin Erat the trade deadlines biggest loser? Not so fast...
A friendly reminder: today is the "Spring forward" daylight savings time adjustment. Remember to adjust your clocks, and try not to think too much about how you lost a precious hour of your life overnight. * By far the biggest hockey story of the night - from both a fantasy, and a playoff [...]
Anton Khudobin with another solid performance for Carolina on Friday night making 40 saves, albeit in a losing cause. I have to say, I remember debating with someone in the Ramblings earlier in the year about Khudobin’s ability to steal the job from Cam Ward. I didn’t think he could but I’ll admit I was [...]
