Skinner Surging
This week the Eastern Edge takes a look at Jeff Skinner's bounce back season.
December 10, 2013
Dion Phaneuf has been suspended two games for his hit on Kevan Miller Sunday. * The Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday night in a pretty competitive matchup. Once again goaltender Curtis McElhinney looked solid stopping 28-of-30 shots. He is coming off a shutout in his last game [...]
December 09, 2013
Some afternoon updates for you: James Neal gets five games for his knee on Brad Marchand's head. Evgeni Malkin will apparently be back in the lineup for the Pens. The Islanders have waived Pierre-Marc Bouchard and word is that they will call up Ryan Strome. I think Strome is worth a grab off the wire [...]
The Contrarian: A 30 Year Old Geek
A closer look at last weekend's "Geek of the Week": Scottie Upshall
December 8, 2013
Easily the biggest story on Saturday night was the Boston batterings. I was in theScore newsroom all evening covering the NHL and the barbarism in Boston completely dominated my night. Here's how I covered Shawn Thornton's mugging of Brooks Orpik, Loui Eriksson's latest concussion (ugh), and James Neal's knee to the head of Brad [...]
December 7, 2013
It looks like the Columbus Blue Jackets are going to run with Curtis McElhinney while Sergei Bobrovsky is out of action and he got off to a decent start on Friday night. McElhinney pitched a 20-save shutout and has a respectable .932 save percentage in nine games this season. That’s all well and good, but [...]
It’s back! Dobber’s 7th Annual Midseason Guide
After a year off due to the epic millionaire vs. billionaire battle, Dobber's Midseason Guide is back!
Saturday Picks – December 7, 2013
Montreal is on a roll and look for that to continue against Buffalo
December 04, 2013
Henrik Lundqvist has signed a seven-year extension worth $59.5 million * Andrej Sekera was back in the lineup for the Hurricanes and has truly emerged as their go-to PP guy. He played 24:21 with 4:41 on the PP and scored his career-high sixth goal. Other than his fragility, there is no reason why he shouldn't [...]
Patches and a Pair of Blue Jackets
This week, the Eastern Edge takes a look at a couple of Canadiens who are heating up and two Blue Jackets who are getting increased responsibilities.