The NHL handed down a couple of suspensions today as Shawn Thornton received 15 games for that melee last weekend and David Clarkson received two games for a hit on Vladimir Sobotka. * There was also a minor trade that saw Edmonton send goaltender Jason LaBarbera to Chicago for future considerations. The Blackhawks [...]
Is P.A. Parenteau a stud or a dud?
Morning update: Alex Tanguay had a setback in his recovery from his knee injury and will be sidelined indefinitely. In this article, it sounds pretty bad and I wouldn't count on him before February. ** Anyone have any side bets as to what I'd kick off today's ramblings with, after watching the highlights of last [...]
This week the Eastern Edge takes a look at Jeff Skinner's bounce back season.
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 [...]
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 [...]
A closer look at last weekend's "Geek of the Week": Scottie Upshall
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 [...]
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 [...]
After a year off due to the epic millionaire vs. billionaire battle, Dobber's Midseason Guide is back!
