Dion Phaneuf, as expected, was signed to a six-year contract extension today. My weekly MAILBAG is up on The Hockey News... San Jose and Pittsburgh are now out of the Foppa sweeps. Dany Heatley is "probable" for tomorrow's contest against the Panthers. That's a very early return. If I'm Ottawa I let Heatley and Alfy sit for the [...]
Newsflash: Kovalchuk is going to be a go tonight. Finally. LA is the single worst NHL city for coverage and we had absolutely no warning of this, but Mike Cammalleri has been activated off the IR list today. He will likely be in the lineup tonight. A future offensive NHL defenseman, Alex Goligoski, was recalled by [...]
After slumping for several games, Keenan broke up the Iginla line and moved Huselius down to the second line. Tanguay was moved up to the first line and scored. The team lost, so the experiment cannot be deemed a success yet. Huselius is very streaky, so when he picks up a point expect many to [...]
Rob Blake will be out for the next two to three weeks with a stress fracture in his foot. Ryan Miller's knee injury is not serious and he should play Tuesday night in Boston, according to Lindy Ruff in the Buffalo News. Marc-Andre was back in practice yesterday for the first time. It is looking as [...]
Nik Kronwall will be out for the next week to 10 days with a shoulder injury. He is, of course, a certified Band-Aid Boy, so if you own him you expected this to happen. Jose Theodore is suffering from back spasms that will keep him on the shelf for the next little while. Petr Budaj will [...]
The all-star break is behind us and there are just over four weeks until the trade deadline. Here’s a look back through the first 50 games (give or take) of the season for the top 15 surprises in fantasy hockey.
(Originally published by The Hockey News January 28)
Facing the threat of going three-straight games without a goal for the first time this year, AO decides to make up for it by scoring four in one. At least two games. That is how long Kovalchuk is on the shelf, according to TSN. He "likely won't" miss substantial time. Forsberg informed Modo of the SEL that [...]
Facing the threat of going three-straight games without a goal for the first time this year, AO decides to make up for it by scoring four in one. At least two games. That is how long Kovalchuk is on the shelf, according to TSN. He "likely won't" miss substantial time. Forsberg informed Modo of the SEL that [...]
Guess who's back? We'll talk some Selanne, and what to do with him in your fantasy league. But first I have to get something off my chest:
The All-Star Shame, er...Game.
Guess who's back? We'll talk some Selanne, and what to do with him in your fantasy league. But first I have to get something off my chest:
The All-Star Shame, er...Game.
