Hey there!It's been a while since I've posted.. I'm gonna try to change this.I'm a sports fan and I think writing from a fan's point of view is fun at times... not being a writer, it's good exercise.So Len Barrie, part owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning has been giving an ultimatum by Gary Bettman to come up with 10 Million dollars to prove he can still be an...

In the newest event in the Steve Downie saga, he has appartently slashed an official and was given a misconduct.Then he was suspended for 20 games.Steve Downie could actually be a hockey player and what I mean is that he could play and be effective for many teams.But.... Steve Downie's days will be numbered in the NHL if he doesn't find a way to stop doing all these stupid...

We're on the verge of the closing of the trade deadline in the NHL.According to Team990, Gary Roberts, Miroslav Satan and other veterans have been put on waivers...The trades will begin shortly.

I just read (according to cbc.ca) that the Albany River Rats team bus has crashed and that 3 people are seriously injured.The article doesn't mention who any of the injured are.http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2009/02/19/hockey-bus-crash.html

According to sportsnet.ca, the KHL is considering to ask players to accept pay cuts because of the world's financial instabilities.Ideas?I can see that many agents will fight this tooth and nail.This could turn into an interesting story.http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/01/06/khl_pay_cut/

RDS is reporting that Stefan Legein is coming "out of retirement".The 20 year old is expected to report to Columbus in January and play in Syracuse in the AHL.When hearing of his retirement, I was floored... but I guess sometimes the drive and total commitment it takes to become a pro athlete must really be intense.Glad to see that Stefan is back in hockey. We'll see his talents...

Wow. After a slow start to the season Bryan Colangelo has made a decision to shake up his team.Sam Mitchell has been let go.Not following the Raps quite as much as the past years (that is changing as I write this) I didn't see this coming.Mitchell coached the raps through some hard times and also through some recent good times.I loved the way Mitchell handled the media.Turning the page in

Looks like Peter Laviolette has been canned by the Hurricanes.(Yahoo! Sports story)And rumour has it that his replacement is none other then Paul Maurice.(RDS is reporting...)Being  this far in the season.... the moves have begun.

As has been speculated but still not confirmed is that it really looks as though Brian Burke is gonna walk from Anaheim....As reported on Yahoo! Sports, Burke still hasn't signed his contract extension and has given the deadline of Christmas to make his decision.It's no secret.... or at least "widely reported/rumoured" that the Toronto Maple Leafs have had their...

Well.... this topic came up on a couple of blogs recently while pointing out some of the very low attendance in certain markets like Florida.There have been many people wanting to bring a team back to Winnipeg, to Quebec... to Hamilton, to Halifax....Jim Balsillie tried to purchase the Penguins and the Predators.... hoping to bring a team to Ontario.In Canada, the passion for Hockey is deep. Of

The Vancouver Canucks had picked up Wellwood off waivers.... and now they put him on waivers.I remember hearing the reports of Wellwood not being in the best of shape coming into camp, which surprised me as I thought that he would try to jolt his career seeing that he's only got a one year deal and being in a new organisation like the Canucks.(Sportsnet article)

I watched the opening night ceremonies last week and I did see most of the televised performance by Def Leppard.I remember the moment that Joe Elliot puts the cup upside down.... and just kinda shrugged his shoulders after someone put it right side up... he said something like "what do we know, we're soccer boys".Maybe getting soccer boys to play was the wrong move...

Gotta feel for Kevin Bieksa wanting to turn the page on last season's injury bug and in the first couple of games of the season finds himself on the IR...Bieksa should be an important part of the Canucks lineup this year. Going back to the 2006-2007 season where he had a pretty strong year, last year was certainly disappointing for Bieksa and most of the defensive core of the...

Well, I'm almost ashamed that it's taken this long for me to write a blog post. I've never really let this blog go... well ok, I kinda did... but I figured I would (at some point) start writting again.So, basically all of my summer I had it in the back of my mind that I simply couldn't wait to get this new NHL season underway. As training camps approached I was stuck...

I was very happy to see France make it to the final and play a fairly strong game with Italy.It really could have gone either way.I was very surprised at Zidane's headbunt... I can't imagine what brought that on.Congrats to the Italians and my thanks to "les bleus" for their inspiring play into the e...

Well... after loosing the first 3 games, the NY Islanders won. And their "big deal" guy wasn't in the house.DiPietro was injured. One has to wonder.... such long term deals carry such a high risk at different levels.I'm finding myself hopeful for the NY Islanders on this one...

The game just finished.Buffalo VS Montreal.I was looking forward to the game, 2 fast skating teams.... promise for some heavy shootin' hockey.At the start of the game, I was impressed with Montreal's level of play... Buffalo didn't get a shot on goal for roughly the first 10 minutes. Montreal had a f...

HuetI was very happy to see Huet stay in Montreal.A 2 year deal. Of course, Huet played his heart out last season, working his way into the number 1 spot. I wonder what they will do with Aebisher, who is also quite skilled... they could even bring in young Price for a few games.(Article on the Habs ...

It's very likely that with the coming NHL and NBA seaons... I'll start to post much more.I've been watching the deals in the off-season for both those leagues. In particular, I've been watching the Montreal Canadians and the Toronto Raptors. I'm waiting in anticipation to "get it on".. get the season...

Although I was really rooting for the Edmonton Oilers this playoff season.... it was a tremedous playoff...The level of hockey was very entertaining. I, for one love the new rules. The hockey was faster on average, the higher skilled players got to play more and there were still some great checking.I...

I watched the first game of the NHL finals.I knew it should be intense, and I think it was. Chris Neil and Brad May looked like they wanted to dance. And there were some pretty hard hits.I was however under the impression that the wait in between games was a bit too long. I found in some cases that t...

In what seemed like a game where the Oilers were gonna stomp on Carolina, the Hurricanes certainly stepped up in the 3rd period...Up to the 3rd, I found that Edmonton was really outworking the Canes... they were hitting.I particularly liked what Kelley Hrudy said in the pre-game.... that since Edmont...

I was very happy to hear the news that Sam Mitchell has been awarded the Red Auerbach Trophy...The raptors started the season slow.... all kinds of rumours circled around, but the team really gelled.I think Mitchell is a great coach. Coach's are sometimes 'scape goated' for some teams problems...(Che...

There seems to be much chatter about Peter Forsberg and where he could end up before the trade deadline.I was interested by Sportsnet's article on Peter's possible new home...(The article is right here)It seems they believe that both Toronto and Montreal are among the favoured locations.... in fact, ...

The NHL had a great season last year.The NHLPA took the step to cut the salaries... and so far it looks like better news for the players already.This is great news for the players.(TSN story)