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Rangers Come Through Again With Win Over Panthers
It seems like every single time the New York Rangers play, they find a way to win.
The team did just that tonight by defeating the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime on a goal by Marian Gaborik at Madison Square Garden. Gaborik had been buzzing around the Panthers’ net all night long and was finally rewarded when he got the overtime winner, his 23rd of the season.
With the win...
Canada Takes Bronze With 4-0 Win Over Finland
This wasn’t the medal that team Canada wanted to play for, but this is the game they ended their tournament with. Despite strong play through their preliminary round, the loss to Russia Tuesday night was the most significant game of the tournament. For Finland, losing is never easy, but losing to Canada in Canada only increased the focus on their loss. Not that a 4-0 loss wouldn’t...
Red Wings evening news: On the Hockey Hall, Helm, Holmstrom and Honda
If you check out the Red Wings’ Twitter account this evening, you’ll find out why the team chose to fly to Toronto over two days prior to their match-up with the Maple Leafs on Saturday night: the Wings’ Fathers’ Trip is beginning with a little guided tour of the Hockey Hall of Fame prior to what will likely be a leisurely day of meetings, practicing and a team dinner in...
Reaction Continues To Burke’s Statement Today
from Damien Cox of The Spin, What I heard was a requiem for a heavyweight.
Nothing wrong with that.
What I also heard was a dedicated, long-time hockey guy lamenting the way the business used to be, the way the game used to be.
Nothing wrong with that.
That’s what I heard behind all the words Brian Burke uttered today while announcing the team’s decision to send enforcer...
A little late-breaking: University of Michigan’s been asked about hosting Winter Classic
Welll isn’t this interesting in the Red Wings-related news category, via AnnArbor.com’s Pete Cunningham:
The next outdoor hockey game at Michigan Stadium may feature National Hockey League teams.
Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon confirmed Thursday that he has been approached by the NHL about playing host for the Winter Classic, in what would be the league’s sixth annual...
Caution: sometimes the Blue Jackets don’t lose
After sleeping on it and reading Sharks game recaps, I realized that there were a lot of good things about last night’s game against the Ducks. Things like allowing no shots on goal during penalty kills. Things like out shooting and out scoring the other guys, blocking a lot of shots. Burns coming back after blocking a shot with his hand, and, apparently, Demers feeling okay...
Who Do The Players Think Is The Most Underrated Player?
via Sports Illustrated communications, NHL PLAYERS POLL
Who is hockey’s most underrated player?
1. Loui Eriksson, Stars LW….16%
2. Jamie Benn, Stars LW….6%
3. Joe Pavelski, Sharks RW….3%
4. Jordan Staal, Penguins C….3%
5. Chris Kelly, Bruins C….2%
[Based on 179 NHL players who responded to SI’s survey]
FAST FACTS: Of the top five vote getters, only Eriksson has...
Brendan Shanahan No Better Than Colin Campbell
from Adam Proteau of The Hockey News, When the NHL replaced chief disciplinarian Colin Campbell with Brendan Shanahan last spring and gave him the reassuring title of senior vice-president, player safety, I really wanted to believe things were going to change. But we’re nearly halfway through the 2011-12 season – and the further we get into it, the clearer it is that Sheriff...
AHL All Star Rosters
It is all star season in hockey. The NHL released the winners of the fan voting for the All Star Game today. Yesterday the AHL released their all star rosters. The AHL All Star Game will take place in Atlantic City, New Jersey on January 30th with the skills competition occurring the night before. AHL All Star rosters are bigger than NHL ones. They have 24 players per conference...
Ruff Ready To Ramp Up Miller
Words from Lindy Ruff this morning, via WGR-550, regarding scrapping his goalie rotation to give Ryan Miller the vast majority of the work:
“I haven’t got a set rotation now. My main focus has been to have both goaltenders contribute. I really want to get Ryan going. If he’s feeling comfortable, playing well and not tired, I’m going to try to play him a little more and see...
Burke Worried “The Rats” Are Taking Over The Game
from the CP at TSN, On a day the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager sent enforcer Colton Orr to the American Hockey League, he bemoaned the fact there doesn’t appear room for such players in today’s game.
Burke says he fears “the rats” are taking over the sport.
League disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan has been busy handling suspensions over the last week and Burke believes...
NHL suspends Krys Barch for one game
Via the Miami Herald’s George Richards:
#FlaPanthers Krys Barch suspended one game for insensitive remarks
We still don’t know what Barch may or may not have said to Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban, but we know it was bad enough to warrant a suspension.
Update: Interesting stuff from the Sporting News’s Jesse Spector:
#FlaPanthers Krys Barch suspension was under...
Predators clear Shea Weber to return from concussion
Good news from the Nashville Predators:
#Preds Shea Weber has been cleared to play.
Red Wings off-day news: Howard misses All-Star starters’ cut; Holmstrom, Helm take strides forward
Well, Jimmy Howard (192,685 votes as a write-in, finishing sixth among goalies), Nicklas Lidstrom (476,979 votes, fourth among defensemen), Pavel Datsyuk (313,783, ninth among forwards) and Henrik Zetterberg (206,852 votes, 12th among forwards) didn’t make the All-Star Game’s starters’ cut, though it’s highly likely that Howard and Lidstrom will head to Ottawa via selections...
Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash unsure whether he’d waive no-movement clause
Via Yahoo Sports’ Greg “Puck Daddy” Wyshynski: Columbus Blue Jackets forward Rick Nash spoke to the Columbus Dispatch’s Aaron Portzline about his future with the troubled team:
If the Blue Jackets decide to overhaul the club, it could be a few seasons before they compete. Nash, in the second year of an eight-year, $62.4 million contract signed on July 3, 2009, said his loyalty...
Rangers return to relative anonymity?
ESPN New York’s Katie Strang reports that the New York Rangers have some concerns as to whether they’ll be able to weather the storm that is returning to anonymity, at least in comparison to their Winter Classic stardom:
“Sometimes the harder thing to do is when no one’s watching and there are not as exciting, built-up games. Those are sometimes the harder ones to play,”...
NHL names All-Star Game starters: Alfredsson, Spezza, Michalek, Phaneuf, Karlsson, Thomas
The NHL has just revealed its All-Star Game’s final six fan voting leaders and starters: Ottawa Senators forwards Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek will be joined by fellow Sen Erik Karlsson and Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf on defense, and Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas will start in goal. Here’s the NHL’s story about the fan selections (Jimmy...
2nd Half Storylines
from Adam Proteau of The Hockey News, The NHL season is nearly at its halfway point, meaning the intrigue will ramp up exponentially over the course of the next six months. What storylines should hockey fans be paying attention to? That’s the focus of this week’s THN.com Top 10.
Rattling Sabres
As I said prior to the season, Buffalo’s slew of veteran off-season additions...
KK- For The Next Few Hours
I am leaving for an appointment right now and will return by 1:30pm.
George may or may not be around so if anything does break, please feel free to use the comment area for any discussion.
Thanks!
Battling the Florida Panthers
After what happened in last Friday night’s tilt between the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers, it is certainly going to be a battle tonight at Madison Square Garden.
In the Rangers’ 4-1 win against the Cats last week, tempers flared and the anger level was high after Blueshirts’ defenseman Michael Del Zotto was sucker punched by Panthers’ forward Tomas Kopecky after...
Wild Looking For Answers
from Michael Russo of Russo’s Rants at the Star Tribune, How dramatic and fast this freefall has been.
The best team in the NHL (at least, in terms of points) for three weeks, a team once 20-7-3 overall, a team once the best road team in the NHL ... is now clinging to a playoff spot by three precious points over 9th-place Colorado because of a 1-7-3 face-first stumble.
Most amazing...
Will Roloson Find His ‘A’ Game?
from Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune, With a new year arriving, the Lightning hope it translates to Roloson’s game returning.
“I’ve seen it in the past, you are riding one goaltender and then you start riding the other goaltender, so hopefully that’s what we’ll be seeing,’’ Tampa Bay head coach Guy Boucher said.
The turnaround will have to be dramatic. After...
Blues Don’t Want A Repeat Of Last January
from Dan O’Neill of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, It was precisely at this time of year in 2011 when things went south for the Blues. They rode into January carrying a five-game winning surge and a 20-12-5 overall record, sitting fifth in the Western Conference. By the time the month was over, they were 22-20-7 and in 13th place, headed down a dead-end road. The 2-8-2 month, which...
Players Available In Anaheim
from Helene Elliott of the LA Times, Angered by his team’s continued wretched play, Ducks General Manager Bob Murray said he’s prepared to make dramatic changes and underscored his point by saying only Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu are not available in trades.
Both veteran forwards have no-trade clauses. But if Selanne were to ask to be traded to a Stanley Cup contender Murray...
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