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Stars goalie has 'The Shining'-themed mask
Goaltenders are a strange breed. It's assumed one has to be in order to willingly stand in front a frozen piece of vulcanized rubber hurtling at over 100 miles per hour. However, like any eccentric group of people there are some goaltenders that redefine the meaning of bizarre.
Meet Richard Bachman, goaltender for the Dallas Stars. Unless you follow the Dallas Stars closely...
Alexei Kovalev attempting NHL comeback
The fate of the 2012-13 NHL season is yet to be determined. However, if the season does take place in one form or another, one former star is attempting an NHL comeback. Alexei (or Alex) Kovalev has stated that he has a couple of tryout offers with different NHL clubs, signaling that his comments about a potential comeback are quite real.
Kovalev, who turns the ripe age of 40...
Do you have hockey junk in your trunk? These jeans might be for you.
File this one under "interesting news of the day that you didn't need to know." Via Deadspin comes this fashion tip. Perhaps you're a hockey player, and perhaps you have a little Radek Bonkadonk going on in your rear end area. You know, booty. It happens - lower body workouts grow muscles, and your butt has two of 'em. It stands to reason then that athletes...
NHLPA counterproposal could be the break in the clouds surrounding a NHL lockout
All hockey fans -- check that, all sports fans -- dread any sort of labor stoppage. It kills momentum, it kills league growth, and for the NHL those are two things that the league has right now. Many pundits and fans, when they read the NHL owners' proposal back at the end of July, believed that the owners of the teams didn't care - that they wanted their way or the...
NHL lockout looming - Who do you blame?
If an NHL lockout delays or consumes the 2012-13 season, who should we blame? This was the question I posed on Twitter in an attempt to measure the general pulse of the fans. The sample size was admittedly small but the idea was to get an idea of what the average fan thinks of the impending lockout.
Would you blame the owners or the players? Would you blame both sides...
Minor surgery for Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Quick required some minor surgery to repair a disc fragment and an inflammatory cyst this week, as reported by the LA Times. The surgery, which was described as a "minor surgical procedure", is expected to require approximately six weeks for Quick to make a full recovery.
As things stand Quick should be at 100% by the time the Los Angeles Kings start training...
Greg Jamison reportedly has investors to facilitate sale of Phoenix Coyotes
Poor Phoenix Coyotes fans have been jerked around multiple times in their team's long and drawn out ownership saga. You'll have to excuse them (and most everyone else) if they take the news that Greg Jamison has secured investors to help in his purchase of the Coyotes with a grain of salt. After all, this is the guy, with Gary Bettman, who stood up in a press conference...
Pekka Rinne may see less time in 2012-13
Pekka Rinne is the heart and soul of the Nashville Predators. An argument could be made that Shea Weber is the leader of the team but the truth is that the Predators wouldn't be close to the level they are without the outstanding goaltending Rinne provides.
A recent article from The Tennessean speculates that Nashville will opt to rest Rinne a bit more often in 2012-13 in...
Which injured star from 2011-12 needs the biggest 2012-13?
The 2011-12 season saw several key players miss significant time with injuries. As you'd expect, these players have additional pressure to step their game up in 2012-13 proving that not only their injuries are a thing of the past but that their production has returned as well.
Here is an abbreviated list of some of the injured players from 2011-12 that need to respond in a...
Would Shane Doan be a fit in New York?
Did you think the summer would be drama free after Rick Nash was finally traded? Wrong you were. Shane Doan continues to deliberate over his future, contemplating finishing his career out with Phoenix or taking on a new venture with a new club.
Numerous teams have been linked to Doan including the Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers (Source). Would...
Canucks interested in Shane Doan, Jason Arnott
The Vancouver Sun reports that the Vancouver Canucks are interested in Shane Doan but are also considering fellow free agent Jason Arnott if their first option - Doan - doesn't work out.
Shane Doan is the club's top option but if he decides to skate elsewhere, or if he decides to remain in Phoenix, it's believed that Vancouver will look toward veteran Jason Arnott...
Islanders activate Rick DiPietro
The New York Islanders have activated goaltender Rick DiPietro off of the injured reserve list. The news, as reported by the team's official site, comes off as a bit comical considering the date is August 1st and the Islanders last played back on April 7th. DiPietro has been on the mend since December 3rd of 2011, recovering from a list of injuries that number more...
Phoenix Coyotes buyer Greg Jamison $20 million short of purchase price
The Phoenix Coyotes' sale has hit yet another rough patch. Prospective owner Greg Jamison, who once was the CEO of the San Jose Sharks and who is the current owner of the Bay Area Seals which he purchased in June. According to recent reports, he might have held off on the purchase of the Seals, as he and his investment group are rumored to be $20 million short of the amount...
Carolina inks Alexander Semin to a one-year, $7 million deal
The Carolina Hurricanes made big news on Thursday afternoon by signing free-agent Alexander Semin to a one-year, $7 million contract. The news, as seen on NHL.com, boosts a Carolina offense that finished 16th in the NHL in total scoring during the 2011-12 season.
The announcement ends Semin's seven-year stint with the Washington Capitals where he accumulated 197 goals and...
The Stanley Cup and obscurity: how do markets deal with champions?
Every market after winning the Stanley Cup has the right to gloat. After all, they've just won the hardest championship in sports with the biggest, prettiest trophy. Why not gloat? The season following, however, the clock and the countdown to the team's next Cup resets. Whether the accomplishment of the previous season is discounted, forgotten, or used as a calling to a...
Is it really shrewdness when you don't have a choice?
Heading up to Wednesday's offer-sheet matching deadline, hockey pundits from TSN to some guy in his mom's basement were all crying the same thing: "David Poile has no choice! He must match the Flyers' offer sheet to Shea Weber! The Predators can't lose both of their top defensemen in one off-season!"
It was a gimmie. A "no duh" signing, if you...
Predators match 14-year, $110 million offer for Shea Weber
The Nashville Predators have matched Philadelphia's 14-year, $110 million offer for defenseman Shea Weber, as announced by Nashville's official team site. The move ensures that Weber will remain with Nashville for the next 14 seasons, barring any sort of trade.
It appeared that Philadelphia had all but priced Nashville out for Shea Weber but today's news signals that...
IN MEMORIAM
Redfield scholarship fund started
A scholarship fund has been created to help assist an aspiring sports reporter through school in the name of Jessica Redfield (Ghawi), a young woman who was killed at The Dark Knight Rises premiere.
Scott Howson explains the Rick Nash trade to Blue Jackets fans
A disclaimer: I was an Atlanta Thrashers fan. After watching eleven years of Don Waddell do God knows what (the Hossa trade? The Kovalchuk trade? come on now) with a hockey team has me paranoid regarding other teams' general managers. When teams in markets that aren't the biggest in the NHL do stupid stuff, it worries me. Columbus GM Scott Howson has had me on the edge...
Rick Nash dealt (finally) to the New York Rangers
The Rick Nash saga has finally concluded. It took months for Columbus GM Scott Howson to find a deal he actually could agree to, accepting a deal from the New York Rangers (Darren Dreger). It's fitting that the Rangers are the team involved considering that they were believed to have offered the best deal for Nash before the 2011-12 trade deadline passed.
The Rangers will...
Edmonton Oilers sign Nail Yakupov to entry level deal
Nail Yakupov, the Edmonton Oilers first round pick (and the first overall pick) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft impressed sufficiently enough out of prospect camp to have a contract by the end. The Oilers released a press release today stating that Yakupov has been signed to a three-year entry level deal. In case you missed it, the kid's a bit of a huge offensive threat. He had...
Are sponsor logos on team jerseys around the corner?
About a year and a half ago, hockey teams started putting sponsorship logos on their jerseys. The Detroit Red Wings began this disturbing trend with their Amway sponsorship, and fans weren't happy. At all. Soon this disturbing trend spread to other, non-cash strapped Original Six teams like the Maple Leafs and the Chicago Blackhawks. Hockey fans were in an uproar. Sure...
Pittsburgh Penguins fire lead team doctor
The Pittsburgh Penguins have fired their team doctor and the rest of the medical staff as of Friday. This might fall into the "delayed reaction" category of things. If you remember, Sidney Crosby's concussion occurred during the 2011 Winter Classic courtsey of an elbow from Dave Steckel. Crosby was allowed to play in the Penguins' next game despite concern, where...
Shea Weber agrees to fourteen year offer sheet deal from Flyers
Under the cover of night is about the time one would expect an offer sheet deal to go down. No one likes to discuss offer sheets in the NHL. They're often seen as poaching players, tempting them away from their rightful teams. General managers tend to stay away from them because it "paints them in a bad light," despite the fact that it's a perfectly legal and...
Will Dominik Hasek excel if he returns to the NHL?
Reports are indicating that Dominik Hasek is contemplating a return to the NHL. Hasek, 47, hasn't appeared in the NHL since he called it quits following the 2007-08 season where he minded the net for the Detroit Red Wings. We aren't pulling your leg. Even at the ripe age of 47, Hasek is apparently extremely motivated to play again in the NHL.
Hasek admits that he isn'...
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