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Worst goal in history?
Here is a highlight from tonight's Leafs vs. Islanders game in Long Island. Is this the worst goal you have ever seen?
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March 18, 2008
Bryan McCabe: Beyond the Criticism
Ever since signing his new contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Bryan McCabe has become public enemy number one with the fans and especially the media. While John Ferguson Jr. took most of the blame for the team that was assembled this year, Bryan McCabe took a lot of the blame for the Leafs' on ice performance. Many will remember the infamous October 17th edition of the Toronto...
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March 10, 2008
Andre Roy makes a throat cutting gesture to Riley Cote and the Flyers bench
After being knock out by Flyers Riley Cote, Andre Roy went on a seemingly uncontrolable temper tantrum screaming and calling out the Flyers bench, even going as far to make a throat cutting motion with his thumb to Riley Cote.
The league will probably look at the video and MAYBE JUST MAYBE give Roy 1 game. What do you guys think the league should do about this?
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March 06, 2008
Olli Jokenin looks like his logo - FUNNY PICTURE
I can't help but laugh because he looks like the Panther logo.
comments?
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February 29, 2008
Today's trade deadline winners and losers
It was a big day in the NHL today as we all know. Big name players like Brad Richards and Hossa were both delt. Richards near the start of the day, where as the Hossa trade came down to the wire.
I have compiled a list of what I think are the winners and losers of the day.
Winners:
- Dallas. They have a franchise player in Richards and what they gave up was minimal.
- Atlanta...
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February 26, 2008
NBA to play outdoor game to start the 2008-2009 season.
When the Suns and the Denver Nuggets announce their plans today to play an exhibition game at a tennis stadium in Indian Wells, Calif., next October, it will mark the first NBA outdoor game of the league's modern era.
The stadium is enclosed, and features rows of swanky suites and many other creature comforts of an NBA arena.
But the weather — wind and maybe...
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February 19, 2008
Flyers trade for Modry
The Flyers, having failed in their attempts to get Tomas Kaberle who would not waive his no-trade clause with Toronto, struck a deal today for Kings defenseman Jaroslav Modry.
The Flyers gave up an undisclosed draft pick.
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February 19, 2008
Hossa and Havlat both going to the Habs?
There is talk that if the Montreal Canadiens win the Marian Hossa sweepstakes, they might make a push for Chicago Blackhawks right winger Martin Havlat as well. The Blackhawks might be willing to move Havlat. The New Jersey Devils also are interested in Havlat, who was a teammate of Hossa in Ottawa.
While they're both listed as right wingers, Havlat can play on the left side...
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February 17, 2008
Rob Brind'Amour likely done for the year
Rod Brind'Amour suffered a torn ACL early in the first period of Thursday's 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins and effectively is out for the remainder of the season.
The driving force behind the Hurricanes, Brind'Amour will undergo reconstructive left knee surgery on Friday and is expected to be sidelined four to six months. The procedure will be performed by...
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February 15, 2008
Leafs missed out on Brunnstrom last year
The late-blooming Brunnstrom burst onto the scene last season and won the Swedish Division 1 scoring title with 37 goals and 73 points in 41 games while playing for Boras HC. After his impressive season, the Leafs' chief European scout, Thommie Bergman, recommended the talented prospect to Toronto's general manager at the time, John Ferguson.
But the Leafs decided to adopt...
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February 04, 2008
Steve Yzerman named Canada's GM for World Championships
Yzerman was named Team Canada's general manager for the second straight year on Monday in Halifax, the co-hosting city for the tournament. Joining him on the management team are former Dallas Star general manager Doug Armstrong and former NHLer Luc Robitaille.
"Working with Hockey Canada and their staff for the world championship last year was a terrific experience, and...
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February 04, 2008
Antropov suspended three games
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nik Antropov was assessed two game misconduct penalties in overtime of a 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. The second penalty was for abuse of an official - which carries an automatic three game suspension.
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February 01, 2008
J.P. Dumont Signs Four-Year Deal $16 million
"J.P. Dumont's commitment, leadership, work ethic and reputation as a big-game performer has helped him fit perfectly into the Predators culture since he came to Nashville by choice as an unrestricted free agent prior to the 2006-07 season," Poile said. "When he expressed a desire to stay in Nashville, we jumped at the opportunity to keep him as part of our team...
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February 01, 2008
Ex-NHLer Karalahti charged in drug case
Former NHL player Jere Karalahti has been charged with smuggling amphetamines into the country in a case involving 19 people, including a motorcycle gang.
The Espoo District Court opened the case against Karalahti and other suspects in a local prison for security reasons. If found guilty, Karalahti could face up to six years in prison.
The 32-year-old Karalahti was charged...
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January 29, 2008
Emery done as a Sen?
The troubled goalie showed up late for practice yesterday after spending the all-star break in Las Vegas and may have played his final game in an Ottawa uniform.
Emery could be facing an indefinite suspension without pay after he showed up at the rink at 4:04 p.m. yesterday for the club's 4 p.m. practice.
Could Emery be on his way out now? The question still remains how...
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January 29, 2008
Adam Graves to get his number retired
In classic Brian Leetch fashion, the man who played 16 seasons in New York and helped deliver the Rangers' first Stanley Cup championship in 54 years, chose his own ceremony to publicize the Rangers organization's decision to honor one of his former teammates, No. 9 Adam Graves.
The stunning announcement that Graves will join Leetch, Mark Messier, Mike Richter, Ed Giacomin...
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January 25, 2008
Peter Forsberg's Right foot feels fine
Peter Forsberg skated with his former team, Modo, of the Swedish Elite League for 90 minutes Wednesday and said his reconstructed right foot held up just fine.
"It felt good, but I am pretty tired right now," Forsberg told the Swedish paper Aftonbladet after being the last player off the ice. "It felt like I was carrying......
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January 24, 2008
NHL to open 2008-2009 season in Europe
The league is apparently ready to formally announce this weekend at the NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta that, as expected, the Ottawa Senators will play the Pittsburgh Penguins in Stockholm and the New York Rangers will play the Tampa Bay Lightning in Prague.
The teams will play each other twice on the weekend before the "normal" mid-week opening of the NHL regular season...
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January 24, 2008
Brian Leetch retirement ceremony tonight.
Before the Rangers face the Atlanta Thrashers tonight, Leetch's No. 2 will be raised to the Madison Square Garden rafters alongside Messier's No. 11 and Richter's No. 35 — completing the trio most responsible for ending the Rangers' 54-year Stanley Cup drought in 1994.
"I always say, if anybody remembers me as years go by, if they say, 'Didn'...
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January 24, 2008
Rob Blake to Red Wings - Rumor
Los Angeles defenseman Rob Blake , who trains with Chelios in the offseason in Southern California, will be one of the bigger names available at the Feb. 26 trade deadline.
Speaking in Los Angles the other day, Chelios said, "If he (Blake) was thinking about going to another team I'm sure he'd want to go to a winner, and depending on what you'd have to give up...
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January 24, 2008
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