Frustration in Fantasy Hockey
There are 2 things in fantasy hockey pools that can be so frustrating, injuries and shutouts. Long term injuries to key players, especially early on in the season, can be really frustrating. In the 1st week and half fantasy players…
Alleged Abuse Comes Out in Fleury’s Book
A longtime, bad NHL rumor is now out in the open. In Theo Fleury's soon to be released book, "Playing With Fire," he talks about being sexually abused by Graham James while he was in junior. Graham has already spent…
Toronto Maple Leafs Trivia/Jokes
The below is from a forwarded email I received this morning. What do the Toronto Maple Leafs and whales have in common? A: They both get totally confused when surrounded by ice. Why are the Toronto Maple Leafs like Canada…
Around the Boards – Fri. Oct. 9th
The Chicago Blackhawks probably won't be the only team with hard cap decisions to make during/after the season. 2 big pieces to the Pittsburgh Penguins blueline will be free agents after the season, Sergei Gonchar and Kris Letang. Gonchar is…
Milan Lucic Signs Contract Extension
The Boston Bruins signed power forward Milan Lucic to 3 year contract extension. According to Jay Gold, whoever that is, the deal is worth a reported $4 million per season. Lucic recorded 136 PIMs, 17 goals, and 25 assists last…
‘The Monster’ Is In
Pierre LeBrun reported on ESPN that Jonas 'The Monster' Gustavsson will be starting for the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight versus the Ottawa Senators. It's simply amazing the amount of play this Toskala-Gustavsson situation has received. The 24-year-old Swede will indeed…
Around the Boards – Oct. 5th
The NHLPA is following in the NHL footsteps in having a negative situation surrounding it's association. The NHLPA's firing of Paul Kelly continues to be in the news. The Florida Panthers have signed center Dominic Moore to a 1 year,…
Opening Night Observations
Brian Burke's makeover was in full effect right off the start with Colton Orr and Jay Rosehill getting into 1st period fights. Mike Komisarek also got into fight, but took 5 minor penalties, 2 of which resulted in a Montreal…
Let the Games Begin
The puck is ready to drop on the 2009 - 2010 NHL season. It's not very often that I visit the NHL website, but I did this morning and came across the below chart for Opening Day Records. If you…
Now What for the Coyotes?
He said it was a possibility, and he was true to his word, Judge T. Baum turns down both the NHL`s and Balsillie`s bids for the Phoenix Coyotes. On the Balsillie side of things: Judge Baum threw out the bid…
Cam Ward Signs Contract Extension with Hurricanes
Cam Ward signs a 6 year contract extension with the Carolina Hurricanes today. The 6 year deal is worth a total of $37.8 million, a $6.3 million salary cap hit. This is a good deal for both parties involved. $6.3…
Mats Sundin Retires
After another summer of indecisiveness, Mats Sundin has decided to hang the skates up, retiring from the NHL. It' s too bad that it was a year too late, as he should have went out a Maple Leaf. He was…