Pity The Beleaguered NHL Tycoons!
Friday January 30, 2004
The week began with Capitals' owner Ted Leonsis showing his old-time hockey spirit, wrestling with a disgruntled fan after another stinko performance by the team. Now Carolina Hurricanes' GM Jim ... Read More
Marc-Andre Fleury: From Penguin To Eagle
Thursday January 29, 2004
An NHL team in last place, getting blown out regularly and drawing a few thousand fans per game, is surely loathe to part with its only marketable player. But the ... Read More
A Tale of Two NHL Poster Boys
Thursday January 29, 2004
Wednesday was a night for NHL fans to remember that storybook endings are found only in storybooks. Dany Heatley, "The New Face of the NHL," made his return from career-threatening ... Read More
"Thank you, Ted. Thank you, Ted. You Suck."
Wednesday January 28, 2004
Jason Hammer was one unhappy Washington Capitals fan, determined to take his grievance straight to the source. Following Sunday night's loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Caps' season ticket holder ... Read More
NHL Trade Rumors Du Jour: Caps, Jackets and 'Hawks Work The Phones
Wednesday January 28, 2004
The Blackhawks open the bidding on Alexei Zhamnov, Peter Bondra's bags are packed in Washington, and with Darryl Sydor gone to Tampa Bay, how long before a couple of other ... Read More
Dany Heatley Returns On Wednesday
Tuesday January 27, 2004
Dany Heatley will be in the lineup Wednesday when the Atlanta Thrashers play the St. Louis Blues. The team announced his return Tuesday afternoon.
"I feel 100 per cent,'' Heatley told ... Read More
Fantasy Hockey Notebook: Desperately Seeking Defensive Depth
Tuesday January 27, 2004
Fantasy players have watched in horror as an injury epidemic sweeps through the ranks of NHL defensemen. Stevens, Jovanovski, Desjardins and Bouwmeester are just a few of those who have ... Read More
Sizing Up The Jaromir Jagr Deal
Friday January 23, 2004
As several media sources report, Jaromir Jagr has finally been traded to the New York Rangers. Washington receives winger Anson Carter in return. Jagr remains one of hockey's most dynamic ... Read More
From Alfredsson to Vokoun: NHL All Star Rosters Named
Friday January 23, 2004
No Forsberg. No Hejduk. And five straight shutouts were not enough to earn Brian Boucher a spot. But 15 new stars are among the 42 players invited to the 2004 ... Read More
Autumn In New York Is Often Mingled With Pain
Thursday January 22, 2004
As are winter and spring, if you're a fan of the Rangers or Islanders. There seems to be general agreement that the prolonged dysfunction of the New York franchises is ... Read More
NHL Trade Rumors Du Jour
Wednesday January 21, 2004
An occasional roundup of the latest NHL trade rumors. Drop by and catch up on the intelligence, speculation, chatter, nonsense, brilliant ideas, hopeless flights of fancy, crass media fabrications, blockbuster ... Read More
NHL Ticket Prices and the Average Fan
Tuesday January 20, 2004
There has been a good deal written and said about the state of the current NHL “product.” But just about all of it comes from sports writers, not fans. Opening ... Read More
2004 NHL Entry Draft: The Mid-Season Rankings
Thursday January 15, 2004
Alexander Ovechkin and Kyle Chipchura lead the lists of players available in the 2004 NHL Draft, according to the latest rankings from the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. No surprise that ... Read More
Jeremy Roenick and the Water Bottle Affair
Thursday January 15, 2004
You know the dog days of winter are upon us when stupid little incidents that warrant a one-game suspension get tongues wagging all over the NHL. Last week it was ... Read More
2004 World Cup of Hockey: Who Should Play For Canada and the USA?
Tuesday January 13, 2004
Should each country stick with the old guard - players like Mario Lemieux and Chris Chelios? Or is it time to go with Vincent Lecavalier, Jordan Leopold and others from ... Read More
Brian Boucher: 130 Saves, And Counting
Friday January 9, 2004
If you had to pick a goaltender to re-write a 54-year-old record this season, Brian Boucher probably wouldn't have been the guy. But on Friday night, the Phoenix goaltender extended ... Read More
A Quiet 1,772-Point Player
Friday January 9, 2004
If you start asking hockey fans to name the great scoring stars of the game, how long will it take before someone mentions Ron Francis? Even the most informed would ... Read More
All Stars and Struggling Stars Headed To Minnesota
Thursday January 8, 2004
The starting lineups have been announced for the 2004 NHL All Star Game, with deserving Devils and not-so-deserving Stars dominating the field.
In the East, the defending champions from New Jersey ... Read More
Revenge of the Unwanted Goalies
Thursday January 8, 2004
A few short weeks ago, they were among the sad sacks of the NHL. Curtis Joseph and Brian Boucher endured the big-league player's ultimate indignity: placed on waivers and claimed ... Read More
Goodbye Mario. For Good, Or Just For Now?
Tuesday January 6, 2004
To the surprise of no one, the Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that Mario Lemieux will not play another game this season. Lemieux will undergo surgery next week to relieve chronic ... Read More
The NHL Entertainment Rankings
Tuesday January 6, 2004
Forget assignments, accountability and playing the system. That's coach talk. Hockey fans want entertainment, and the winning teams often fail to provide it. The NHL Entertainment Rankings identify the true ... Read More
Canada Folds, USA Triumphs At World Junior Hockey Championship
Monday January 5, 2004
Erasing a 3-1 deficit in the final game, the USA has won its first ever World Junior Hockey Championship with a 4-3 win over Canada. The Canadians win silver for ... Read More
Note To Self: You're Fired
Thursday January 1, 2004
The Columbus Blue Jackets have the NHL's leading goal scorer in 19-year-old Rick Nash; high draft picks like Rostislav Klesla and Nikolai Zherdev are renowned for their potential; veterans like ... Read More