Chiming In on Phil Kessel
on Sep 18, 2009As everyone's already told you, Philip Joseph Kessel, Jr. is now a Toronto Maple Leaf, with the Boston Bruins receiving the Leafs' first- and second-round draft picks in 2010 and their first-rounder in 2011 as a fee.  And there are a whole lot o...

Making a Comeback: Theoren Fleury
on Sep 18, 2009While Jason Allison is known for being a slow-as-molasses-running-uphill-in-January skater, at the other end of the spectrum is diminutive Flames right-winger Theoren Fleury.  At least, he was at the other end of the spectrum in his first NHL go...

Making a Comeback: Jason Allison
on Sep 17, 2009I'm not the only one getting back to business: Jason Allison, in case you haven't heard, was invited to training camp by the Toronto Maple Leafs.  This was a bit of a surprising move on Brian Burke's part, given how deadset he is on acquiring pl...

Making a Comeback
on Sep 17, 2009Maybe you've seen this blog before.  Perhaps you're reading it for the first time.  Either way, I have to apologize: I've been taking some time off.  Almost three years, in fact.  Oh, it wasn't the stress of the workload, or the l...

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on Jun 25, 2006The 2006 NHL Entry Draft held no real surprises for anyone. The consensus top five players were taken with the top five picks, and things continued in a rather ho-hum fashion. At least, it did if you don't count the big deals that went down...The d...

on Jun 25, 2006After the Hurricanes took a 4-0 pounding in Game 6, there were really only two possibilities for Game 7: either they were completely out of gas, or they were going to roar back and avenge their wounded egos by putting their names on the Cup. Turns o...

on Jun 10, 2006The Oilers lead Game 3 1-0, after the first period has drawn to a close. If Jussi Markkanen can pull out some big saves for Edmonton, they can still win this series, but it's going to be much tougher without Dwayne Roloson around.As much as I like t...

To be giving away contracts like this, we must be craaaaazy!!
on Jun 4, 2006Hoo boy. The Tampa Bay Lightning are doing their damndest to ruin the NHL's pay structure. Again.Brad Richards' new deal - $7.8M/year for 5 years - makes him the league's second-highest-paid player. And he's definitely not the second-best player i...

on May 22, 2006Just some assorted ruminations:Now that the NHL playoffs are down to two series, Jim Hughson is no longer calling the games, and that's too bad. In Canada, CBC is using their usual team of Bob Cole and Harry Neale, and TSN has moved back to Gord Mill...