Though he won’t say it to the media one can bet that San Jose Sharks scoring forward Dany Heatley is eager to get tonight’s game in Edmonton over with. Even though it’s been roughly four months since the 28 year-old refused a trade to the Oilers odds are that time has not soften the anger [...]
It’s no secret that if the Ottawa Senators are to have a strong playoff run this coming April then they will need a lot more scoring from first line forward Jason Spezza. On Thursday night at home Ottawa fans witnessed what has been a rare sighting this season and that’s Spezza scoring in what was [...]
You can excuse Ottawa Senators goalie Pascal Leclaire if for now on he decides to wear a full mask when sitting on the bench. During Monday’s home game against the Washington Capitals Leclaire who was just starting to turn his game around after getting off to an inconsistent start suffered a devastating fluky injury that [...]
Tough guy Georges Laraque insisted that what happened on Saturday night was purely an accident. This 11 year veteran who is in his second year as the Montreal Canadiens bruiser found himself in hot water with the league after an ugly incident where he stuck out his leg and tripped Detroit Red Wings hard hitting [...]
Veteran goalie Dwayne Roloson showed that even at 40 years of age he can still steal a game or two for his New York Islanders. This 12 year veteran who signed last summer as a free agent was the story on Monday night as he made an astounding 58 saves to lead the Islanders to [...]
Sophomore forward Steve Stamkos continues to show why he should be a serious candidate to make Team Canada for the upcoming 2010 winter Olympics. After enduring some growing pains as a rookie this former 2008 first overall Tampa Bay Lightning pick has blossomed this season and continues to get even better. On Sunday night this [...]
Once again Calgary Flames forward Jarome Iginla showed why his coach Brent Sutter often refers to him as the best captain in the National Hockey League. Approximately 48 hours after being spanked 7-1 at home by the Chicago Blackhawks Iginla who is a two time 50 goal scorer led by example on Saturday afternoon when [...]
Veteran forward Owen Nolan showed on Friday that even at age 37 this 400 plus goal scorer still has plenty of gas left in the tank. This former 1990 Quebec Nordiques first overall pick registered two goals including the game winner on Friday night as the Minnesota Wild ended an ugly spell with a pivotal [...]
As I reflect on the stellar career of three time Stanley Cup champion Brendan Shanahan my favourite memory is one that actually happened off the ice. As far as I’m concerned this 656 goal scorer who recently retired after a stellar 21 year career scored his biggest goal back in 1996 when he went out [...]
Forward Mike Fisher continues to make a solid case for himself when it comes to representing Canada at the February Olympics. This nine year Ottawa Senators veteran who is arguably the most underrated player in the league continues to get the job done every night for an inconsistent Senators team who come April will be [...]
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