As the final buzzer sounded on Saturday night a huge weight was lifted off the Atlanta Thrashers organization as they finally gained a victory against the Philadelphia Flyers. Led by Johan Hedberg’s 34 saves and forward Rich Peverley’s 10th goal the Thrashers finally put an end to an ugly 14 game losing streak against the [...]
Sunday was anything but a day of rest for the suddenly red hot Toronto Maple Leafs who on Monday will be gunning for their third straight win. Even though the Leafs are coming off victories against the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers the players were apparently still not in a very good mood as [...]
1. REDDEN SUFFERS SHOULDER INJURY
Things went from bad to worse on Wednesday night when New York Rangers defenceman Wade Redden had to leave a game against the Florida Panthers with a shoulder injury. This 32 year-old who was chosen second overall in the 1995 draft by the Ottawa Senators was injured in the first period [...]
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 [...]
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