Anaheim Ducks veteran netminder J.S. Giguere has made it perfectly clear that he would rather hang up the skates and call it a career then be a backup. This 32 year-old who played a huge role in the Ducks winning the Stanley Cup in 2007 lost his job after going on the disabled list in [...]
Veteran goalie Manny Legace has once more been given a golden opportunity to redeem himself as a reliable starting NHL goalie. This 36 year-old who has won a respectable 177 games in his 10 year career has agreed to a one year deal worth $500,000 with the Carolina Hurricanes. Originally taken by the old Hartford [...]
Wayne Gretzky who has been lying low since the season began insisted that there was never any truth to the many rumours that the Great One would be skipping the Hockey Hall Of Fame Inductions ceremony. Rumours were making the rounds this past weekend that the 48 year-old who is the all time NHL leading [...]
A huge collective sigh of relief was felt among Ottawa Senators fans on Thursday night after their star forward Jason Spezza finally scored his first goal of the season. Coming off three consecutive thirty goal seasons Spezza admitted to feeling a bit of pressure at going so long without a goal. “I felt pretty good [...]
For one game at least veteran stay at home defenseman Brendan Witt has turned into a deadly sniper. This former 1993 Washington Capitals first round pick has always been known for his rough play as opposed to scoring goals that is until Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers. Witt who is a fearless shot blocker [...]
Those Toronto Maple Leaf fans who are anticipating a sudden impact from 22 year-old forward Phil Kessel might be in for a grave disappointment. Approximately a month ago Leafs general manager Brian Burke rolled the dice by trading away Toronto’s first round picks in 2010 and 2011 along with their 2010 second rounder to the [...]
I’m not the kind of person who toots my own horn but back in August I wrote a blog about how it would be a grave mistake for the Toronto Maple Leafs to trade their best player in defenseman Tomas Kaberle. At the time many Leaf fans were voicing their opinions on call in radio [...]
Heading into the season no one especially goalie Martin Biron thought it would take him an entire month to reach that special milestone. Biron who is in his first year with the New York Islanders came into training camp desperately wanting that one win which would put him at an even 200 for his career. [...]
For Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Komisarek hearing all those loud boos on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal was like sweet music to his ears. This former 2001 Montreal Canadiens first round pick who blossomed into a steady stay at home defenseman in Montreal decided to Maple Leafs. After being an important [...]
On Friday night in Kitchener Ontario fans, players and management alike got a loud reminder that winning hockey games is not exactly the most important thing in life. On this night a near tragedy occurred during an Ontario Hockey League game that has left several parties extremely shaken. In the second period of a game [...]
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