Editorials
As of writing this, the Florida Panthers sit two points down from Boston in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race, with Philadelphia and Ottawa on Florida’s heels. Barring an epic collapse over the next seven or so weeks, Florida’s only…
We’ve all been there. Either in the stands watching our friends or siblings play or on the ice with our parents watching. Something happens, either you are on the wrong side of a two-hander or you get slashed while you…
Last week, the NCAA and Penn State reached a settlement regarding the 2011 Jerry Sandusky sex scandal that resulted in revocation of wins from the late Joe Paterno’s record as well as loss of scholarships and bowl eligibility for the…
The preliminary round is over at the World Junior Championships taking place in Toronto and Montreal. After the 10 teams played four games apiece, it is evident that Canad and Sweden are the top contenders for the title after going…
The Carolina Hurricanes currently employ two of the three Staal brothers, Eric and Jordan, playing in the NHL, and youngest brother Jared, 24, plays for the organization’s AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. Could the team make a bid to nab…
A little more than a month into the 2014-15 NHL season, teams are quickly approaching the coveted 20-game mark that typically begins to separate playoff contenders from pretenders. As coaches and GMs across the league continue to assess their teams…
Fighting and player safety are constantly hot topics around the NHL. There has been talk ranging from stricter rules and penalties to the outright ban of fighting going around the NHL for years, and there had been no attempt to…
Rumor has it that the Toronto Maple Leafs are in the market for a new goaltender, and the top candidate is injury prone veteran, Nikolai Khabibulin. Current Maple Leafs goaltender, James Reimer, is still looking for a way off of…
The Nashville Predators have had an active couple weeks prior to the holiday. First, they made a shocking trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins and acquired winger James Neal. This acquisition came shortly after Jason Spezza refused a trade to be…
For the last 23 seasons there has been three guarantees in life. That is death, taxes, and the Detroit Red Wings playing playoff hockey. The last time the Red Wings missed the playoffs I was about 18 months away from…