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Richards won’t be suspended for Booth hit

Word coming down from league officials says that Mike Richards will not be suspended for this bone-crushing hit on Florida’s David Booth that occurred in last night’s contest between the Panthers and the Flyers. Immediately after the hit, Richards was…

Pacific Punches

Although the season is still at the beginning of its long enduring length, every game matters. The Pacific division is currently the closest as first place is only a 1 point spread among the four teams out of the five.…

The Kirk Maltby Show

Kirk Maltby has been on a tear (at least for him) to start the season with the Detroit Red Wings. He has collected two goals and two assists in only four games played so far this season. He is also…

From Phoenix with Love

Despite the impression given form the announcers that Sid the Kid is as good as 2 guys combined, the defending Stanley Cup Champions suffered their first loss. I am well aware that the season is long, that the Phoenix Coyote’s…

“Kronwalled” defined

Just a quick tidbit from some Google searches today that I thought I would share. Any fan of bone-crunching hockey hits is undoubetly familiar with Niklas Kronwall, the young and talented defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings who helped make…

Time for sniper to be a team player

The Dany Heatley saga has been anything but professional since the onset of the storyline right before the NHL draft in June. Claiming that he was unhappy with the direction of his role with the Ottawa Senators under new head…

Let The Countdown Begin!

The 2009-10 NHL Season Begins in 64 Days. The first 2 of 1,230 regular season games will begin at 7:00 PM Eastern when Alexander Ovechkin visits Boston and the Canadian Original Six rivalry begins when Montreal visits Toronto. In other news,…