Tag Miroslav Satan

Canada Eliminated by Slovakia at World Championships

In the first of today’s quarterfinal matchups Canada was eliminated as Michael Handzus scored late to give Slovaki a 4-3 victory. With only 2:28 left in the game, Handzus scored a power-play goal to lift his team to the semifinals.…

Playoff Ramblings

Here are some thoughts on the playoffs over the past couple weeks: My post praising Miroslav Satan’s performance during the playoffs must have been the ultimate jinx. He carried a six game point streak when I wrote about how excellent…

Bruins Riding Success of Unlikely Hero

Halfway through the 2009-10 season, the Boston Bruins were struggling to keep pace in the Eastern Conference, and their playoff hopes were questionable. While the team battled injuries to stars like Marc Savard and Milan Lucic, they looked to add…

Part 2: The 2009 All-Free Agent Team

Yesterday’s post featured the best available unrestricted free agent players on the market. Today’s post will feature six players who also don’t have a team to report to when NHL franchises begin training camp next month. Part 2 of a 2 part…

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,…