For many teams, their season ended weeks ago. Their attention has turned to the NHL draft next month and free agency. Taking care of their own free agents, as well as some pending unrestricted free agents. The Columbus Blue Jackets were one of the teams that are trying to look up one of their star [...]
NHL Playoffs: Kings vs. Sharks Game 5 Highlights And Recap
Los Angeles Kings 3 – San Jose Sharks 0 (LA leads series 3-2) The Kings are one win away from reaching the Western Conference Final after shutting out the Sharks last night, 3-0. Jonathan Quick made 24 saves, including a big one Joe Pavelski in the final minute of the game, earning his seventh career [...]
NHL Playoffs: Red Wings vs. Blackhawks Game 4 Highlights And Recap
Detroit Red Wings 2 – Chicago Blackhawks 0 (Detroit leads series 3-1) The Red Wings ended two streaks for the Blackhawks last night: the ‘Hawks were shutout for the first time this season and they have now lost three games in a row for the first time this year. Jimmy Howard made 28 saves, including [...]
NHL Playoffs: Rangers vs. Bruins Game 4 Highlights And Recap
New York Rangers 4 – Boston Bruins 3 (Bruins lead series 3-1) The Rangers live another day. They took advantage of an ugly goal for let in by Tuukka Rask and an unsuspected Zdeno Chara to extend the series to game 5 after a 4-3 overtime win. “We’re breathing. We have a long road to [...]
NHL News: Colorado Reach Agreement in Principle with Patrick Roy
The Colorado Avalanche have reach an agreement in principle with Patrick Roy to become the teams head coach and VP of Hockey Operations. According to Adrian Dater of the Denver Post, that due to the holiday weekend, the press conference won’t be held until next week. “This is an unbelievable day for me,” said Roy. [...]
NHL News: Rangers Brad Richards Will be a Healthy Scratch Tonight
This morning New York Rangers coach John Tortorella made a phone call to center Brad Richards to let him know that he’ll be healthy scratch for tonight’s elimination game against the Boston Bruins. Richards had worked his way down the lineup to the fourth line, seeing limited ice time. Richards may have played his last [...]
NHL Playoffs: Senators vs. Penguins Game 4 Highlights And Recap
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 – Ottawa Senators 3 (Pittsburgh lead series 3-1) For the first two periods the game was fairly even. The Penguins out shot the Senators 29-22 and held a 3-2 lead. Then the wheels fell off for the Senators. The Penguins jumped out to a 4-2 lead two minutes into the third on [...]
NHL: Vancouver Canucks Fire Alain Vigneault and His Assistants
After living in limbo since the Vancouver Canucks were eliminated by the San Jose Sharks, the Canucks coaching staff learned their fate today and it wasn’t good news for them. TVA Sports Louis Jean was first to report that according to his sources, head coach Alain Vigneault along with his assistants Rick Bowness and Newell [...]
NHL News: Flyers Jakub Voracek Avoids Injury In Car Accident
Philadelphia Flyers right winger Jakub Voracek was involved in a car accident in Kladno, Czech Republic. Voracek was uninjured in the accident. “I spoke with Jake this morning,” Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said in a statement. “He was involved in a car accident in the Czech Republic. Although his car did suffer damage, there were [...]
NHL Playoffs: Sharks vs. Kings Game 4 Highlights And Recap
San Jose Sharks 2 – Los Angeles Kings 1 (series tied 2-2) Joe Thornton and Logan Couture had solid games, and Antti Nieme made 13 saves in the third period to preserve the Sharks 2-1 lead. Brent Burns gave the Sharks a 1-0 lead on feed from Thornton six minutes into the first period. ”He’s [...]