One of two things has happened here in Edmonton. Either the Oilers have continued to rack up miles with the flu bug, or coaching and management have said enough is enough when it comes to allowing opponents to dictate play night in and night out...
It's official. The Carolina Hurricanes are definitely the worst team in the NHL right now. With a mere seven points and eleven straight losses, the 'Canes have begun a season that was highly anticipated as what could be another Cup season 2-10-3...
LOS ANGELES—These days, the air smells different in the Los Angeles Kings ’ dressing room at Staples Center . Over the summer, the “Event Level” corridor and most of the dressing rooms at Staples Center were renovated...
Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter On most nights, knowing you have to play in Buffalo is enough to make NHL players sick...
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Let's get right down to it! Here's how I see it. 1. Pittsburgh Penguins (12-4-0, 24 points) Through the first 16 games, the Pens continue to play like Champions! Without question, the remain the most balanced and best team in the NHL...
If you've watched him play at home, you probably think he's a shoe-in for the Hart Trophy. If you've watching him play on the road, you're probably calling for whoever decided to pay him $6.6 million dollars to be shot...
November 6, 2009 marked the debut of NHL veteran Bryan Smolinski, as the Generals' faithful welcomed him with open arms and eager eyes Friday night at Perani Arena...
The momentum of Friday night’s game between the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks bounced back and forth like a pinball, and the Hawks fought hard to win a point against the best home team in hockey without some key players...
The Lightning's top draft pick, defenseman Victor Hedman, has been sensational all season. Teamed with fellow Swede Mattais Ohlund, the hulking Hedman leads all NHL rookies in ice time...
Throughout this recent string of games, the Maples Leafs defense corps has solidified. They block shots, especially Finger, they hit, especially Komiserak, and they get to loose pucks faster than the opposition, again and again...
The Washington Capitals snapped out of a three gaming losing streak with a big 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers tonight in Florida. D Mike Green and D Jeff Schultz left the game in the second period and did not return...
The Philadlephia Flyers came into Buffalo Thursday night with a severely injury depleted line up, and many players suffering the effects of the flu...
In Thursday night's shootout win against the Boston Bruins, we saw the very best of what Carey Price is capable of doing...
It might have been a battle between the high-offense Flyers and stingy Sabres, but the Flyers were also battling on another front: the flu...
The New York City crowd was filled with excitement, while never-ending confetti fell from the sky during the New York Yankees' ticker-tape parade on Friday morning...
I like lists. I like sports. One of the best features of any good internet news or discussion sites are lists. Top Tens, A-Zs, Best Evers, etc. I'm a sucker for them all...
Even though the San Jose Sharks have yet to win a Stanley Cup in the 17 seasons since their inception, their have still been a multitude of players who mean the world to the San Jose faithful...
After a lenghy hiatus from the world of blogging, hockey observations from 'Salutations from the Sin Bin' are back at the cyber-rink...
In 1979, after years of resistance by NHL players, the NHL made helmets mandatory for players entering the league. Veteran players that were currently helmet-less would be allowed to let their ...
In the immortal words of LL Cool J, "Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years." Despite the fact that the Detroit Red Wings that began the 2009-10 season looked shockingly ...
Hello and welcome to the first installment of the spotlight feature. It will happen every week and will feature a different player or prospect. If you would like to see your player featured email us at canadascapitalos@live...
If one was to believe the pundits after the Canadian Olympic Hockey Team orientation camp in August, they would accept that “no definite decisions” were made based on the performance ...
Edmonton Oilers fans were hard on former coach Craig MacTavish. Under his tenure, it was a constant mix-match of players, trying to find combinations that would bring the Oilers past a point where the team was a ...
One of the major problems with the Toronto Maple Leafs is that of goal tending. Net-minding recently has seemed to be one of the biggest problems in Leaf Nation...
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