While watching the Washington Capitals eke out a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders at Verizon Center, thanks to an 11th round shootout wrist shot by captain Chris Clark on Veterans Day Wednesday ...
Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter During tonight’s Hockey Night In Canada broadcast, Pierre LeBrun, a very reliable source in the past, lamented that the Chicago Blackhawks may be pursuing a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs...
We all know this team's story, but a quick review of some of the highlights can't hurt. So, after making some strategic draft, trade, and free-agent moves, they've emerged into a contender...
When Phil Kessel became a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs many wondered who on the team would be able to adequately center a line with him. It has become very apparent in the seven games he has played, that player isn't on the Leafs...
With Blue Jackets prospect Nikita Filatov skipping the country to return to native Russia to play in the KHL, does it serve as an example of a growing problem in the NHL? It could be that Filatov ...
Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” RitterThanks for the memories Jiri Tlusty, we (Leaf fans) hardly knew you!TSN is reporting, what I had suspected for some time was going to happen (and ...
Things are looking up for hockey fans in the Bay Area. The San Jose Sharks are trotting an All-Star laced first line, and their supporting lines also appear to be getting the job done...
Written by Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter Tonight’s tilt versus the San Jose Sharks, the NHL’s so-called “best team,” should be one for the ages...
I can think of few jobs in the world that are truly, undeniably, unequivocally safe. At even the highest levels of power, one's position is seldom immune from removal or termination...
There were times during the later parts of the last decade the beginning of this decade, during the Bob Pulford Era (aka "The Dark Ages") when the Detroit Red Wings toyed with the Chicago Blackhawks ...
In the hardest hitting game the Chicago Blackhawks have played yet this year, the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins saw what the young Hawks have to offer in a thrilling overtime victory...
John Tortorella was supposed to change everything for the Rangers. Where previous coach Tom Renney coached with a conservative, defensive posture, Tortorella is all about risk and offense...
By Louis “King of Roncesvalles” Pisano With Johnny Mitchell on the shelf, the question of who to bring up to the big club to fill his shoes was quickly answered with the name, Christian Hanson...
The Toronto Maple Leafs lead the league in "shots per game" with an average of 34.7 shots on goal. That doesn't include those that missed...
Brendan Shanahan shouldn’t have been a hockey player. He should have been tasting wine, or taking in the theater. Or maybe he should have been in the aisle behind you at the bookstore, helping ...
When a team has a goaltending controversy, they find themselves in a situation where their backup is playing well enough to steal the job from the current starting goalie...
By Louis “King of Roncesvalles” Pisano To say Harold Ballard wasn’t liked by everyone might be an understatement...
Jean-Sebastien Giguere, the star of the (Mighty) Ducks' 2003 Western Conference Quarterfinals victory over the President's Trophy winners from Michigan, was quoted today as saying he'd rather retire than spend the season backing up Jonas Hiller...
Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” Ritter At 6’2” and 196 pounds, Carl Gunnarsson is hard to miss...
The health of the Red Wings' roster is starting to match that of the economy of the city in which they play. Detroit's unemployment rate is currently three times the national average...
Every four years hockey fans get to enjoy their favorite game played on an international level. If anything can match a hockey player's dream of winning the Stanley Cup, it would be the dream of winning gold at the Olympics...
The NHL has been in existence for over 80 years. In that time, the game has changed tremendously. From the number of players on a team to the equipment they use to play it, hockey today is vastly different than it was decades ago...
There are lots of rumors flying around the Chicago Blackhawks right now, and most of them have to do with potential player movement...
Over the last decade in the NHL, the list of truly elite goaltenders in the league has always included a select few players...
I do not follow the Carolina Hurricanes on a regular basis, but I have caught them a few times during their epic 14-game losing streak (which was finally snapped today against Minnesota), and ...
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