Report: NHL proposes conference realignment, new playoff format
Report: NHL proposes conference realignment, new playoff format – NHL.com – News: Under the new plan, the conferences would be realigned with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings moving from...
View ArticleDepartment of Player Safety examines tripping/slew-footing
Department of Player Safety examines tripping/slew-footing – NHL.com – News: The National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety on Wednesday unveiled its “Tripping/Slew-Footing” video, the third...
View ArticleThe NHLPA and Realignment
The Latest From The NHLPA On The Realignment Issue: PA still gathering feedback from members on realignment. Exec board will decide this week whether to make call itself or hold full PA vote. There’s a...
View Article2013 playoff predictions
I’m a day late, but what the heck,this season was whacked by the lockout so who really cares if I’m making the predictions after a couple of playoff games have been decided. Please do not use these...
View ArticleAnother reason Don Cherry should retire (or be retired…)
CBC: Don Cherry’s views on women in sports locker rooms are his own – The Globe and Mail: Don Cherry isn’t speaking for the CBC when he says women have no place in sports locker-rooms, the head of...
View Article2013 playoffs, round 2
Round 1 is done, round 2 is starting up, and so far, it’s been one heck of a fun playoffs to watch. The sharks made it through to the 2nd round. The Leafs almost took out the Bruins. Washington is...
View ArticleThe Raffi Torres Hit
A Statement from GM Doug Wilson Regarding the Raffi Torres Suspension Upon review of the incident, it is abundantly clear that this was a clean hockey hit. As noted by the NHL, Raffi’s initial point of...
View ArticleThe End of the Sharks season, 2013
And like that, the season’s over for the sharks. Game 7 against the Kings, last year’s Cup Champion and a team that looks to have rounded into champion form again. You can’t really fault much with the...
View Article2013 Playoffs, Conference Finals
The Sharks fought the kings to game 7 and fell one goal, one shot, a couple of inches short. Some years it hurts, some years you feel they went as far as they can; this year, I think they went further...
View Article2013 Playoffs, stanley cup finals edition
So here we are, June 9. It’s down to two teams. Depending on how the finals go, it may be almost July before before the cup is awarded. this bothers me. I’m frankly ready for something other than...
View ArticleIs the end of fighting in hockey near?
Status quo not acceptable for fighting rules – Cross Checks Blog – ESPN: The NHL’s all-time winningest coach has seen it all in his day, and he agrees with Steve Yzerman that something has to be done...
View ArticleNHL Season Predictions 2013
Time for my annual comedy piece, in which I make predictions about which teams will do well and which ones won’t in the upcoming hockey season. I have been doing this for more than 20 years, lockouts...
View ArticleWilson trades for Stuart’s rights: not surprising but kind of odd
KuklasKorner : Petshark: Talking Stick : Wilson trades for Stuart’s rights: not surprising but kind of odd: News that Doug Wilson had traded a conditional 7th round pick and talking rights with Andrew...
View ArticleMinnesota wins the lottery
Or maybe, the anti-lottery, because they’ll be handing out lottery-winning class stacks of money to Ryan Suter and Zach Parise. I like this deal for Minnesota, for the players, and for the NHL, for a...
View Article2014 NHL Playoff Predictions
It’s a tradition. Even thought I don’t talk hockey that much these days, I still want to put my playoff predictions out there for all to see and laugh at. Annual warning: if you use these predictions...
View Article2014 NHL playoffs, round 2
Just a quick note to get my predictions in before too many games get played… Amazingly enough, I went 6-2 in the first round, missing Colorado and St. Louis. Congrats to the Minnesota Wild and Chicago...
View ArticleSo….. Now what?
The Sharks go up against the LA kings again in the first round of the playoffs, and once again lose and end their season too early. This time, however, they were up in the series 3-0, only to lose 4...
View Article2014 NHL Playoffs, round 3
Time for the conference finals, and time for me to sneak in my picks — as I write this the Rangers/Habs game has just dropped the puck. Summary so far: First round: 6-2, and my cup final picks made it...
View ArticleState of the Sharks, the “Oh my God We’re All Gonna Die” edition…
(but first, a quick digression. Because of my Yellowstone trip and going off the grid for most of that week, I never posted my prediction for the final round of the playoffs. I did, however, predict...
View ArticleSpeaking of the CBA and the upcoming NHL lockout….
Okay, well in my case, trying desperately to not speak of the CBA, the on-going negotiations, and the upcoming lockout… I’ve consciously avoided digging in to the CBA and negotiations so far because...
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