Jeff Stone Dopamine is a neurotransmitter in the brain that affects, among other things, pleasure, cognition and motivation. When someone completes an enjoyable activity their brain naturally associates that activity with pleasure…
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The queasy fear that began during the 2003-04 season and throughout the Stanley Cup finals turned into a…
Not enough is said about Claude Lemieux’s eyes. The player who’s now regarded as the NHL’s proto-pest must have been terrifying to line up against, not only because he might…
I was starting to develop an unhealthy reliance on the pixelated version of Evander Kane. The Winnipeg Jets left-winger has been, to me, one of the last barriers to full…
Whenever Rob Ray is interviewed on Buffalo’s sports radio station one of his favorite stories to tell is the time Shayne Corson and Darcy Tucker tried to chase him into…
When reports surfaced earlier this summer about a contract the Buffalo Sabres offered unrestricted free agent Shane Doan it – like seemingly everything else in Sabreland – divided fans. The…
The Detroit Red Wings are not a team that needs to be in the spotlight at all times. Clubs like the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers seem to thrive…
The list of Calder Trophy winners is full of players that went on to have Hall of Fame careers. Names like Mario Lemieux, Ray Bourque, Gilbert Perrault and others are…
Despite losing eventual hall of famer Nicklas Lidstrom and being soundly beaten in first round of the playoffs, Detroit Red Wings are not in a rebuilding mode. They’re also no…
This afternoon, news broke that longtime Detroit Red Wings defenseman and future hall-of-famer Nicklas Lidstrom will officially announce his retirement tomorrow. During Lidstrom’s career, he’s won four Stanley Cups, has…
At the end of the Buffalo Sabres hockey season team president Ted Black, during an interview with the Associated Press, declared that GM Darcy Regier and Lindy Ruff will both…
Last Monday Alexander Semin’s agent, Mark Gandler, told ESPN his client will almost certainly play for a new team next season. The Washington Capitals are one of the NHL’s most…