Props to Shawn Thornton For Taking Milan Lucic’s Fight
When Boston’s Shawn Thornton dropped the gloves with Buffalo behemoth John Scott Thursday night, he earned the respect of his teammates, the fans, opposing fans, and likely Scott himself.…
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News and Notes From the NHL’s Opening Weekend
After a nearly four month layoff, the NHL opened its abbreviated 2012-13 (is it still ’12-13 or just ’13?) season with some spirited action over the Martin Luther King Day…
NHL Predictions: Crosby, Rookies, Battles, Flops, and the Cup Winner
The sprint to the NHL playoffs begins Saturday, and with little time to prepare for the season, things could get quite interesting sooner rather than later. Predicting what may happen…
How the NHL Can Win Back Its Fans
After over 100 days of stupidity ended with the new collective bargaining agreement this week, the NHL can now turn its attention to two far more important items: playing hockey…
Parise, Suter signings prove hypocrisy of NHL owners
“We’re not making money and that’s one reason we need to fix our system. We need to fix how much we are spending.” – NHL owner, April 11, 2012 Those…
Sam Kurker — The Next Ones: NHL 2012 Draft Prospect Profile
Sam Kurker THW Close-Up: Date of Birth: April 8, 1994 Place of Birth: Reading, Massachusetts Ht: 6-2, 205 Shoots: Right Position: Right wing, center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 …
Jonathan Quick Showed Mettle Way Back When…
I remember the first time I saw Jonathan Quick play: It was at the 2004 New England Prep School Championships. He was already being touted by many as one of…
Tim Thomas Has Earned Some Time Away From The Game
commentary by Steve Kendall Everyone and their brother seem to have an opinion on the latest Tim Thomas saga. Thomas announced on Sunday he was taking this season off from…
Raffi Torres Earned Every Moment of His 25-game Suspension
Ever since Brendan Shanahan dropped the hammer on Phoenix Coyotes’ forward Raffi Torres, suspending him for 25 games for a vicious hit on Chicago winger Martin Hossa. The suspension, the…
Detroit looking to add depth at deadline
While many teams are infatuated by the likes of Dustin Brown and Rick Nash, the Detroit Red Wings are looking to just tinker with their roster as Monday’s trading deadline…
Trade rumors blowing hard in Boston
With just a few days remaining until the NHL trade deadline, the Boston Bruins continue to contemplate just what they should do. Rumors are rampant, and with the news on…
Will Peter Chiarelli Make a Big Trade?
The Boston Bruins have been struggling since mid-January, going 9-10-1 over that stretch and suffering four shutouts in their last nine games. On top of that, the Bruins are without…