A Rob Scuderi Buyout Can & Should Still Happen
View image | gettyimages.com Adam Gretz over at CBSSports.com recently wrote about possible buyout candiates around the league, and included among the riff-raff was the Pittsburgh Penguins very own Rob…
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Bottom-Pairing Defense a Minor, But Heated, Battle for the Canes
Last Thursday, the Carolina Hurricanes signed defenseman Michal Jordan to a one-year, one-way contract worth $625k. As the jokes about his name made their way around the hockey world once…
The NHL Draft & The Birth Of Champions
This is a story of decisions, dreams, and giving hope to 30 NHL teams. The NHL Draft is rapidly approaching us. Starting on Friday, and continuing through the weekend, 30 teams will…
The Price is Right: Phil Kessel
It’s the time of year where trade rumors are running wild, and none have been more interesting than the prospect of a trade involving Phil Kessel. ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun recently…
Hockey 101: The Basics of the Game
Originally published in 2014. This is part of our Beginner’s Guide to Hockey, the full series of posts can be found here… Tonight is the night of your first NHL…
Hockey 101: Team Rosters
The roster of each NHL team is carefully calculated. A head coach needs a great balance of his shooters and his playmakers up front. Then he needs to find a…
Hockey 101: The Ice Hockey Rink
The word rink is actually a Scottish word meaning course. The ice hockey rink was originally constructed for the sport of curling. When hockey-specific arenas were built, they retained the…
Messier Interview: War on Concussions
It has been a number of years since Mark Messier strapped on that helmet, laced up his skates, and pulled the number eleven over his head. Now he wears a suit and tie instead of a sweater, the skates have changed into dress shoes, and even the locker has been replaced by an office where he pulls up a chair as the new assistant to Rangers’ President and General Manager GlenSather . To think these things can truly change a man though is foolish. Though a life in the administrative side of hockey sometimes calls for tough decisions that effect the lives of players, those same kids, as most of them these days are decades younger than the six-time Stanley Cup Champion, are the ones that Messier is looking to reach out to the most.