Third Liners Excelling Early
They are known as the unglamorous. They are the guys who are expected to do the dirty work. They are more known as the checking line, more defensive blanket than…
Damien Brunner
Fantasy Hockey: Week One Analysis
Alexander Ovechkin is a beast and Devan Dubnyk can’t stop a beach ball. There is your week one analysis. Thanks for reading! Okay, there is a lot more to get…
Should The New Jersey Devils Change Their Goal Song?
Damien Brunner lit the lamp for the first goal of the New Jersey Devils season. The horn blared, “The Rock” roared and then something different happened. The goal song. Surely…
Damien Brunner Hoping to Stick With the Devils
Put yourself in Damien Brunner’s shoes (or skates if you will) for a minute or two; you travel halfway across the world from Switzerland to New Jersey on Monday —…
Hockey News: Sidney Crosby Controversy; QMJHL Tragedy.
Sidney Crosby is probably the most squeaky-clean athlete around, evidenced by this attempt to make him look bad. [Sporting News] Meanwhile, the Penguins have hired Dan Bylsma’s successor, er, assistant…
Fantasy Hockey Fubar: I Lost Kovalchuk….now what?
So the unexpected happened and Ilya Kovalchuk left the NHL for the KHL. A player of his talent and impact rarely “retires” in his prime. There has been talk on a variety of athletes who…
Ilya Kovalchuk is the NHL’s Version of Barry Sanders
It was a normal, summer afternoon in the NHL world on July 11 and then at 3:33 ET, the New Jersey Devils PR Twitter account posted this tweet that turned…
Top 15 Free Agents of 2013
The 2013 NHL free agent crop is generally considered to be thin and lacking a lot of big name, top end talent. With the salary cap going down next season, and…
Damien Brunner: A Must-Sign For The Detroit Red Wings
With Detroit general manager, Ken Holland, set to embark on a summer spending-spree with all of the pending unrestricted and restricted free agents, Red Wings fans will be sitting patiently…
Playoff Run Only the Beginning for Rebuilding Wings
Even during their rebuilding season, the Detroit Red Wings still present a great threat in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Don’t be fooled by their post-season prowess, this was most certainly…
Youth Movement Driving Red Wings Forward In The Motor City
The Detroit Red Wings have always been a franchise known for their veteran, experienced-saavy players. The historic, Original Six franchise seems to be synonymous with names like Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel…
Detroit Red Wings – A Team That Stays Relevant
With the departure of future Hall-of-Famer Nicklas Lidstrom and Thomas Holmstrom to retirement, this shortened season was supposed to be the Detroit Red Wings’ year of rebuilding. Scratch that “rebuilding”…