Hockey Headlines: Barrie Suspended; Ducks Get First Win
Here is what you may have missed from a wild weekend in the NHL: The Ducks ended a disastrous scoring slump and beat the Wild 4-1 for their first win…
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Tyson Barrie Suspended 3 Games
Saturday night, the Department of Player Safety announced a three-game suspension for Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie. The suspension stems from an illegal check to the head against Anaheim Ducks…
Simon Despres Gets 5-Year Extension From Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks have signed defenseman Simon Despres to a five-year contract extension, the team announced on Friday. The deal is worth $18.5 million, according to Renaud Lavoie. That’s an…
Pittsburgh Penguins Lack Toughness
On paper, the Pittsburgh Penguins are heading into the 2015-16 as a far superior team to the one that was nearly swept by the New York Rangers. Much of the…
Anaheim Ducks Blue Line Rankings
Scott Niedermayer was the first Anaheim Duck to lift the Stanley Cup in 2007, and he was the backbone of the strongest defense in the league that featured Chris Pronger.…
Ducks Give Up Little For Bieksa, Get Little In Return
The Anaheim Ducks have acquired defenseman Kevin Bieksa from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ducks have acquired defenseman Kevin Bieksa from…
Hockey News: Lightning Look to Tie Stanley Cup Final Series
Regardless of who wins the Stanley Cup Final, both teams have little time to prepare for the upcoming draft. With the Chicago Blackhawks leading the series 3-2, Game 6 will…
Kimmo Timonen Not to Blame for Blackhawks’ Deficit
Kimmo Timonen’s brief tenure in Chicago hasn’t gone exactly as planned. In 15 playoff games with the Blackhawks, the 40-year-old blue liner has been held completely scoreless on a minuscule…
Hockey News: Babcock Introduced in Toronto; Ducks Win Game 3
The Rangers are finally scoring more than two goals a game. But now they can’t keep the puck out of their net. [ESPN] and [Yahoo] Mike Babcock is introduced to the…
Revisiting the Ben Lovejoy Trade
The date was March 2nd, 2015 and the Pittsburgh Penguins were active at the trade deadline as usual. Of the multiple trades the Penguins made, two were significantly more important than…
Q & A with Simon Despres of the Anaheim Ducks
After winning the 2009 Stanley Cup the Pittsburgh Penguins selected defenseman Simon Despres with the 30th pick in the 2009 NHL Draft. Despres was in the top-20 rankings leading up…
Are The Anaheim Ducks Any Better Since The Trade Deadline?
The Anaheim Ducks made a flurry of moves at the trade deadline that elevated them to legitimate contenders in the eyes of many observers. Since the deadline, they’ve won six…