What the Sabres Should Do This Off-Season
It was a rough season for the Buffalo Sabres, plagued by injuries yet climbing back and falling just short of the playoffs. During the last few months of the season…
Vincent Lecavalier
Should The Tampa Bay Lightning Trade For Roberto Luongo?
Facing elimination at the hands of the upstart Los Angeles Kings, the Vancouver Canucks’ back-up goaltender, Cory Schneider, turned in a command performance by stopping 43 of the 44 shots…
What Is Next For The Tampa Bay Lightning?
Though the players and coaches won’t say it in public, the chances of the Tampa Bay Lightning making the playoffs this season are nigh-impossible. With 11 games remaining on their…
Some Surprising Statistics for the Lightning this Season
It’s not over yet, but the season is winding down for the Tampa Bay Lightning. There will be no post-season play this spring, no miraculous run the the Eastern Conference…
The Jordan Staal Effect
Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, James Neal & Kris Letang receive all of the praise as the Pittsburgh Penguins continue to climb up the Eastern Conference standings. These four studs make…
Lack Of Scoring Leaves Kings In a Lurch
Not everyone loves the All-Star break. Not especially streaking clubs like the Los Angeles Kings. From Los Angeles to Ottawa, perhaps somewhere in-between, the Kings lost some of the scoring…
Simon Gagne Just What the Doctor Ordered in L.A.
Mention the name Ilya Kovalchuk within earshot of a Los Angeles Kings fan and get ready to run for cover. More likely (since it’s L.A., after all), an icy stare…
A historical review of eye injuries in the NHL
Eliminating headshots has been a dominant theme in the NHL for the past eighteen months, and while the debate rages on, there are other issues that have gone largely unnoticed.…
Bad Blood Brewing Between the Islanders and Lightning?
Last Thursday the New York Islanders defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 in a game that saw its fair share of scuffles, and trash talk during and after the game.…
2011/2012 NHL Season Predictions: Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference // Western Conference With most teams kicking off training camp this week, preseason hockey right around the corner and puck drop slightly less than a month away, you…
Center of Attention: Five Changes I’d Make to Sam McCaig’s Top-25 Centers
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Correspondent With the dearth of NHL activities during the dog days of summer, some writers are turning to the tried and true method of generating lists…
Seven Things About Brad Richards
Only time will tell if Glen Sather has truly righted the ship in New York at long, long last – chances are the answer is no (hit up Slats and the…