Four things to think about this weekend…

1. Phoenix veteran D Ed Jovonoski has been suspended a whopping one game for hitting Minnesota’s Marian Gaborik in the melon. He’ll also surrender $34,000 for it. Think about how long it takes you to earn $34,000.
2. The guy who replaced Hanlon to coach Washington was an extra in Slap Shot. Think about how much [...]

Profiles In Nepotism

What happens when the tightwad owner of a once-great franchise now mired in a decades-long slump of uninspired play and budgetary line-toeing hands over the reigns to his reticent, not-ready-for-primetime son? Mostly, more uninspired play and budgetary line-toeing. But, also, zany antics ensue!

In case you were watching the Cowboys game…

Last night in the NHL:

Predating a steaming pile of awesomeness?
Ottawa: Oy. JP Dumont pots one and sets up three. Heatley, Alfredsson, and Spezza each score a pretty one. Martin Erat, however, roofs one over Gerber with 22 seconds left in the third for Ottawa’s fifth consecutive loss. We never thought “Ottawa” and “fifth [...]

Pencils Up, Please

It’s not often that we discuss the wonders of college hockey on these pixels. That’s because most of us are from Canadia, where a hyper-efficient youth hockey system has done away with the need for universities altogether. But down here in the States, college is still one of the only ways for a young turk [...]

Ruutu Arrested, Mistaken For Robbery Suspect

The Chicago Blackhawks’ power forward, Tuomo Ruutu, was arrested and detained this week after Chicago police mistook him for an attempted robbery suspect. Turns out Ruutu was just out for a jog at the wrong place, and wrong time. Ruutu was wearing a black sweatsuit and matched the description of the suspect. He was released…but [...]

Gainey to death inquiry: “It’s no fucking good”

Bob Gainey
Another reason why we like Bob Gainey, the hall of famer and Habs GM, is this: This public hockey figure didn’t have to talk about his 25-year-old daughter’s death at sea, seeing that it has nothing to do with hockey, but he did.
And when he did, he had this to say about a report [...]

Eyewitness Account: Oilers Sucking Worse Than Ever

I don’t want to kick the Oil when they’re down. But they’re perpetually down, and periodically we must all kick, and here we are. Tonight I saw the Oilers play the Avs. The crowd was pathetic as ever. They didn’t even hassle fans wearing Oilers jerseys, which is heavy on the weak sauce, nor did [...]

(Mostly) not gay, Avery to undergo surgery for limp wrist

oh, s-s-s-top!
Injury and surgery couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Yes, Sean Avery is hurt. Maybe it’ll stop his parading about the media. Seems he’s been everywhere lately, even a recent Q&A with the New York Times magazine. In it, Avery cites various “important” things he has around his house and things he covets, [...]

John Ferguson Suicide Watch Part 1,000

In both on-air and online polls, almost 60% of respondents thought Leafs hapless GM John Ferguson should take the fall for the team’s current—let’s make that perennial—struggles. Less than 8% thought it was the coach’s fault. We agree. Bring us Ferguson’s head on a platter.

Just Another Day in The Great White North

“OK, NOW SWEATER THE LITTLE FUCKER!”
Tuesday, November 27, 2007. It’s snowing like fuck outside. The Leafs and Habs are taking their legendary rivalry to the 5th overtime shootout in their last 11 meetings, Anaheim Duck Todd Bertuzzi is holding a press conference in Vancouver (media interest is high in his first return to the [...]