Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien: Marc Savard 'definitely not feeling better' Tuesday
Bruins coach Claude Julien said Marc Savard was 'definitely not feeling better' Tuesday.
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi will start Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi will start Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings.
Hits to head focus of general manager meetings
Hits to the head are a big topic at the NHL's general manager meetings.
Stars rally en route to shootout victory vs. Caps
The Stars scored three times in six shots early in the third period en route to a 4-3 shootout victory over the Capitals on Monday night.
Reebok: Tipline, $10,000 reward helping search for Sidney Crosby's missing stick, glove
Reebok says its tipline and $10,000 reward for Sidney Crosby's missing Olympic glove and stick are already paying dividends.
Kings bounce back with 6-0 rout of Blue Jackets
The Kings routed the Blue Jackets 6-0 on Monday night.
Washington Capitals forward Keith Aucoin signs 2-year extension
Center Keith Aucoin has signed a two-year contract extension with the Washington Capitals.
Minnesota Wild's Derek Boogaard suspended for 2 games
Minnesota Wild forward Derek Boogaard has been suspended for delivering a knee hit on Edmonton forward Ryan Jones.
Montreal Canadiens' Maxim Lapierre suspended 4 games for late hit on San Jose Sharks' Scott Nichol
Montreal Canadiens forward Maxim Lapierre has been suspended four games for a late hit on San Jose Sharks forward Scott Nichol.
Sale of Tampa Bay Lightning to Boston Red Sox minority owner Jeff Vinik finalized
The sale of the Lightning to Red Sox minority owner Jeff Vinik is complete.
New Pittsburgh Penguins forward Alexei Ponikarovsky to miss game while acquiring U.S. work visa
Newly acquired forward Alexei Ponikarovsky won't play for the Penguins against the Rangers because he lacks a U.S. work visa.
NHL trade deadline: Buffalo Sabres send Nathan Paetsch to Columbus Blue Jackets for Raffi Torres
The Columbus Blue Jackets have shipped winger Raffi Torres to the Buffalo Sabres, team sources confirmed Wednesday to ESPN.com.
NHL trade deadline: Washington Capitals acquire Scott Walker, Eric Belanger, Joe Corvo and Milan Jurcina
The Washington Capitals made a number of trades with the Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild.
NHL trade deadline: Anaheim Ducks get Aaron Ward from Carolina Hurricanes
Oft-traded defenseman Aaron Ward is on the move again, getting traded from the Carolina Hurricanes to the Anaheim Ducks Wednesday for a conditional fourth-round pick and goaltender Justin Pogge.
NHL trade deadline: Colorado Avalanche send Wojtek Wolski to Phoenix Coyotes for Peter Mueller, Kevin Porter
The Colorado Avalanche sent former first-round draft pick Wojtek Wolski to the Phoenix Coyotes for another former first-rounder, Peter Mueller, and Hobey Baker Award winner Kevin Porter.
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Premature Evaluation of the NHL Trade Deadline
Everyone knows that last week's NHL trade deadline was inconsequential. But a preordained media event abhors a vacuum. So Scott Walker (pictured) becomes a big story in Washington, for lack of anything better to talk about. The historical evidence tells us that most deadline deals are all hype and no impact - the blockbuster trade of 2007 is a prime example. Maybe that explains why so many teams were quiet last week. In spite of this, any team that creates a stir with a flurry of last-minute trades is invariably declared a "winner" in the media. Elsewhere, you'll find reporters and columnists puzzled by the local team's reluctance to wheel and deal. For would-be Stanley Cup contenders who don't spend deadline day collecting third-line forwards and aging defensemen, the standard response is to wonder whether the team did enough. You have guys declaring victory for the teams that made all the moves, and guys wondering if a team might have made one move too many. Other writers want to have it both ways, agreeing that the impact of trades "can't truly be determined for years," then naming winners and losers anyway, because "history is forever evolving," whatever that means. And when else but deadline day can a team acquire Wojtek Wolski, Derek Morris, Alexandre Picard, Lee Stempniak, Petteri Nokelainen and Mathieu Schneider, and have it described as a "home run" by the pundits? The right time to evaluate last week's transactions would be May, or June, or 12 months down the road. But nobody ever seems to do that, because it would risk exposing the NHL trade deadline as a largely meaningless exercise. (Photo: Mike Stobe/Getty Images). Premature Evaluation of the NHL Trade Deadline originally appeared on About.com Hockey on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 08:17:23.
Bettman's Boys Wheeling and Dealing on Deadline Day
Gary Bettman's team makes a move! On an otherwise dreary NHL trade deadline day, the Phoenix Coyotes were working the phones, scooping up D Mathieu Schneider (from the Canucks), D Derek Morris (Bruins), F Wojtek Wolski (Avalanche), and F Lee Stempniak (Leafs). Nothing wrong with Phoenix trying to get better. But when a team is owned by the league, the appearance of conflict of interest is rather embarrassing. NHL VP Bill Daly told CBC.ca that the league would have to approve any Coyotes deal that put the team over its set budget. No word on whether that requirement came into play. Washington was the other busy deadline team, loading up on the kind of unspectacular grunts who are supposedly indispensable to a Stanley Cup run. The new Capitals are D Joe Corvo (Hurricanes), D Milan Jurcina (Blue Jackets), F Scott Walker (Hurricanes) and F Eric Belanger (Wild). The most significant name traded at the deadline? Probably Wolski, the 24-year-old who has been the second-leading scorer on a good Colorado team. He's no world-beater, but neither is anyone who changed cities today. Or maybe Lubomir Visnovsky, the never-as-good-as-he-looks defenseman who moves from Edmonton to Anaheim. In other news, the Leafs, Hurricanes, and Blue Jackets gathered draft picks like table scraps. That's that for another year. More Details: Trade Deadline Coverage from NHL.com Photo: Wojtek Wolski: Colorado trades its second-leading scorer (Dale MacMillan/Getty Images). Bettman's Boys Wheeling and Dealing on Deadline Day originally appeared on About.com Hockey on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 17:55:31.
Deadline Day Revelry
Interest in the NHL season peaks today, as teams race to make deals in advance of the annual trade deadline (3:00 PM EST). Everything that follows - the stretch run, the playoffs, the final drive to the Stanley Cup - won't generate nearly as much interest as today's frenzied exchange of bodies and draft picks. For thousands of fans, the maniacal pursuit of NHL trade rumors - hockey's version of celebrity gossip - is a sport in itself. In an era when significant trades are few and far between, the deadline is about the only time when rumor and reality are sure to collide. History suggests that today's flurry of activity will have almost no impact on the NHL's balance of power. But trade rumor junkies have never been the type to let reality spoil the fun. TSN.ca is a reliable site for breaking news. But Puck Daddy is the more entertaining read. Photo: Ray Whitney of the Hurricanes is this year's trade rumor poster boy (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images). Deadline Day Revelry originally appeared on About.com Hockey on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 10:24:27.
The Biggest Game Ever?
For one day, at least, America was a hockey nation. That's according to the TV ratings from Sunday's Olympic Gold Medal Game. Media Daily News reports 27.6 million viewers for NBC, the biggest hockey audience since the Miracle on Ice Olympics of 1980. The Sports Media Watch blog says the 17.6 overnight rating could make the Canada-U.S. game the highest-rated ever, and puts the audience in perspective: Sunday's game drew a higher overnight rating than every World Series game since 2004 (including every game of Yankees/Phillies last year), every NBA Finals telecast since 1998, and every NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four game since at least '98. Excluding the NFL, the 17.6 overnight for the game is the second-highest of the year for any sporting event, behind only the Texas/Alabama BCS National Championship Game in January (18.2). Meanwhile, Canadian broadcaster CTV is reporting an average audience of 16.6 million, making it the biggest TV audience in the country's history. 26.5 million Canadians - representing about 80 per cent of the population - watched at least part of the broadcast. (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images) The Biggest Game Ever? originally appeared on About.com Hockey on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 22:03:40.
Number One... By a Hair
As the magnitude of Sunday's storybook finish sank in, Canadians responded with equal parts bravado and relief. Sidney Crosby's dramatic goal sent fans streaming into the streets, singing their national anthem and screaming "We're Number One!" Number One, by a hair. It was only a mild exaggeration when one columnist thanked Crosby for saving Canada from a nervous breakdown. Olympic Gold comes with bragging rights. So Canada needn't apologize for it's triumphalism. But like every epic international event that preceded it, the 2010 Olympic tournament was a reminder that nobody owns hockey, and no one nation can dominate the game. There are five or six dominant hockey nations, and a few more than can upset the best-laid plans on any given day. "Almost the best team ever," is how Slovakia's Marian Hossa judged Team Canada 2010. And yet this juggernaut of a team struggled to beat the Slovaks and Swiss, and blew a 2-0 lead in the Gold Medal Game before Crosby's goal warded off what would have been a Canadian disaster for the ages. There have been four Olympic Games since 1998, when NHL players began their participation. Canada has two gold medals. But in the other two tournaments they came home empty-handed. The mighty Russians have only a silver and bronze during the same period. And no nation has come close to repeating as Olympic champions. Since '98, the defending champs have not only failed to defend, but failed to win a medal of any color. Played at its highest and most entertaining level - as this tournament was - hockey is a game of almost supernatural parity. "Let's not get cocky, let's not get overconfident," Canadian GM Steve Yzerman told reporters, as the country continued its delirious celebration. "It's hard winning. It really is. What we just experienced here, we should really appreciate these moments because it won't happen every Olympic Games." See also:
(Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Number One... By a Hair originally appeared on About.com Hockey on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 12:26:52.
Sidney Crosby's Epic Moment
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(Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Sidney Crosby's Epic Moment originally appeared on About.com Hockey on Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at 18:37:37.
Canada 3 - USA 2 (OT)
Is Olympic Gold Ryan Miller's to Win or Lose?
The Gold Medal Game Whatever the result on Sunday, you have to think the American goaltender will be the pivotal figure. Ryan Miller is among the best in the NHL this year. He's been solid in this tournament. He's beaten Canada once already. The Americans arrived in Vancouver as underdogs. Does the Miller factor make them the favorite to beat Canada and claim gold for the first time since the Miracle on Ice? Finland made it easy for the U.S. in Friday's semifinal, folding early in a game that ended 6-1. Canada survived a late scare and escaped with a 3-2 win over the Slovaks, who are the true story of these Games. See also:
(Photo: Harry How/Getty Images) Is Olympic Gold Ryan Miller's to Win or Lose? originally appeared on About.com Hockey on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 00:19:35.
USA vs. Canada
Sunday, February 28 (12:15 pm Pacific Time, 3:15 pm EST)
The Long Road to Gold
The best male hockey players in the world haven't played for their countries since the last Olympics in 2006. For the best women players, the international game is an ongoing process. Canada and the United States are constantly putting each to the test. The Americans prevailed in September's Canada Cup tournament. Maybe they peaked too early. Canada regained the edge from then on, winning the Four Nations Cup in November, and most of the exhibition games that followed. That long road ended - for now - with Canada's third straight Olympic gold medal and the Americans' Canada's 2-0 win in Thursday's final game was not as close as the score indicates. Team USA rarely looked dangerous. Canadian scorer Meghan Agosta is the tournament MVP. Goaltender Shannon Szabados is the best story. For the U.S., it's likely that a new generation will take over from from veterans like Julie Chu, Angela Ruggiero, and Jenny Potter. See also:
(Photo: Harry How/Getty Images) The Long Road to Gold originally appeared on About.com Hockey on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 23:16:03.
third consecutive silver second silver in three tries.
Miss Congeniality Roars
If Olympic hockey was a beauty pageant, Slovakia would be seen as a great candidate for Miss Congeniality. Nice to look at, fun to be around, works hard, bows out gracefully when the field narrows to the true contenders. No more. With Pavol Demitra, Marian Hossa, Marian Gaborik, and goaltender Jaroslav Halak leading the way, Slovakia took down the defending champs Wednesday night. That makes Slovakia two-for-two in games they're supposed to lose. Last week they beat Russia in a preliminary round game. The Slovaks are already guaranteed their best Olympic finish ever. On Friday, they match swimsuits with the true glamor queen of this pageant: Team Canada. Meanwhile, the Czechs are done and headed home, thanks in part to a "really stupid rule." Semifinal schedule: Friday, February 26 See also:
(Photo: Alex Livesey/Getty Images) Miss Congeniality Roars originally appeared on About.com Hockey on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 at 08:45:22.
Semifinal 1: USA vs. Finland (12:00 pm Pacific Time, 3:00 pm EST)
Semifinal 2: Canada vs. Slovakia (6:30 pm Pacific Time, 9:30 pm EST)
Ovechkin is Headed Home
"Like it or not, here come the Russians," warned one Canadian newspaper. Turned out they liked it just fine. In the most surprising result so far at the Olympic tournament, Sidney Crosby and the once-struggling Canadians turned what might have been a classic into a laugher, beating Alex Ovechkin and Russia 7-3 in Wednesday's quarterfinal. In a less glamorous match-up, the USA prevailed over a dogged Swiss team, 2-0. The Russians, without an Olympic gold medal since 1992, will face some nasty reviews in the media back home. Canada and the USA get set for the semifinals on Friday. Postscript: Despite the clash-of-titans build-up to the game, neither Crosby nor Ovechkin played a significant role, both going pointless. See also:
(Photo: Alex Livesey/Getty Images) Ovechkin is Headed Home originally appeared on About.com Hockey on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 22:31:19.
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NHL GMs closer to penalizing head shots
Eight GMs in the NHL have come up with a proposal for a stiffer penalty to curb head shots in the league during the second day of annual meetings in Boca Raton, Fla.
Sens start crucial road swing in Edmonton
The Ottawa Senators hope to snap a three-game winless streak when they visit the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday night (9:30 p.m. ET) at Rexall Place.
Khabibulin mum on impaired charges
The Oilers' goaltender charged with drunk driving in Arizona last month faced the media in Edmonton Tuesday, but refused to talk about the charges.
Flames look to clip Red Wings
The Calgary Flames play the first of two big games in six days against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday.
Canucks, Avalanche battle for top spot
The Vancouver Canucks look to expand their margin in the Northwest Division on nearest rival Colorado in Denver on Tuesday night.
Habs begin 3-game homestand after solid road trip
With the regular season quickly winding down, the Montreal Canadiens look to improve their playoff position as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night (7:30 p.m. ET) at the Bell Centre.
Stamkos has a shot at 50: Take 5
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Leafs' Kessel still looking for 1st against Bruins
The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, hoping to turn some of their youthful energy into goals.
Hockey Night's 3 Stars
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Stars end Capitals' home win streak at 13
Loui Eriksson tucked the puck past fallen goalie Semyon Varlamov in Round 5 of the shootout Monday night to lift the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 win and halt Washington's home winning streak at 13 games.
Kings bury Blue Jackets
Jonathan Quick made 11 saves as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-0 on Monday night.
Concussed Savard back in Boston
Bruins centre Marc Savard met with a concussion specialist on Monday after travelling back to Boston.
NHL wants head hits eliminated: Bruins GM
Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli says the hit on Marc Savard was exactly what the league's managers are trying to eliminate from the game, and remains confident they'll come up with a recommendation to do so this week.
Tackling head shots head-on
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Richards, Briere continue recoveries
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Balsillie may have competition
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Blackhawks headed for Europe
Chicago will begin its first European visit in 17 years with exhibition game against Davos on Sept. 28
Lowry to coach under-18 team
Hitmen mentor and former NHLer will make international coaching debut at Ivan Hlinka international tournament this summer
Balsillie gets boost in court
Canadian billionaire's move for the Coyotes still in the balance after U.S. bankruptcy judge orders ownership issue to mediation before delaying movement ruling until June
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Cleary helps Wings soar
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Spitfires stay alive at Memorial Cup
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