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• Decision time

  Fabian Brunnstrom should not start the season on the NHL roster. He shouldn’t. He can’t. He mustn’t. But I fear he will. Money talks, and Mr. Hicks is going to be asking his two-headed GM monster why in the hell they’re giving this guy 2 million to play in Manitoba or some place…It’s a good question, but [...]

• Toronto Maple Leafs: The Season Ahead

  Today the Leafs placed Mark Bell on waivers and also announced that rookie defenseman Luke Schenn will start the season with the Leafs and will be reevaluated around the end of October to determine whether they want to keep him around for the full season or send him back to Junior. The decision is [...]

• Final Cuts

  After another lackluster loss to San Jose in Salt Lake City last night, Kings made their final cuts today to reduce their roster size to 23. From lakings.com: LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have announced the following player transactions: Assigned to Manchester (AHL): Alec Martinez - D Teddy Purcell - RW Jonathan Quick – G Kevin Westgarth [...]

• Where To Begin?

  Ok so recently I’m batting .000 when it comes to my predictions or assessments of what the Leafs need to do to make themselves better. Luke Schenn is staying on, at least for the early going.  While I still feel he is far from exceeding expectations, and I think another year of seasoning in junior where [...]

• Pittsburgh Penguins

  The Penguins are living proof that patience pays off. Bite the lip, play through 82 games knowing that you won’t get a sniff of the playoffs, and hope that your drafting holds up. It was just four years ago when the Penguins won the draft lottery and unsurprisingly took Sidney Crosby with their first pick. [...]

• A Coach to Ignite Us

  Over the summer months I lambasted the Lightning for owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie’s handling of the team, and the hiring of Barry Melrose, amongst other things. On the Lightning’s official website, Melrose was advertised as the “Coach to Ignite Us.” Okay, I’ll bite, a coach who hasn’t been in the league in a [...]

• it would be….

  Nathan McIver of all the Ducks scored just :22 seconds into overtime as the Ducks rip one from the Canucks at GM Place. Not only that, but New York Ranger Markus Naslund opened the NHL season scoring in Prague, was first star and had an assist in the second game as the Rangers start [...]

• Hockey Night in Europe

  Ahhhhh, it’s the start of the 2008-09 NHL season, and you know what that means, beer, your favourite easy chair, and of course Hockey Night in Canada. So what if its Monday morning, that’s right, kick off your shoes, put your feet up, lean back and set up your weekly lineup before you start another week of work After [...]

• TMLForum Is Ripping Me Off?

  Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.  I don’t really mind if people read my blog, or link to it elsewhere… actually I’m quite glad if they do since it means I’m talking to someone other than myself. I don’t approve of blatant plagiarism though.  Which brings me to TMLForum poster Stephen Harper… I mean NAFFAEL, [...]

• Islanders Preview: Optimism Overides Fear Of The Inevitable

  Hey everyone. Sorry I disappeared for six weeks, but there wasn’t a hell of a lot to report and my job took over my life. I’m back for good now that the season starts Friday night at New Jersey. OK, like you I’ve read the prognostications for the upcoming season. THN picked the Islanders 15th out [...]

• Decision Department, Room 1011

  With only a handful of games to play in the preseason and the Coyotes wrapping up their schedule with a 5-2 victory against the Kings, our eyes start to gleam in the preparation of the games that count. For the most part, the rosters are set. Kevin Porter is giving Wayne Gretzky all he can [...]

• Update - Oct 5 - Pre-season nearing end

  As I sit here watching the Sabres play their final pre-season game, a few comments on the pre-season: I generally hold very little import to the pre-season record, but was a bit disturbed by the lack of scoring punch they have shown, but the columbus game made me feel a little better. I expect better defensive [...]

• Why Not Take A Flyer On Alex Henry? - Howard Berger Swipes Again

  If the Leafs are hoping to add a tough guy to the lineup, they might want to think about grabbing Alex Henry off the waiver wire, where he was placed this afternoon by the Montreal Canadiens.  He’s a tough customer with size, standing 6′5″ and 220 lbs.  He’s gone toe to toe with some of [...]

• Phoenix Coyotes

  The Desert Dogs of old were a complete joke. A complete country club team that didn’t hold any high regards in proper team building or hiring the right personnel. Now that there’s a new management in place, the Coyotes have made strides and have really become one of the West’s dark horses. Bringing in Olli Jokinen [...]

• An Experiment I'd Like To See

  There’s only 1 game left in the preseason, but one line combination we have yet to see, that I think might make some sense is the following: Mark Bell-Nik Antropov-Alexei Ponikarovsky.  The three have size, skill, and a similar pace to their game.  While Bell is not the second coming of Mats Sundin, he does [...]

• Sunday morning armchair

  welcome back to the hockey season!  CBC called it a “Premiere Weekend”.  i actually missed the beginning of the season simply by running out for coffee with my dear wife and then by reffing a football game in the afternoon.  in truth i was only able to see the last period of the Rangers/Lightning game [...]

• Dissapointing Loss In The Desert

  Kings lost to the Pheonix Coyotes tonight at the Jobing.com arena in Glendale, Arizona 5-2. Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar had the Kings’ goals, while Phoenix got 2 from Steve Reinprecht and one each from Kevin Porter, Viktor Tikhonov and Shane Doan. Jonathan Quick had a less than stellar performance tonight, allowing 4 goals on [...]

• Thoughts…

  - Mike Smith proved that he can handle the load. And it also proved that the Lightning need more time to gel together, after their choppy game. Speaking of turnovers, Andrej Meszaros played one of his more subpar games. I still question whether or not he deserves the ‘A’. The Lightning couldn’t get anything going, [...]

• Patience required for Latendresse and Pacioretty

  The singular story of training camp for the Canadiens, has been the play of 19 year old Max Pacioretty. A first round 2007 draft pick, Pacioretty has attracted the attention of the fans and the media with dominant preseason performances. MaxPac’s game, a hybrid of power and finesse, has cause observers to annoit him a [...]

• Philadelphia Flyers

  “Back With A Vengeance.” That’s what the Flyers’ official website promised and the Flyers certainly delivered. One year after finish in the league cellar the Flyers came back with a vengeance, advancing to the third round. The team made a complete turnaround from their god-awful season, and the Flyers are going to prove this season [...]