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Top 10 players to watch at the World Junior Championship

Nail Yakupov, Russia The World Juniors are almost upon us, or what Canadians refer to as the best time of the year. Even in a year with games being played every night, Canadians wait for the next generation of stars to don the maple leaf and represent the nation over the holidays.  But this year […]

The long arm of the NHL

The last time the league had a labor situation, I was toiling away in high school. Living in Oil Country, I had just seen the Flames make a run to the Cup before they engaged in a year long effort to get a salary cap put into place. I followed sports, and hockey of course, […]

Justin Schultz: The Decision

LeBron James was arguably the greatest free agent to ever test the open market in professional sports. A player nearing the apex of a generational career available to all suitors. But a poorly executed public relations event that will go down in infamy as The Decision tarnished his stellar reputation. It was not the fact […]

The Kings are for real

In case you hadn’t already noticed, the Kings are in fact the real deal. Sure it is easy to say this now that they have quaified for the Stanley Cup Finals and proven so many doubters wrong, but had you looked at the team on paper at the outset of the postseason, you could have […]

Second chance for Doughty

No one has ever questioned Drew Doughty skill level. Only Steve Stamkos was drafted higher in 2008, and even questioned that move. But the one knock against him since his days in junior has been his compete and conditioning level. The nickname “Doughnuts” is not exactly flattering to a player with out of this world talent.  […]

The Russian situation

The relationship between Russia and North America has been strained to say the least over the course of the past fifty years. From nuclear standoff to endless political posturing, the areas that are brought together by the telescopic eyesight of Sarah Palin have rarely seen eye to eye. This is in the case in hockey […]

The Leafs grieving process

  Leaf Nation is nothing short of a roller coaster. Every season starts out with such great hope. This year was no different. It was going to be the year of Optimus Reim and a return to the postseason. All of the pieces were finally coming together for Burke and Wilson in the centre of […]

Tinkerfest

The NHL General Managers are in Boca Raton, Florida for another round of meetings. I am positive that they randomly selected the destination over the likes of Winnipeg and Muncie, Indiana. Why are they meeting again? Because they just can never stop tinkering with the game. They are talking about the red line, hybrid icing […]

Hockey Canada seeks commitment

It didn’t come as a surprise when Hockey Canada announced today that Steve Yzerman would head up the management team for the next few years leading up to Sochi 2014 for Team Canada.   But the one thing that did make people’s ears perk up a bit was the stipulation, if you can call it […]

Where will Nash land?

It was supposed to be a quiet trade deadline. Tuomo Ruutu was said to be the biggest name on the block just a little over a week ago. Then everything hit the fan. Word began to leak out that Mr. Columbus, the one and only Rick Nash, wanted out of Ohio. The guy who we […]

Anaheim will make the playoffs

We have seen this act before. After a slow start to the season last year, the Anaheim Ducks caught fire in the second half and made an improbable run to the postseason. While they fell in the first round to the Predators, the league took notice of Randy Carlyle and the Ducks high-powered attack.   […]

Is Lin-sanity possible in the NHL?

First there was Tebowmania, now we have Linsanity. The sports world has been swept up by these cults of personality in the span of just a few months. But is such a captivating success story possible in the NHL? First of all, we must differentiate between Tebow and Lin. Both have had enormous success for […]

Paranteau’s long road to the NHL

There was a day and age when the NHL had 9 rounds in their annual draft, rather than just the 7 that we have now. But this came to an end after the 2004 draft, and the league has never looked back. It makes sense in many regards, as the players drafted so late rarely […]

Overvaluing Assets: Leafs Edition

It is February, which means one thing. Trade month. The trade deadline is less than a month away, and the most exciting part of the season is nearing. There have been relatively few in-season moves made this year, and aside from the Cammaleri move, few have made headlines. Few teams in the league, aside from […]

Are the Panthers for real?

Maybe Dale Tallon isn’t so crazy after all. It was quite the odd scene in the summer when the Florida Panthers General Manager scooped up every seemingly marginal free agent, gave them long-term deals, and called it a team. It garnered a fair share criticism, but in retrospect, they have actually been shrewd moves. The […]

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