by Adam Proteau - February 10, 2011 1:12 PM EST
From a couple trades, to a couple suspensions and a crazy game, we look at what happened Wednesday and tell you what it all means.
It was a wild, wooly Wednesday in the NHL, featuring trades, suspensions and at least one game that will lead to more suspensions. Let’s take a brief look at all the things that made headlines:
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by Adam Proteau - February 3, 2011 12:00 PM EST
If Terry Pegula runs the Buffalo Sabres with a dedication to winning, it will be a boon to the city of Buffalo.
As the Terry Pegula Ownership Era begins in Buffalo, my hope is that it’s an improvement on the Tom Golisano Ownership Era.
This is not to say that Golisano, the exiting owner of the Queen City’s Sabres, is a perfidious cad on par with Jon Gosselin or ‘Boots’ Del Biaggio.
by Adam Proteau - January 27, 2011 12:40 PM EST
As the Flames veteran prepares for retirement, his presence won't be missed by just teammates, but by fans and journalists, too.
When I spoke to Flames center Craig Conroy just prior to the start of this season, he was as cheerful as ever.
“I’m just glad to be playing another year,” the 39-year-old said at the time.
by Adam Proteau - January 20, 2011 1:02 PM EST
With injury lists filling up across the league, it's time for the NHL to consider dropping the amount of pre-season and regular season games that are played.
On Wednesday night, Rangers left winger Ruslan Fedotenko was knocked out of action for two-to-four weeks with a separated shoulder. Earlier in the day, the Blueshirts announced their MVP this season, center Brandon Dubinsky, would be out for three-to-four weeks with a stress fracture in his left leg.
by Adam Proteau - January 13, 2011 1:05 PM EST
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh look like Cup threats, the Rangers are in the middle, while the Islanders and Devils are in poor standing in this grouping.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
THN pre-season prediction: 5th in East
Scoring leaders: Patrik Elias, 30; Ilya Kovalchuk, 23; Travis Zajac, 21.
Key stat: Devils have league’s worst 5-on-5 goals-for/against ratio (0.
by Adam Proteau - December 28, 2010 4:15 PM EST
Thanks to a plethora of puzzling personnel moves, Darryl Sutter is no longer the Flames' GM. And his eventual successor has a big mess to clean up.
A while ago, a former NHL GM gave me a great insight into his profession – specifically, the reason why GMs make what most people would consider to be stubborn decisions:
“Look, GMs are supposed to believe in their players, in their coaches, in their entire staff,” the ex-GM said.
by Adam Proteau - December 16, 2010 1:45 PM EST
One of the bigger trades from last season is still resonating in Toronto and Calgary, but now that we've had time to judge, who won?
Since the Maple Leafs and Flames consummated one of last season’s most notable NHL trades – one that sent Dion Phaneuf, Fredrik Sjostrom and Keith Aulie to Toronto and Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman, Ian White and Jamal Mayers to Calgary – there’s been no shortage of debate as to who won the deal.
by Adam Proteau - December 2, 2010 1:50 PM EST
While the idea of a new owner has been welcomed by many in Leafs Nation, the rumored sale to Rogers Communications more likely means more of the same.
Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs were rocked Wednesday by reports that controlling interest in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the corporate colossus that owns the franchise (as well as other sports properties), could be sold to Canadian cable giant Rogers Communications for $1.
by Adam Proteau - November 30, 2010 10:35 PM EST
Honored by the Hall of Fame, the long-time Buffalo News writer was one of the best and most respected in the hockey writing business.
Jim Kelley had a passion for hockey and a gift for language and storytelling. And when he passed away at the age of 61 Tuesday after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer, the hockey writing business lost a giant.
by Adam Proteau - November 30, 2010 6:15 PM EST
While both Colorado and Washington benefit this season from the deal, the Avalanche come out on top for upgrading in talent.
As with all trades, the Tuesday deal that sent defenseman Scott Hannan to the Washington Capitals and left winger Tomas Fleischmann to the Colorado Avalanche has to be examined and judged by its current and future implications.
by Adam Proteau - November 25, 2010 11:55 AM EST
On this American Thanksgiving, Adam Proteau shares his appreciations from around the world of hockey.
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives forever;
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
by Adam Proteau - November 18, 2010 3:08 PM EST
The NHL's chief disciplinarian Colin Campbell has been in the news lately, which has led to questions about his job.
Modern society is of two minds when it comes to authority figures.
On the one hand, we regularly sneer at and deride people who wield power over us and/or the things and people we love; think of the hapless principal in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the chorus of Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name Of” and the general animus towards Gary Bettman.
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