by Ryan Dixon - September 29, 2010 3:05 PM EDT
The Montreal Canadiens have their new captain and even though there were a few good options to choose from, Gionta was the logical move.
I came across my favorite take on the chemistry between Brian Gionta and Scott Gomez about a year ago while reading one of Elliotte Friedman’s quality columns at CBC.
by Ryan Dixon - September 22, 2010 2:20 PM EDT
There's clutter in the East with a few teams looking like they could make the post-season, or just as easily hit rock bottom.
Being called a “playoff team” in a league where almost half the squads fall short of the post-season is no doubt a compliment, but it’s far from a ringing endorsement when dealing with the utterly average Eastern Conference.
by Ryan Dixon - September 15, 2010 2:30 PM EDT
The all-time Kings great battled for a long and successful NHL career and is currently enjoying life in Los Angeles' front office.
Luc Robitaille is one of those people in life who, upon meeting or speaking with them, you find it really hard to believe they’ve ever endured a bad day.
by Ryan Dixon - September 8, 2010 11:44 AM EDT
The 37-year-old veteran NHL defenseman talks about his decision to hang up the skates and how he came to the conclusion.
Lingering in the hall after a game with the Vancouver Canucks late last season, veteran blueliner Aaron Ward had a question for former NHLer turned TV analyst Ray Ferraro.
by Ryan Dixon - September 1, 2010 3:35 PM EDT
The 12th overall pick from 2007 was shocked when the Montreal Canadiens traded him, however he's ready to start his professional life in New York.
Ryan McDonagh’s eyes are as wise as they are wide.
On the whole, elite-level NHL prospects are a pretty groomed group these days - for every ‘aw shucks’ or shy kid you run into, there’s probably three who seem like they started dealing with microphones 10 goals after picking up a stick.
by Ryan Dixon - August 25, 2010 11:05 AM EDT
The former Bruin power forward had his on-ice career cut short, but he's found a new home on Boston's management team.
There’s one moment that, to me, best sums up Cam Neely’s transition from power forward to power suits.
It happened in the jubilant moments following a big Game 3 overtime win for the Bruins during their seven-game loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Round 1 of the 2008 playoffs.
by Ryan Dixon - August 11, 2010 1:40 PM EDT
In what's becoming a yearly tradition, Ryan Dixon points to a few prominent players who will be hitting a birthday milestone without a Cup ring.
The Chicago Blackhawks opened a new decade by ending a 49-year Cup drought and restoring heaps of excitement to a city that had almost given up on hockey.
by Ryan Dixon - July 26, 2010 1:35 PM EDT
Many outlets, including The Hockey News, are writing off Toronto as a non-playoff team once again, but there's reasons to be optimistic in Hogtown.
For those associated with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the post-lockout era may better be described as the post-moderate-success era.
The Leafs made the playoffs each of the six seasons leading up the 2004-05 work stoppage, twice advancing to the NHL’s final four.
by Ryan Dixon - July 21, 2010 3:15 PM EDT
The job of NHL GM has evolved over the years and can no longer be done by one individual. For a front office to be successful, it had better be diverse.
The fantasies of young hockey fans contain 100 percent more sticks than suits.
That is to say, when you’re a youngster projecting a future for yourself in the game, you’re on the ice scoring series-shifting goals, not in the press box picking out who can play and who can’t.
by Ryan Dixon - July 14, 2010 2:15 PM EDT
Dustin Byfuglien has made a name for himself in the playoffs, but in Atlanta he'll be counted on to produce all season long.
A quick consultation with accepted hockey lore would have you believe Dustin Byfuglien has picked the right season to shine.
Few things carry more caché in the bottom-line business of sport than being known as a player who performs when push comes to shove.
by Ryan Dixon - July 7, 2010 1:16 PM EDT
The recently retired Blues power forward knows first hand what's on tap in the Gateway to the West and believes the future is bright.
For the record, Keith Tkachuk liked the St. Louis Blues’ direction before they acquired the best goalie in the 2010 playoffs without giving up a roster player.
by Ryan Dixon - June 16, 2010 3:55 PM EDT
While many think the Penguins should be looking to add forward depth, it may be wiser for them to re-sign their best defenseman.
The people who manage hockey teams tend to have much longer memories than the face-painters who cheer for them.
As such, some sporting Picassos in the Pittsburgh Penguins midst must have been ready to wave goodbye to Sergei Gonchar even before their team’s 5-2 Game 7 calamity against the Montreal Canadiens in Round 2 was complete.
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"Probably not. Their depth and our play right now...it doesn't look too good."
- Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, when asked if his team could come back from a 3-1 series deficit against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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